When Mom came to help with my outdoor pots, she also addressed an issue with the indoor plants. It was too difficult to talk about at the time, but enough time has passed that I think I have some perspective.
Exhibit A: 
This peace lily has been in my living room or entryway for years. Maybe when you look at something every day you don’t see it. Mom has said things to me over the years about the plant and I thought I was doing what she said. I was cutting back dead stalks and watering it (well, most of the time). This time when she was visiting, she just couldn’t take it anymore. She said she couldn’t believe my friends weren’t giving me a hard time about how bad it looked. It does?! She told me she was going to take it home to give it some TLC and revive it. It was like Social Services came in and told me I was a bad parent, ripping my child from my arms! When I was visting Mom & Dad in Topeka a couple of weeks later, I was shocked! At first I couldn’t believe the transformation. Then upon closer inspection I realized it wasn’t my plant. Apparently mine was beyond saving. The basket was rotting out and there were more dead than live stalks. 
After seeing what a healthy, vibrant plant looks like, I have to admit she did the right thing. I didn’t realize how sad my previous plant was. So welcome new green peace lily. I pledge to water you, and I just found out this weekend, I’m supposed to fertilize as well. What?! So far so good. Look, it even has blooms coming in!
So now, how about buying a pot to set it in. The black pot with the white Lowe’s label is not that attractive. Mom