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To wander round in bra and pants with wet hair?

339 replies

Scissor · 20/08/2019 10:20

Of course I'll drop all the towels I've been using on the floor and leave a half eaten bowl of coagulating cereal next to the sink. Having great fun staying at my daughter's first proper flat and she has a fab sense of humour. What else could I do?

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RedWoollyHat · 20/08/2019 11:03

Walk around in a vest and moan that you're cold. Demand that the heating is turned on, even though it's August. Roll your eyes repeatedly when anyone suggests putting more clothes on. Stomp off to your room and return draped dramatically in the blanket from your bed because you are SOOOO COLD....

nononever · 20/08/2019 11:04

Iron something suitably flammable at the highest setting, make sure it's well and truly stuck to the sole plate then discreetly put iron back in the cupboard.

RedWoollyHat · 20/08/2019 11:05

Make yourself some soup in the microwave. Heat it for far too long until it overflows and coats the inside of the oven. Then walk away. Who wants to clean up that shit?

Popuppippa · 20/08/2019 11:05

Order multiple items separately from ASOS. Get her to answer the door and sign for them. Tear open all items and leave all packaging strewn around the flat (make sure none is recycled). Decide you don't want any of it but get your daughter to drop off all the return packages. Moan that you don't have anything to wear... and repeat.

Rosielily · 20/08/2019 11:05

Don't stack the dishwasher at all....leave plates etc on top of it!!

Popuppippa · 20/08/2019 11:08

Open the fridge and cupboard doors repeatedly. Complain that there's nothing 'nice' to eat. Order a pizza but get her to pay. 'Recycle' the (grease-stained non-recyclable) box by leaving it in the hall with all the little sauce tubs and uneaten crusts still inside.

Hoppinggreen · 20/08/2019 11:10

Bring home a boy and insist they can hang out in your room because they are just a friend and she doesn’t usually have an issue with friends in your room and it’s not your fault if she’s got a dirty mind and are making assumptions about your morals.
Also get a lot of pets and only do the fun stuff with them.

whothedaddy · 20/08/2019 11:10

This has given me a giggle. Thank you

Popuppippa · 20/08/2019 11:11

@DieCryHate

'Wash up three things and then seek praise for the next 24 hours'

LOL! To be fair that could also be my husband!

ravenmum · 20/08/2019 11:11

When she is talking on the phone, make a loud crashing noise in another room. Shout to her that 'It's OK". Then rearrange all the ornaments.

SpeedyShutter · 20/08/2019 11:12

Make a mess, wait until she tidies it up, then make it messy again.

When she's watching something she's really interested in on the TV, turn it over as soon as she glances away exclaiming, "You weren't watching it!" when she complains.

Block the toilet with what looks like a whole roll of loo paper and just leave it.

Wash up, under duress of course, but splash water over every surface in the kitchen and don't wipe it up. Make sure you leave some crud on each item you've "washed" to dry on and set like concrete.

SmartPlay · 20/08/2019 11:12

I have no ideas myself, but this thread is hilarious! Grin

SpeedyShutter · 20/08/2019 11:13

Leave all the cupboard doors wide open so it looks like she's been burgled.

PenelopeFlintstone · 20/08/2019 11:15

Dye your hair and stain a prominent bit of carpet.

TigerLilyMasie · 20/08/2019 11:18

Play loud music
Roll your eyes
Huff and puff and sight - a lot
Shrug your shoulders and fold your arms - a lot
Slam your bedroom door frequently
Always make sure you leave mess in your wake - wherever you go, what ever you do
Leave your shoes lying around where she can trip over them
Tell her you will NEVER be like her!

golddustwomen · 20/08/2019 11:21

This thread is brilliant 🙈
Borrow her clothes and deny deny deny. Until she spots a picture on your sm of you wearing said item.
Squirt conditioner all over bath and tiles.
Use her hair brush and never give it back.
Go through her make up bag every morning.
Spray her jo malone every time you go upstairs.
Lounge on the sofa all day with no bra on, complaining about everything and anything.

TheInebriati · 20/08/2019 11:21

Speak in tongues, and when she doesn't understand roll your eyes and huff, then tell her how out of touch she is.

