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If you could get scout badges (or guide) for adult life, what would you get

110 replies

topcat2014 · 07/10/2018 18:09

If scout or guide badges were given out for adult life skills - which ones would you get?

I reckon I could pass 'making a good cheese sauce' and 'advanced excel skills'.

OP posts:
Timeforabiscuit · 07/10/2018 18:12

Fluffy pancake making and edible meal from store cupboard staples.

Id also nail hanging up washing, i have a system Wink

tectonicplates · 07/10/2018 18:19

Staying quiet and nodding while other people talk shit.

MargaretDribble · 07/10/2018 18:21

Cheerfulness in the face of adversity.

Numbkinnuts · 07/10/2018 18:23

Do I give a shit badge 😂

UserHistory · 07/10/2018 18:23

My mousaka is definitely worth a badge.

Now, I’m really curious about your laundry hanging technique timeforabiscuit, even though I use a tumble drier, and hangers in the airing cupboard!

BikeRunSki · 07/10/2018 18:23

Horizon scanning
Principal swallowing
Boredom busting
Taking windows of opportunity
Loosing my temper
Cookie baking
Production of endless bland meals

shouldwestayorshouldwego · 07/10/2018 18:23

Being able to be in the same room when the same episode of class dismissed/absolute genius (insert child's favourite TV programme) is on for the tenth time without shouting at someone. Sounds easier than it is, up to the sixth time is not too bad, the ninth and tenth are agonising.

Urbanbeetler · 07/10/2018 18:24

Hot flushing

stonesandsticks · 07/10/2018 18:24

I'd get:

  • making a meal for 4 feed 8 (including 4 hungry teens) when DC invite friends round without any notice
  • carrying on an almost sensible phone call whilst WW3 is breaking out in the same room
  • Making appropriate noises whilst mentally making a shopping list/deciding what to have for dinner/considering a work issue when MIL or DM tell me another exciting story about the minor ailments of someone I can't remember ever meeting
  • Prioritising a million work/home tasks to avoid disaster without staying up all night every night
Groovee · 07/10/2018 18:24

Making it through the day without a nap

BikeRunSki · 07/10/2018 18:25

Insomnia
Mine craft
Pretending to give a shit

UserHistory · 07/10/2018 18:25

Jesus, Bikerunski, can you swallow a whole Principal in one go?
Well done!
I suppose it’s the Vice Principal that gives the most trouble, having concealed weapons etc. 😀

Numbkinnuts · 07/10/2018 18:26

Getting through Christmas with the in laws badge ?

Urbanbeetler · 07/10/2018 18:28

Yup pretending to give a shit. I’d have an armful of those fucking badges.

BikeRunSki · 07/10/2018 18:34

Touché UserHistory.
Principle swallowing too (via Tongue Biting and Taking the Moral High Ground).

sparklyandgorgeousme · 07/10/2018 18:48

For being a pretty amazing person !

MawkishTwaddle · 07/10/2018 18:50

Yorkshire pudding making.
Veg growing.
Ego destroying.
Biscuit eating.

Numbkinnuts · 07/10/2018 18:56

According to my DH I'd get a
Snoring badge 💤

EnormousDormouse · 07/10/2018 18:57

Napping

EnormousDormouse · 07/10/2018 19:00

Using Google to find out how to fix my computer. I am dead good at that.

Frouby · 07/10/2018 19:05

A Getting Shit Done Badge.

A Cleaning Up After Lazy Fuckers Badge.

A Simmering Resentment for 2 Above 2 Badges.

Making The Perfect G and T Badge.

Spudina · 07/10/2018 19:09

Putting a film on and being asleep within 15 minutes badge.

LusaCole · 07/10/2018 19:09

I have invested countless hours practising for my "watching a child play a sport" badge.

MrsPnut · 07/10/2018 19:13

I have advanced level finding things and also the being a walking calendar badge in the bag.

silkpyjamasallday · 07/10/2018 19:13

Surviving extreme sleep deprivation