Active discussions

Meet the Other Phone. Flexible and made to last.

Meet the Other Phone.
Flexible and made to last.

Buy now

Please or to access all these features

Talk
AIBU?

Share your dilemmas and get honest opinions from other Mumsnetters.

Original poster

What's the most pampered/indulged behaviour you've ever seen?

634 replies

ChaosTrulyReigns · 16/08/2013 12:08

When I used to have a proper job Wink, one of my colleagues would phone her mom at the first spit of rain to go and fetch her washing in. This was about 8 miles from the office (so who knew what the weather was like at home?) abd a 4 mile round trip fir the mom and dad (mom didn't drive).

SIOB that the parents would do it!

She once called home and asked her to go and wash up a breakfast bowl as she had run out of time to do it.

Hmm
OP posts:
Original poster
ChaosTrulyReigns · 16/08/2013 12:09

Should have been in Chat, alopogies, Trills.

OP posts:
aturtlenamedmack · 16/08/2013 12:12

It's not something i saw first hand but my colleague told me that his older brother turned up at his mums the other day with a black bag over his shoulder.
Colleague asked what it was. Bother told him it was his washing for his mum. When he put the bag down it clanged. It was his washing up.

quesadilla · 16/08/2013 12:13

I briefly shared a flat with someone who had just come out of a long relationship with someone who clearly was her chief arse-wiper cook and bottle-washer and despite having a high-flying job could barely manage to feed/wash/dress herself and organize basic domestic management.

She used to have a particular problem waking up/getting up in the morning and would sleep through multiple alarms. On finally waking up and realizing she had about 20 minutes to get up and get to work she would ask me to run and prepare her bath for her and then went into a major "woe is me" routine about how stressful her life was when I said no.

Nikeairyfairy · 16/08/2013 12:13

"It clanged"

Grin
aturtlenamedmack · 16/08/2013 12:14
Grin
MaxPepsi · 16/08/2013 12:14

We went for a meal with DH's family.

We had drinks prior in the bar area.

MIL and I were sharing a bottle of wine. I was stood up with FIL, DH and BIL at the bar. She was sat down with SIL and grandkids at a table with the bottle right in front of her

She called over FIL to pour her some wine out. I nearly fell over, I couldn't beleive how spoilt she was!

TheOrchardKeeper · 16/08/2013 12:16

I remember going to a friends house, age 14 and her proudly presenting her 'treats cupboard'. It was one cupboard with 2 shelves, stacked with all sorts of yummy crap. My mum was skint and when we did have treats in the house we weren't allowed to scoff the lot whenever we fancied. My friend could have whatever she wanted from the cupboard and whenever. I remember just thinking it was crap rather than being jealous, because she was the most entitled friend I'd had at that point and I remember thinking it explained a lot!

TantrumsAndBalloons · 16/08/2013 12:21

There's a girl who has just started work at our office.
Every day, her dad drives 7 miles to the office to bring her lunch.
Now, when I say lunch, I don't mean a sandwich wrapped in foil or leftovers in a Tupperware container.
Oh no. He brings her a plate of food
Yesterday it was lamb chops, mashed potatoes and peas. With gravy. On a plate, with a knife and fork and a bloody napkin.
He covers the plate with another plate, wraps the whole thing in foil, when he arrives here, he unwraps it in the car and carries it in like a waiter.

It's because she can't cook, you see. Or make sandwiches. And she hasn't got time to prepare lunch the night before. And if she did, it would be cold. And she would have to put it in the microwave. And she doesn't like eating off any plate but her own.

duchessandscruffy · 16/08/2013 12:25

When I was at university, one of my housemates home town was about 2 and a half hours drive away from the uni. Because she didn't want to drive home all the way on her own, her dad drove the 2 and a half hours on his motorbike up the the uni and then followed her back as she drove home! She liked having a car at uni so she couldnt just get her parents to pick her up and drop her off. She didn't have a huge phobia of driving or anything, she just didn't really like it and was pretty spoilt by her parents.

quesadilla · 16/08/2013 12:25

tantrums actually now you come to mention this I've got another one.... I used to work with a bloke who used to have to leave work an hour early every day to be home for his 19 year old son when he finished college.

I mean, I'm a big supporter of flexible working environments for parents and all, but surely a 19 year old boy is capable of fixing himself a sandwich and turning the TV on without adult supervision.

wineoclocktimeyet · 16/08/2013 12:25

16 year old neighbour knocked on door when mum and dad away (I'd said I'd keep an eye on her) to ask for help with the washing machine. I dropped everything and went over expecting a leak, but no, the wash had finished and she expected me to empty the washing and hang it up because "she'd never done it before and wasn't sure what to do"!

