To think the point of having children is so you can have them make you cups of tea?

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My 12 year old didn’t get that memo apparently who do I complain to about this faulty product?

brilliant john!!

My Dad's favourite line was, "what comes after S in the alphabet?"

I'd get all excited and shout, "t" and he would reply, "perfect, two sugars in mine"

I've only just taught my 9 year old to make me coffee & that's only as I've broken my leg & needs must

I haven't gone to the shop for milk since my oldest turned 10.

Yanbu.
If you don't drink tea there is no reason to have children.

My 9yo can make coffee but I'm not sure I trust him with the kettle! AIBU? The coffee machine doesn't do boiling water, plus he has to put the cup quite far away from the edge of the counter. I'm worried with a kettle he'll put the cup too close to the edge or misjudge the distance and knock it with the edge of the kettle.

I can't remember how old I was when I made tea - any tips?

This reminds me of when I was about 14 and me and my dad were listening to the radio . There was a programme on about coffee and someone said it’s delicious to let a square of dark chocolate dissolve in the cup. Dad said he thought that sounded lovely. Fast forward a couple of weeks and I was making him a cuppa when I remembered this. So I put some chocolate in without saying anything and excitedly watched him drink it. Nothing happened until he got to the final inch when he suddenly spit the coffee out and went “ There’s a fucking mouse shit in the cup!”

Wasn’t the effect I was going for.

And fetch the remote control for you

Oh and fetch my phone charger when I’m on the sofa and it isn’t.

Absolutely true. My DS is the only person who can make me the perfect cup of tea. I've trained him well.

There’s a fucking mouse shit in the cup!”

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My proudest mummy moment recently was when my two-year-old tore a piece of kitchen paper to shreds and then...collected all the shreds together and put them in the bin! Clearly, I am doing parenting right. :smugface:

How long until I can start her on the tea-making and hoovering ?

I still remember feeling quite excited at the idea of making Mum a cup of coffee for the first time.

Marched off to the kitchen feeling important then had to come back as I had no idea how to make it.

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My DD loves tea.

I have trained her well.

She also makes me a Walter hottle bottle.

You need to send them to the local orphanage. They have disgrace you and brought shame to your family name.

Send them now. If the doors are closed they'll just have to wait on the step till the morning.

Mine is on an intensive training programme.......... younger brother is pretty good with tea. Key moment a few weeks ago when I realised how much work there is to do on the training programme:

Me: "Please can you wash up the plates and mugs before we go out".
DD: " Err, no, that machine-thing is on".
Me: "Ah, the dishwasher! Perhaps wash them up by hand then"
DD: "How do I do that?"

I have failed!!! BUT I haven't given up and am on the case!

I was embarrassingly delighted when my eldest reached the age of 18 and could go and buy me a bottle of wine

dh remembers buying cigarettes for his dad on the way home from primary school.

Mine are adults now, we work different times,so I phone home when I finish work and walk in to a pot of tea, ready and waiting for me. This is the result of many years hard work, and many cups of undrinkable 'tea', I am going to start training the 3yr old dgd soon, she already fetches the post, so we've started well

During a spell abroad out house was nicknamed the battered teachers' refuge, they would congregate there to moan about the Head. Our children would look out for them and shout, You get the door, I'll get the sherry! Well trained they were.

My 17 year old model is starting to malfunction. He occasionally rebels and refuses, but most times when he is operating satisfactorily, he exhibits some form of eye rolling or muttering under his breath about old people losing the use of their legs. How can I reprogram him?

DD2 is gifted with a name beginning with T, so we say 'What does your name begin with?', she replies and we say 'Yes please, we'd love a cup of tea'.

That works every now and again!

We have her, age 12 and an 11 year old DS, both well trained in tea making. They can also make mochas with the dolche gusto machine!

DS though, cheeky devil, has taken to looking at the clock in the evenings and saying 'No mum, you don't want tea at this time of the evening, you want wine', even though I do not drink every night!

My 10yr old made me a cup of tea unasked and brought it up to me in bed. I have raised a wonderful human being!

My 12, 10 and 5 yr olds also take out the recycling and empty the dishwasher on the back of a fuck of a lot of asking/nagging.

Yes I used to get sent for cigarettes as well, by my childminder! She had to start sending a note with us eventually because her son was getting them for himself on the pretence of getting them for her and she found out.

Absolutely, my 12 yo DS makes a wonderful cuppa..so long as he doesn't get distracted by his phone, otherwise it arrives stone cold!

How can I reprogram him?

I believe for that model you have to turn the WiFi off until normal service has resumed.