What's my grandmother's problem?

Yes, I love her but I don't like her very much. I don't understand where she's coming form so I'll give 2 examples of what she has said to me.

We were going to a neighborhood social and when I came over she took one look at my dress and just shook her head and stared with an icy glare. I asked what's wrong and she said my dress was so inappropriate and showed way to much cleavage and people at the social would think I'm trashy. Literally 2 older women said how lovely the dress was and where did I get it. Hers what the dress neck line looked like.
except my dress came below the knee and wasnt tight
except my dress came below the knee and wasn't tight
The last example is one weekend I was staying over the night visiting her and was going to bed in my bra and sleep pants, she saw me going under the covers and caught a glimpse of my night clothes and just shook her head again. I said what and she said it's not normal to sleep in your underwear or nude (I wasn't nude). Wtf even? I'm 17 so I still have to put up with her but she is so excruciating it hurts.
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  • I'd just be mindful of what she looks for and just try to appease her. It's like wearing the ugly Christmas sweater a family member gave you but you never wear it other times of the year. When she is with you just avoid getting her upset. However, if she is with you quite a lot. You might just have to do your best to ignore her and do your own thing. Especially if other women don't give you as hard a time as she does. But to be fair. I'd only have your bra visible if the door to your room is closed. For me, it would be the same with having no shirt and just boxers. Only if the door is closed

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  • Do you realise her grandmother most likely did the same to her?

    I would have said, "Thank you for your judgmental and outdated opinion... but as someone from a completely different generation with completely different values clouded by outdated norms of acceptablility, I hope you can understand when I hold your opinion with very little interest, and, in fact, would appreciate it if you would not only keep your opinions to yourself, but also not allow those opinions to travel to your face. I am sure that you know I love you, but I am also sure that you know you are actively sabotaging my self esteem, and that is not something a grandmother should be doing to her granddaughter. Thanks for that though."

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  • I don't want to sound offensive, I know she's your grandmother but she sounds very judgmental. Maybe this has to do with the way she was raised or with her age. In her time things were different.
    I see nothing wrong with your dress nor with the way you sleep. I know how this is hurtful but try to not take her seriously.

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  • Ask her to explain why it's a problem and then say why you do it and you are happy to live with the consequences.

    She might be envying that you are young and she misses those times.

  • Sounds awful

  • I will tell you some elderly people are set in their ways and how I view things and how someone younger sees their view both of us might think different it's hard to say and hate to say this but some elderly people are worst at thinking then younger age people yes it happens but it makes you think why grandma thinks this way?

  • Tell her to fuck off.

    • Aha, if only

    • Some people just need to be stood up to and put in their place. I know it is harder to do with family though, but it is worth it to stop abuse. I do hope it works out for you.

    • Thank you

  • just to lighten the mood with some dry humor here. just think, we will all be somewhat like grandma at some point too.

  • I agree that that is what grandmas do, albeit she’s more up front about it than back handed.

  • Oh just let her be. She is just old

    • Just let her be, when she is the one who insists on me coming to stay the night with her, yet I can't wear a bra and sweatpants to bed without being shat upon.

    • Bear with it. One day you will be old too. She just wants to just make you do what she did when she was your age. Don't give it too much stress

  • She is old school and set in her ways. Not a chance to change that. She can't change what you are doing so just humor her...

    • This is exactly what my mom says lmao

    • Hmmm how bout that! Lol

  • She sounds very uptight about your attire

  • That sucks. I can't stand people like that.

  • she sounds very judgmental and unfair

  • She is old school and wants to protect her grand daughter but that is 100% normal and most people sleep like the way you mentioned so you should just ignore her subtly

  • Women can be judgy of each other, on occasion

  • Thats just what grandmas do 😃

  • A totally different generation.
    You have to try and understand that we were brought up in different times, some of us moved with the times but it sounds like grandmother is still living in the past.