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I never thought I'd turn into the sort of person who liked a certain mug or wine glass .....

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BigSandyBalls2015 · 23/10/2016 19:12

... I used to mock my mother for requesting a certain tea cup. But I've found myself noticing if DH makes me a coffee and its in the 'wrong' mug Blush, and I've just gone back into the kitchen to tip my wine into another glass.

I'm officially old and I've turned into my mother.

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MiddleAgeMiddleEngland · 23/10/2016 19:37

Totally normal behaviour, I'd say Grin

TroysMammy · 23/10/2016 19:40

I've got a variety of mugs in work. One for Hallowe'en, Christmas, Easter and one for other times. I am really put out if a visiting member of staff uses my mugs.

MothertotheLordsofmisrule · 23/10/2016 19:47

Totally normal.

I have been known to hunt people down for the crime of using my mug.

Still very bitter that my Buffy the vampire hunter mug vanished 5 years ago.

Don't get me started on taking my stapler.

NavyandWhite · 23/10/2016 19:48

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Idefix · 23/10/2016 19:48

Meh! this is normal, although if it comes to a Walking Dead scenario I will become considerably less particular Grin

JenniferYellowHat1980 · 23/10/2016 19:49

Why wouldn't you want a cup of tea in a fine bone china mug or cup, and a glass of wine in a thin glass? Chunky tableware

Fuck, when did I get so middle aged?! Used to be K cider from a bottle.

PinkiePiesCupcakes · 23/10/2016 19:50

I thought everyone had 'their' mug?
Mine is a small line from disaster designs with skulls and stuff on it. Love it.

couldntlovethebearmore · 23/10/2016 19:51

hahahaha totally with you! DH tries to make me a cuppa in a big chunky builders mug and I send him back to the kitchen...he knows its a dainty bone china one or nothing!

SpeckledyBanana · 23/10/2016 19:51

I still mourn the loss of my Smarties mug. Should never have taken it to work Angry

Pootlebug · 23/10/2016 19:51

We used to fight (in a friendly way) over a particular mug in our student house. Because the tea tasted best in that one. If we were already like that at 20 there's no hope for us 20 years later is there?

wetcardboard · 23/10/2016 19:53

I don't have a particular cup I prefer to drink from, it's more like a type. I hate mugs, and any cup with a thick rim. Yuck. I ONLY drink out of fine rimmed cups. Yes, it's ridiculous. And no, I will never compromise.

LifeLong13 · 23/10/2016 19:53

Jenniferyellowhat chunky table wear makes me want to cry! WHY?!

JenniferYellowHat1980 · 23/10/2016 19:55

I heated a bowl of soup in a shite chunky bowl from a supermarket earlier. Burnt my hand on the bowl. Soup was lukewarm. It's going in the bin.

PlumsGalore · 23/10/2016 19:56

Yes, yes, yes! Tea cannot be drunk from anything but bone china and wine from crystals don't aee the problem, I am 50 and been like this since 35.

Allalonenow · 23/10/2016 19:57

As long as it's the appropiate shaped glass for the drink I'm happy, can't abide the "wrong" type of glass.

PlumsGalore · 23/10/2016 19:57

*crystal not crystals

Verticalvenetianblinds · 23/10/2016 20:00

i was going to start a thread tonight about always using the same toilet.... theres 5 in a row at work and i always use 'mine' !!

SpeckledyBanana · 23/10/2016 20:00

My late DDad used to like his tea in a china beaker, not a chunky mug. He only ever had one at a time and used to buy them cheap from the china stall on our local market. Makes me a bit teary to think about it now. I miss my Dad.

Hassled · 23/10/2016 20:04

I like tall thin delicate mugs for coffee, and more bulbous wide-rimmed mugs for tea. I can't justify it in any way.

Hassled · 23/10/2016 20:05

Vertical - re toilets - I find when I go back to the same pub/restaurant/shop I always pick the same cubicle as I've used before.

Laska5772 · 23/10/2016 20:06

I was so thrilled when I found 'my' mug again on Ebay recently.(a 1970's Hornsea pottery mug id had as a teenager) I always had my tea in it and had mourned its loss ever since my flatmate broke it in about 1986!! (I never forgave him either)

I am so happy to have it back in my life again and drink my tea out of it every day .. (in fact i have even now found another and so have bought a 'spare)

Obsessive? Moi? Grin

GettingScaredNow · 23/10/2016 20:06

For my morning coffee I love my sturdy Le crueset mug.

For my bedtime tea I love my glass mug or a white one with butterfly's and bees and grass on.

Rest of the day I'm not bothered.

I'm 31.

PeachBellini123 · 23/10/2016 20:07

I came into work the other and someone was using MY mug. I was horrified. YNBU.

Doilooklikeatourist · 23/10/2016 20:09

I broke my favourite wine glass a couple of weeks ago , I'm bravely drinking from my 2nd favourite glass whilst googling replacements 🍾😩

MsAdorabelleDearheartVonLipwig · 23/10/2016 20:11

I collect Emma Bridgewater and have about thirty mugs. I only ever drink out of perhaps four or five. I also have some Christmas ones that I'm saving to use at Christmas. I have definitely turned into my mother.