I am due with my first child in January. I have been having some major drama with my own mom. Keep in mind that I was a late in life child. I'm 28, my mom is 70 and both my brothers are in their 50s.

When I first told her I was pregnant and we talked about my delivery she was displeased that I chose a hospital that was closer to me. She lives directly between these two large cities but wanted me to choose the one that was further from me. Additionally she said "I probably won't be there. I can't drive on the interstate and I can't see at night. And the roads will probably be iced over." For the record we live in a part of Texas that hardly ever sees ice or snow.

When I told her that my baby shower would likely be held by the place I was married (my mother in law is hosting it as my mom would never offer) her reply was "That's going to be really hard on me to make it." It's about 25-30 minutes from her house on well kept but country roads. No date or time set btw.

I invited her to our gender reveal party next month that will be at my house (about 30 minutes from her). It starts at 5 pm. Her response was..."Thats too late. I can't drive at night." Then she wanted to know why we planned it so late? The sun doesn't set till 8 pm and I didn't think 5 pm was late at all?

I can understand if my mom is not comfortable driving on interstates, highways, or at night but she drives my oldest brother, his daughter and his grandchildren all over the large city which of course means traffic and highways. Time of day never seems to be an issue regarding them. She drives 30-45 minutes every weekend to visit my brothers.

The question is am I overreacting by having my feelings hurt over this? Has anyone else had similar problems? The pregnancy hormones seem to make me extra sensitive.