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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
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EatingAllTheCrumpets · 16/08/2013 12:57

Threesy I thought I was bad!
My mum often comes round to clean up for me. DH does most of the cleaning and running around for me.
I'll often ask him to nip to the shop (15 mins away) because I need a can of coke or a milky bar!

My mum will often plate up meals for me when DH is away because I can't be bothered to cook!

My DH takes me to the hairdressers and waits while i get my hair done (3+ hours) if he's not available my dad will take me - I drive and have my own car!

I will on occasion give my mum a shopping list if I don't want to go shopping and she will do a second shop just for me! Also my dad often brings my lunch, although not a hot dinner!

I'm spoiled rotten by my parents and my DH, but am very grateful for the things they do Grin

ChaosTrulyReigns · 16/08/2013 13:04

Blimey!

I really did not expect this thread to be s confessional.

How do you spoiled princesses sleep at night?

Wink
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ThreesyDoesIt · 16/08/2013 13:04

eating I think we would get on like a house on fire Grin

georgedawes · 16/08/2013 13:05

these are quite shocking!

kinkyfuckery · 16/08/2013 13:06

Cannot believe those of you who are adults and getting treated like children. Don't you have any self respect and want to be independent people?

PeteHornberger · 16/08/2013 13:13

Threesy, can you not just give him a shopping list?!

Not sure i could be arsed trailing round Tesco like a bored toddler, surely it's more princess-like to dictate the list to him and then send him on his way? Grin

FunnysInLaJardin · 16/08/2013 13:14

some of these are hilarious Grin

TantrumsAndBalloons · 16/08/2013 13:14

I am pretty sure if any of my DCs as adults expected me or their OHs to wait on them and indulge their every whim I would be almightily pissed off.
Why would you expect someone else to do the stuff that you can't be bothered to do?
It's a bit disrespectful IMHO

ThreesyDoesIt · 16/08/2013 13:16

No because he takes me out for lunch in town before heading to do a shop.

cushtie335 · 16/08/2013 13:17

I had a horrible boss who threw his toys out of the pram at every opportunity, asked me to do things that were above and beyond the call of duty and went mental when I was unable to meet any of his ridiculous demands but the very worst was when I was sitting opposite him taking dictation and he asked me to "get him a tissue". The box of Kleenex was right in front of him which I reasonably pointed out. He went ballistic and started shouting "I know that, I want YOU to get it for me". I handed my notice in that day.

JuneChurch · 16/08/2013 13:18

My 23 year old nephew lives at home. Mama brings him his coffee in bed (with sugar already added and stirred) and makes his breakfast (toast already buttered). She makes his lunch, irons (and puts away!) all of his clothes, makes his bed, has his dinner ready for him returning home, she even blow dries his hair after a shower.

I am told he wipes his own arse but I'm not completely sure.

Feminine · 16/08/2013 13:19

I don't know why, but some of these answers have really annoyed me.

angelos02 · 16/08/2013 13:19

I once worked in a pub that had 3 separate rooms. The staff used to take it in turns to work in each room. The bar was really rough not as nice as the others. One woman that worked there was excused from having to do her turn in there as she didn't like it! Can't believe the manager let her get away with it. It also meant the rest of us staff had to do more than our fair share in there. FFS.

EatingAllTheCrumpets · 16/08/2013 13:19

Me too threesy Grin

I have plenty of independence and self respect thank you, I don't expect these things, I ask and I get (mostly) I am grateful and if DH and parents don't have an issue with it then I don't see why it should be a problem!

I'm sure there are more pampered and indulgent things I get, but to me that's just how my life is.

Chaos confession is good for the soul Wink

comingintomyown · 16/08/2013 13:19

I am just stunned at that sort of crap from an adult , I am planning on a chat with my teens about being equal contributors

aturtlenamedmack · 16/08/2013 13:21

My first thought is that it's disrespectful too but I suppose every relationship has its own dynamic and the partners are free to leave if they don't like it.
I'd sure as shit get told to grow the fuck up if I tried anything like that though and i'm grateful for that too!

5Foot5 · 16/08/2013 13:21

MaxPepsi "She called over FIL to pour her some wine out"

Do we share the same MIL? My MIL never pours her own wine.

comingintomyown · 16/08/2013 13:22

Do you know how smug and ridiculous you sound in equal measures ?

georgedawes · 16/08/2013 13:22

I'd be really disappointed in myself if I brought my DD up to be like this. My job as a parent is to prepare her to be independent not treat her like a princess and set her up to expect it from everyone else she ever meets.

My SIL was treated like this as a child and it's done her no favours at all.

Feminine · 16/08/2013 13:23

crumpet but why on earth do you ask?

It nice they all put themselves out for you ,but...really? Confused

quesadilla · 16/08/2013 13:24

cushtie thats bullying, never mind pampering. You could have gone to a tribunal.

TantrumsAndBalloons · 16/08/2013 13:25

I just don't get it.

If my DH asked me to run around after him, buy him whatever took his fancy, drive him here there and everywhere, asked me to go shopping because he couldn't be bothered, plate up dinner and bring it to him because he didnt want to cook, I'd think he was a selfish, disrespectful arse.
Id also wonder why it was somehow beneath him to do these things, but perfectly acceptable for me to do it.
It would make me wonder why he felt he was somehow worth more than me.

MissPiggiesLeftTrotter · 16/08/2013 13:25

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aturtlenamedmack · 16/08/2013 13:26

Exactly george the problem is that if people are treated that way by their parents they expect it from other people two and they're in for a big shock in the real world. There are few things that people like less than a spoiled brat.

LessMissAbs · 16/08/2013 13:26

Two girlfriends of male friends. One has never worked full time at age 34, gave up uni when she moved in with him, doesn't work at all now (no DCs), has never rented a room in a flat or paid a bill on her own, never does any DIY or cooking, got given a car by him, sneers at women who do all these things (on meeting her, she sneered at me I suppose you're a student as well then - I wasn't), and has no friends. He's not a rich guy, they have no holidays.

Other friend's girlfriend has literacy problems (not dyslexic) and no qualifications from school yet first male friend got her a job in his company where she regularly astounds with both her lack of work ethic and tantrums on the phone to her boyfriend. She likes him to be waiting for her to drive her the two miles home if she finishes early. If she comes with us on nights out, she gets drunk, has a shouting and at some stage will have a shouting and screaming tantrum in the street at her boyfriend if he doesn't run off to get her a pizza or kebab asap, or if there is a queue in said pizza or kebab shop. He pays for a personal trainer for her to help her to lose weight and pays for her to go on holiday without him.

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