Okay, so we have a small garden at our house, which I take care of but this time It had grown too much and I lacked the proper tools.

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My mother knew a man who could take care of that. He was not a gardener, but a jack-of-all-trades sort of guy.

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He had already come to our home to do some specific repairs I couldn't do myself, so I was confident he could take care of it. I'm a bit biased towards him because of his political opinions, which I don't share in the least, but he has always been nice to me, so I try to do the same.

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So, we call him and we fix a date for him to come.

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He doesn't show up and texts me an hour later telling me he couldn't make it. We agree that he'll come the next day.

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He actually comes two and a half hours late with his son and rushes through the work because he doesn't want to spend the whole morning on it. He takes three and a half hours but doesn't trim one of the bigger bushes. I can do that one myself without problems, so I do it.

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I found out this guy asked her 120€ for the job. I don't know about you, but, for me, it is way too expensive. It is over 17€ per hour and person when they are not professionals and hadn't done the full job.

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At this point, I don't want to ever hear about this guy again. He has clearly overstepped.

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Monday comes, and he texts me asking if I would be at home because he wants to come to fumigate (I don't know if it's the actual world) our lemon tree. I ask my mother if she knows anything about this (I work at home and she doesn't work Monday morning) and she says he offered to do it for free. I don't know if he is feeling guilty but I don't care. My house is my sanctuary and I don't want him inside. I tell my mom that he doesn't have to bother and I'll do it myself. We have the equipment and chemicals, so it is okay. I swear I heard her clearly agree. So I told her to sort it out and don't bother responding to him myself. I don't want to have to do anything with this man.

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Next day, at around 10, he texts me informing me that he is coming over to do the job. No hello. No asking. Just informing me. 

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I am really pissed. I had my best friend coming over who I hadn't been able to see in over two months, and I didn't want to deal with that man with my friend here. I proceed to text back the man politely, saying that he doesn't need to come and I'll do it myself.

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So my friend arrives and we catch up with a nice chat. A bit later, my mother arrives, and boy, SHE IS MAD and we get into a big fight.

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She says I am acting childish and immature, and that I only rejected that man's help because of politics. I argue that it was because of his abusive price and him not finishing the work but she won't have any of it.

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My mother keeps telling me I was unreasonable and clearly in the wrong. I think I was too kind with that guy.

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What do you guys think?