Pringlemunchers · 20/08/2019 11:22

What ever you do not and I repeat do not shut a cupboard door / drawer. They are there to be left open. Also , toilet roll . Leave it with the tiniest piece on , start a new one (God forbid , don't change it ) . Then leave bits of screwed up tissue every where. Paint your nails where you know it will stain that new carpet , rather than up the table with an old magazine underneath !

JamdaniSari · 20/08/2019 11:23

Let all the empty loo rolls pile up.

heronontoast · 20/08/2019 11:24

Announce that you are hosting 'pre-drinks' 15 minutes before your friends arrive. Leave your glasses and bottles scattered around the living room floor when you leave.

Phone at 4.30 a.m. to tell dd that you've got no charge, can't phone an uber and will need a lift. Use your friend's phone to call dd obviously. dd will need to give the friend a lift also.

Stuff banana skins down the side of the bed. Ensure that they aren't discovered before the fruit flies arrive.

Shave on the bathroom floor, but don't clear up..

OoohRhubarbLetsGo · 20/08/2019 11:26

Agree to go on a day trip and then refuse to get out of the car once you arrive.

Borrow her hairdryer without asking and then dump it amongst your stuff. Be sure to scream “It’s THERE!!!” and point ineffectually when she comes to look for it.

Eat ALL the cheese.

Ask her to cook your favourite dinner, then eat 2 packs of crisps at 6pm and declare that you don’t really like what she’s cooked as you poke your dinner listlessly with a fork.

donutrehomer · 20/08/2019 11:28

Exclaim loudly you are going to make "yourself" something to eat or drink. Ask no one else if they want anything.

Go into kitchen, using the 12 steps it takes to get there to work out the smallest snack possible that takes the most utensils, saucepans, bowls, jugs and cutlery to prepare. For example, Tuna and sweetcorn sandwich with mayonnaise and a bag of crisps if done properly should take the three jugs, four chopping boards and an entire set of kitchen knives. And at least three plates, one that was too small, one that was perfect until you decide to have crisps. Finally the large plate you settled on.

Walk quickly away from debris, it's virtually important that you don't look backwards at any point. Instead, create a diversion by screaming loudly "who the fuck put Dad in charge if buying crisps and fizz again, you know he gets the shit stuff".

Then strop out of kitchen, and flounce up the stairs. Kick the dog, insult younger sibling to the point of tears and spilling your drink on laminate floor is of course mandatory.

Leave plate to fester under bed, but denying knowledge of its existence for at least a week.

Sneak plate down to kitchen once mouldy, and gently place the plate in dishwasher complete with mouldy debris.

StoppinBy · 20/08/2019 11:29

Tell her that you will help her put the washing away later..... then don't put it away at all... for good measure rifle through it looking for something while unfolding all the freshly folded washing in the process and then pretend to not notice.

Eat all the snack items and put the empty packets back in the cupboard.

ReasonablyIntelligent · 20/08/2019 11:31

Spectacularly overreact to something she says, scream that you hate her (+10 points for throwing in "you've ruined my life") and dramatically leave the room, slamming the door.

If door doesn't slam appropriately, simply go back and reslam it, for full effect.

Alternatively, only communicate in grunts

TrainspottingWelsh · 20/08/2019 11:34

Spend at least an hour in the shower, and then 3 minutes after you get out and she gets in roll your eyes and say ‘great, you’re only just getting ready when you know you’re supposed to be dropping me off soon’

Move all crockery and cutlery, and ideally a pan you have made caramel in to your bedroom and then complain there wasn’t a plate for your 2am snack. Return all items to kitchen as a nice welcome home from work.

Decide you fancy something not regularly kept in, and when you can’t find any dramatically state ‘we never have any food’ and ‘please can you remember to buy Wensleydale with cranberry this week’ in a manner that implies she should have remembered automatically like she would with bread or fruit.

Make sure that on her approach home she is wondering who is having the party/ live music gig/ festival, she’ll be delighted when she gets close enough to realise it’s apparently at her house. This is particularly fun at obscure times like 3pm on a weekday. For bonus points make sure your nearest neighbour is also a teenager, you can compete to see who has the loudest speakers.