to tell my mother fuck off & that I hope her opinions keep her company over christmas

[FlashDrive]

shes been niggling at me for WEEKS

but the latest one is that I'm mean to make my son strip his bed on Christmas eve

I changed his bed 2 days ago, he would like it changed again, so I said ok I will wash the bedding but you remake it

She said thats awful he shouldnt have to do it himself

Im cooking for her, have done dinner tonight, she is coming tomorrow and boxing day

He is four fucking teen & has been changing his own bed for years

Why all the changing?
I would tell her to F off .... Maybe she would like to change it ?

Er, why did your son want his bedding washed after just two days? Did he spill something on it?

And yes, your mother is being unreasonable.

Sorry flash drive
What a difference a "not" makes!!!
I would NOT tell her F off!!!!!

Take a breathe, get some air.

just relax and why is a 14 yr old boy changing his sheets 2 days afterwards would i buggery wash them, yanbu to be annoyed at her though just dont tell her to eff off

YANBU to be annoyed at her - of course it's not 'awful' for a teen to deal with his bedding if he wants it changed.

But try to count to 10.

Why all the changing?
I really wouldn't ask a 14 yo boy - that could be awful!

He's a teenaged boy... Why do you think he might want them changed?

YANBU to ask him to put them back on himself. Does he have more than one set you could give him?

OP I think you are an exemplary mum to make your son strip the bed. Please teach him to use the washing machine next. Your mum is wrong, but just smile, nod and give her a drink, hug and a sausage roll.

Ahem, for those who ask why a 14 year old wants his sheets changed? Copious masturbation. I once cracked a sheet in half!

Merry Christmas!

I am not going to ask him why he wants them changed - he might tell me and I dont want to know

Why does your mil even know about this?

You could tell her what a 14yo is likely to have spilt on his sheets - that ought to shut her up! No reason why he oughtn't change his own bed - note to self - must get my teenager to change his own bed...

why did she have to be told this information? I think you should be selective about what you tell your DM, I am and it has saved a lot of arguments over the years!

I am not going to ask him why he wants them changed
well quite. You can pretend he's just split a drink on them or at most an innocent wet dream.

Your mil is a div!! He is a teen & if he needs his bed changing after such a small amount of time it should be his job to change it!

Count to ten then tell her to fuck off.

He's 14, not 4 and you are ensuring that he doesn't end up an entitled waste of space when he's an adult.

None of her business, stick a loo roll in your sons room though!

I think you should just smile sweetly and leave the room, eventually she'll catch on. You won't change her opinion but why do you care? I think most of our parents harbour bazaar opinions on parenting that most of us laugh at....but we won't change them regardless of how hard we try best to find ways to smile and ignore.

Actually you sound rather horrible.