When a man likes you, he talks. When a man values you, he plans. When a man is serious about you, he acts and put efforts.
Words without proof rot.
Intention lives in behavior, not promises.
TBH if you have a Boomer/Gen X mother especially a Black one, you’re bound to butt heads with them at some point even if your relationship is mostly good. I love my mom greatly but by the sheer nature of her being a Boomer, there’s some shit she says and does I can’t stand