Yes, my mother drives me completely insane. As much as I love her, I can't be around her too long. She lives 600 miles away, and we only see each other a few times a year, but I've learned as I've aged that she's created a lot of stress in our lives.
She has a poor relationship with her own mother that hasn't been resolved. At 97, my grandmother isn't going to have enough lucid moments to work on repairing all that damage. I've learned my mother has the emotional capacity of a 13 year-old and really plays the victim well. Nothing is ever her fault.
When I was diagnosed with cancer, she said she'd call me every day. That lasted 2 weeks. She can't even remember what kind of cancer I had - that hurts me terribly. Now, she has a lump on her rib and all the signs of cancer, and I wonder how my life would be if something were to happen to her.
She's not there for me emotionally. We don't talk except superficially. She's more concerned about petty things, and I'm less concerned about them. So, we don't have a lot in common. She couldn't understand why the color of napkins wasn't important at my wedding when they were at my sister's who let her have much creative liberty.
My mother wants the world to see her as someone other than she really is. She blames my father for not giving her the life she thought she'd have (instead of having created it for herself). There is much depression and anxiety under it all, she is a hoarder, and she is very defensive when you confront her about any of them but won't seek help for herself.
So, my relationships sounds like it's the same as yours with your mother. I work very diligently on not becoming that person myself with my kids.