>be me
>mother asks me for help choosing new computer
>ask her for how much she wants to spend
>also ask for what she needs to do
>write it all down, it's basic stuff like microsoft office and video calls and things
>research system reqs for software etc.
>figure it would be best to get something that can connect via cable (spotty wifi at home)
>something easy to repair and replace parts for
>put together some data sheets on a few models, mostly thinkpads
>all of them under budget, organized on easy to read sheets I printed
>I even lamenated them and sorted them by price (least to greatest)
>Present my findings, offer to help shop on ebay for a quality unit
<get yelled at for wasting time
<get told they were all too ugly, and that she found something on her own
<she throws a pillow at me and yells more when I try to tell her it can't do everything she needs
<she tells me I'm a bad son for trying to get her to buy things she doesn't need
<yesterday she asked me to fix the one she chose because it wasn't holding a charge
<she yelled at me again when I told her I couldn't "fix" a battery built into a machine that won't even open
I just wanted to be nice on mother's day, but she still hates me. I don't understand what I did wrong.