What is the cheekiest thing someone has asked of you?

[Conniebygaslight]

There have been many but reading on another thread about the CFery of a school mum reminded me of a time when my DC were at primary.
A mum asked if I’d mind picking her DC up from school and taking them to another school a few miles away where they were competing in an intersports thing. My DC were competing too so I agreed assuming she was working.
When we got there, said mum was already there in the front row with her DH & DPs. I asked what was going on, she replied that they wanted a good seat and parking so didn’t want to wait until their DC finished school so they could get their first. I was absolutely stunned…I still laugh at the audacity of this years later🤣🤣

These are my favourite kind of thread. I am wracking my brain for some CF to share.

A friend who knows I never got the have the amount of children I wanted due to a sudden infant death and then 2 miscarriages hinted that I could be a surrogate for her as she is having issues staying pregnant and has had multiple miscarriages.
I said there is no way I could get pregnant for someone else as it would completely mess my head up.
She didn't ask directly but she was definitely hinting. I understand she is desperate but I think it would push me over the edge so absolutely no way.

@Daisy12Maisie honestly I wouldn't have anything else to do with a woman who asked me to do such a thing. I am so sorry for your losses.

A friend asked me to baby sit her child for the night. I agreed and said I would have him sleep over my place.
Well she didn't come back and collect her child for 3 days and ignored her phone.
Never did explain herself and I've not seen her since.

A neighbour who had their huge telly delivered to my house, without asking, when I was really unwell, then complained that I hadn't brought it round.

The only thing that shocks me about this is that it has only happened to you once! I've had vast printouts handed to me by virtual strangers who heard I was an editor and wondered if I could just give feedback on their novel - they'll be back in a day or two to hear what I think!

An extremely good friend did this to me recently - a good author who should know better. 600 pp novel. She was shocked that I couldn't promise to return it in three days, have dropped all my paid work, family commitments, right before Christmas, just to devote my professional eye to her work. Because I love her, I said I'd do it between Christmas and New Year. I slaved over it when I should have been relaxing with family, with her checking in to see how far I'd got and peeved when it ran into January because I dared to take the occasional break.

When I handed it over she generously palmed off on me some things people had obviously given her for Christmas that she didn't want. I know she didn't buy them because she has exquisite taste. She's also a millionaire and could have paid for me to do a proper, thorough edit but seemed to think because we are friends, I should just give up about a hundred hours of my time and lose income to devote to her. Baffling.

We need to know more to this

I'd just got my mobility scooter which I'd saved for months for. This was very much a scrimped & saved situation as you'd be amazed at how expensive these things are, but it was imperative I get one, for both mine & ultimately my family's sake. The car is a blessing but I can’t walk far once I'm out of it!
Anyway, somehow I'd ended up with two front baskets for mine and was told by the shop I could keep it so I decided to sell it and spend the money on DC. So I listed it on a local selling group briefly explaining that it had come with my new scooter and I added stock photos of the model it was compatible with - making it very clear that I was not listing the scooter for sale, just the basket (and for context, it was very clear I was a person not a business!)

Well I very quickly got a comment from a lady telling me alllll about an elderly lady who had absolutely no money and a scooter like this could change her life completely, she could have a social life etc etc. How absolutely amazing it would be if I would consider "gifting" her my new scooter and what do I say? (!!!!)
Followed immediately by comment after comment from people saying variations on "Yeah go on EnglishBluebell! That would be so generous" "Just think of how much you'd transform that poor little old lady's life..." and the local paper's editor was even tagged who, I discovered later that evening, had even PM'd me offering an interview/article on my wonderful act of generosity 😳

All this was before I got chance to say "No I bloody won’t! I skipped meals to buy this scooter. Every single penny I could find for 5 long months went to pay for this. I didn't so much as buy a pack of biscuits for almost half a year. The absolute cheek of it! I'm sorry for that lady's predicament but I only came on here to sell a surplus basket. I suggest you contact charities rather than publicly cornering disabled people on social media to try and coerce them out of their equipment. Their bloody lifeline!"

