Sparky you will be out on your own in short time. (believe me it seems slow but in all actuality its FAST)
Perhaps she was having a bum day, as a mom I know I said some mean stuff to my kids already and I didn't mean them to be hurtful, just sometimes stuff gets frustrating to a mom. Maybe she is jealous of your gang? Esp if you don't have a tight relationship it may be a desire within her and she if fighting for your attention, but I don't know her and I am not a psychologist if you didn't guess that already. : (
I am sad to say, I too have heartbreak everyday, yes everyday, there is not ONE SINGLE day that goes by that my DH isn't complaining about my springers and yells at me "you better hope you don't die, because the minute you do I will put a bullet in every one of their heads" I know he has a very low tolerance level for my dogs, and I don't know for sure how far that would go if I were to "fall down the basement steps and hit my head" But I would hope my older sons would step up to the plate after my demise. I know he wouldn't keep a single one of them, I am sure Harmony will have a fit anyways.
DH did say he would keep his OWN chickens and eat mine.
What he does not realize, nor will he sit down to go over our finances with me, so that I may show him that those dogs he HATES so much bring in money for us and hopefully even help cover his down time for the next month or so after his surgery. but I just try to push the stupid stuff out of my mind, its something I learned in my early 30s dealing with cancer, you can either dwell on it and go insane or learn to control your thoughts and in turn control feelings through that thought process.
You know I am here and you can call me whenever too, everyone needs to have a shoulder to cry on sweetness, mine will be here as long as I am, and even thereafter as I tell Harmony.