Tailtwister · 16/08/2013 12:28

That's insane Tantrums! How old is she? I take it she still lives at home?

TantrumsAndBalloons · 16/08/2013 12:31

she is 22. and still living at home. This is her first job. She is not enjoying it at all

LeGavrOrf · 16/08/2013 12:33

Good god at these lot. tantrums what are the looks on everyone's face like in the office when the bloke comes in with the plate.

ThreesyDoesIt · 16/08/2013 12:33

Probably my own behaviour I get alot of Shock and Hmm looks when we do our weekly shop dh pushes the trolly, loads the conveyer belt, packs the bags, gets them all in the boot while I sit in the car, gets out car first to unlock front door the carrys it all in and puts it away. I only go to say what we buy the rest completely unintrests me.

If at my parents house I still have my mum run my bath, heat my pjs up, she even puts my sock on if I am cold.

I am 28 and a mum of 3 Blush I am ridiculously spoiled as are my dds in my "world" I am a princess and should be treated as such. Luckily dh goes along with it quite happily.

I know you all hate me know !!

LeGavrOrf · 16/08/2013 12:33

22! I thought you were going to say 16 or something. Not that that would excuse it anyway.

pianodoodle · 16/08/2013 12:34

When my mum used to child mind the 16yr old brother of one of the mindees would call to see if his mum was nearly there yet because he was hungry.

We once saw her peeling grapes for him!

That was ten years ago I wonder if he has a wife now and if she's posting on Mnet somewhere about her manchild husband?! Grin

LeGavrOrf · 16/08/2013 12:35

Threesy I bet even Kate Middleton puts her own socks on! Grin

Catkinsthecatinthehat · 16/08/2013 12:37

A flatmate at uni was a lazy arse with an insanely devoted (possibly insane) girlfriend. I once came home to find them sitting on the sofa in front of a snooker championship. She was spoonfeeding him his supper so he could watch the match and not risk missing any of the action by having to look down at his plate.

GetStuffezd · 16/08/2013 12:38

It's not a massive one but it really pissed me off. I was going through a horrible time with an unexpected pregnancy and shit at work. A newish friend offered to meet me for lunch to chat it over - great.

Then it appeared her OH was taking the car so could I drive the 14 miles to pick her up. Okkkk, that's fine. On arrival at hers it appears her ten year old is coming to lunch with us. Hmph. So, we sat there, obviously unable to talk about anything I had hoped and every, I mean EVERY, few seconds the spoiled little sod over-indulged child was butting in with "i want this" "you said I could have" etc. AND SHE BLOODY broke off our conversation and started squabbling with him. Every. Sodding. Time.
I was not impressed.

RedHelenB · 16/08/2013 12:40

What do you do for "dh" Threesydoes it? Am gobsmacked! Did you choose dh as a husband on account of his being willing to be your slave? just curious cos i really could never imagine wanting to be like that but a friend of mine is, a little bit!

ThreesyDoesIt · 16/08/2013 12:46

I do lots for dh all his washing, iorning, all the cooking. No I married dh because I love him, he does cater to my every whim though and buys me eveverything I moan for which is when my spoilt side really comes it. He deserves a bloody medal at times as I know I am hard work.

LesserSpottedNeckSnake · 16/08/2013 12:50

My Aunt not only gets my Uncle a plate of food from a buffet, but she cuts up any meat or tomatoes or whatever so that he doesn't have to. Oh, and she peels oranges for him. And manages all the money because he doesn't want to have to think about it. She gives him an allowance which he spends on beer and model trains.

towerofjelly · 16/08/2013 12:50

When I first met DH his DM made a cup of tea for all the family then after 5 mins or so she took a sip and told them all it was the right temperature to drink. They all picked up their cups and started drinking at the same time.

AaDB · 16/08/2013 12:56

I have two.

The first is from when I had a Saturday job in a shop. One of the new girls cried and stamped her foot because we wouldn't open boxes for her. She didn't want to break her nails. We had box openers and we all eighteen. Her parents used to chime in and speak to the mangers. Why they didn't tell them to eff off, I'll never know.

I was once Shock at my friend feeding her ds sandwiches so he could play on his ds and watch Spongebob. She was biting it into small pieces so he didn't have to chew. He was 7.