I won’t repeat the abuse I got but you can easily imagine. Suffice to say I was removed from the selling group and the editor of the local rag? Yep. He blocked me! 😳

@EnglishBluebell they thought you should give a stranger your scooter? Are they insane?

Fuck. Ing. Hell.

I know this isn’t really the point but I can’t help but wonder….. Vancouver couldn’t possibly only be a 7 hour drive from NY?! More like 7 days as ones in the west coast and ones on the east coast??

I think the lassie is mistaken 😂

I’ve just seen your update about 47 hours - I was gonna say 🤣

After casually calling me fat, asked me to move in with them for an indeterminate period of time to ensure they kept to their diet

Early One Sunday morning there’s a knock at the door. I answer even though I’m yet to have a coffee and get dressed. Husband is up but all the kids in bed. One has a friend staying over.

I open the door to four strangers. Three women and a man. Ranging from fifties to seventies. Apparently they are siblings and their recently deceased father who was 98 lived in my house when he was a teenager. They wanted to have a nostalgic look around before they went off to the funeral.
I said no. Sorry but my children are in bed and you are complete strangers. One said it would only take 5 minutes and they would be quiet in the children’s rooms. said I was sorry but absolutely not.

They looked at each other in disbelief and one said that she needed this for closure and she couldn’t believe I could be so callous. She didn’t live nearby and this was her only chance. Another called me a piece of work and they all walked off down the drive muttering expletives.

Eveyone I’ve ever told this story to says they would have just felt bamboozled and let them in but ten years on I definitely don’t feel bad.

The sheer audacity.

Years ago my DD had a birthday party, I think she was 7/8. It was an adventure playground type place and all the kids were having a blast.

After the actual party we were allowed to stay as long as we wanted as it was open to the public. DD was having such fun with her friends we just let them play for as long as they wanted. After all we’d paid enough.

Then one of the mums came up to me and asked how long I’m going to stay, because her DD wouldn’t leave until my DD also leaves and the mum needed to be somewhere, so she was wanting me to leave then with her! 😳😂Absolute cheek. Obviously we stayed as it was DD’s special day!

A now ex friend, who would constantly ask me for money. She has w good wages coming in vs me, a single mum of three, disabled and not working. I stopped giving her money long ago, but recently got a text asking for money after a long period of NC, towhich I said no. Ranted to another friend who pointed out she had just sold her old TV on social media because she had bought herself a new one and then asking where she should get her lashes done! Now blocked on all social media.

You’ve got to laugh at the absolute cheek of some people! I mean let’s be honest, he was 98 so it couldn’t have been a surprise so needing closure seems OTT, especially when they wanted to put you out in order to do so. I’d have done the same as you!

Absolute madness! What planet do some people live on?

How could it even be nostalgic for them? They didn't live there!

I love and hate these threads at the same time. I just cannot wrap my head around the behaviour of some people. Utterly mystifying!

I can assure you it takes considerably more than 7 hours to drive from New York to Vancouver! More like 7 days

On the New York to Vancouver trip, I wonder if the plan actually involves Vermont which is about 7 hours from
New York.
Still serious CFery, but logistically possible

My aunt asked us to move the time of our wedding ceremony because her dog liked to be walked at a particular time. We said no…

I would've called social services emergency line and reported the child as abandoned

Yep!
Must be. I was stunned

WHAAAT 😧

This is the nastiest thing I've ever read on here. The fucking bully. Please tell me what you responded with

I am Canadian and was just going to say that it takes more like 45 hours to drive from New York to Vancouver! It's a 6 hour flight!

Yeah I was kinda wondering about that. It's ~ 3000 miles from NYC to Vancouver BC. And that 47 hours would be non-stop.

We RV long distance (cross country) and it takes us about 7 days to drive 3000 miles. In a car it'd take about 5 days.

I have a feeling it's your beautician who's in for a big shock when auntie laughs in her face.