You're three years younger than me? O_O I have a whole new perspective on this now.
Sure, perhaps she is frantically grasping on to the remains of her youth, but it doesn't necessarily mean she feels old. I feel old now! She may see you as being too young to properly care for the child and that could be why she is driving you crazy; she's worried about the well being of her grandchild.
I'm not trying to be rude or condescending; I'm trying to view it from her perspective.
Sure, perhaps she is frantically grasping on to the remains of her youth, but it doesn't necessarily mean she feels old. I feel old now! She may see you as being too young to properly care for the child and that could be why she is driving you crazy; she's worried about the well being of her grandchild.
I'm not trying to be rude or condescending; I'm trying to view it from her perspective.