Hear hear, Kingston...I think you said it all, and a lot more politely than I would have.
My suggestions/opinion:
1) Move out of the house and pay your own way, then you get to do whatever you want. My best friend is 22 and living on his own working minimum wage as a barista. He's been financially independent since he was 16. It
can be done if you're willing to work for it.
2) Have your dog boarded while you're gone on your two-week Hawaiian vacation, so your mother doesn't have to deal with
your responsibility.
3) Your mother is not obligated to perpare your dog "a nice meal." It's not her dog, as you've repeatedly stated. You want the dog pampered? Put it in doggy day care while you're at work. Otherwise, you have no room to complain.
4) Your comment about having "five mothers" was pretty rude and immature. Your mother may think you're a bit of a control freak/bitch too, but I highly doubt she goes around telling all her acquaintances and friends about it.
Mothers don't live forever, and whether you realize it or not, she'll always be in your corner for as long as she lives. I think you should think your relationship over a bit before trashing the person who gave you life all over a public forum.
