AIBU to think I can't be the only parent who does the same things we tell our DC off for (especially teenagers!)

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Inspired randomly by another thread, I just realised I am a great big hypocrite I am always telling off my DC (teenagers) for lots of things that I actually do myself. Please add to this list to make me feel better about myself!

Mugs left in my bedroom
Spending too long in the shower
Leaving crumbs everywhere when I make toast
Plates left in my bedroom
Forgetting to lock the front door
Leaving coursework to the very last minute
Spending too long in the bath
Going out inappropriately dressed for the weather
Letting the cat sleep on my pillow and not cleaning the cat hair away
Not dusting my bedroom

Eating all the food on the day The Big Shop arrives especially the treats
Using the last of the conditioner and not telling anyone
Spending too long on my phone
Bowls left in my bedroom

I'm sure there are lots more I am in my 40s. Shouldn't I be a grown up by now? Clearly I am a a shit role model and a burden on my poor DH who does none of these things

Please come and tell me you are also a shit role model and make me feel better!

Oh dear. More have come to mind instantly.

Playing my music too loud.
Borrowing their clothes without asking.
Swearing too much

I'm fucked aren't I?

Haha yep.

I borrow dds straighteners because they are better than mine and then tell her off for nicking my makeup.

I have a collection of mugs and glasses next to my bed.

I don’t finish my dinner, and sometimes I eat in front of the telly.

I smoke 😬.

I’m terribly lazy.

I sleep in at the weekends.

Sitting sideways on the chairs with my legs over one arm.
Leaving laundry beside the laundry basket rather than in it

I was thinking about something similar but not quite the same the other day. When I was a kid I remember putting the milk back in the fridge with about 3 drops left in the carton....crumbs in the butter....clothes chucked on the floor inches away from the washing basket...

well, not sure how you can try to impose some rules if you don't follow them, what's your reasoning and how on earth do you explain them?

I go to bed far too late, I don't sleep enough.I fight for them to get enough sleep, because they do need it (and so do I...)

I drink too much wine.

The only reason why I expect them to be clean and tidy is because I can't stand mess, I hate wasting my time looking for things and the house is much more pleasant and relaxing when it's nice. Plus we never have to frantically hide anything when someone turns up.

If you can eat, drink and leave plates in your bedroom, why can't they?

I love you I was expecting a fabulous MN "you're meant to be a role model and parent, not their friend" flaming. It may yet appear!

Oh yes, ripping open the cereal boxes (I saw the term "like a werewolf" on MN ) and leaving an inch of milk in the bottle in the fridge. Then leaving the cereal bowl on my bedroom bookcase.

All these things drive my poor DH mad. I also eat sweets and put the screwed up wrappings back in the packet. Simply to annoy him They all seem to love me though!

Oh cross post, I don't love you @JustInCaseCakeHappens

They can't leave the bowls and plates in their bedroom as there are then none in the kitchen for me to take up and leave in my bedroom. Obviously.

The other DD did leave a note on my bookcase saying "DUST ME" In fairness It was one of those very bright sunny days when you can see the dust and DH was away.

It's less about being a role model than having any chance of them following rules that don't apply to you.... no chance they' ll realistically listen is there?

I could have written that... every last one. And they call me out on it too.
They're good kids though (should really call the eldest an adult...)
So....amongst all the stuff I'm a hypocrite about. I must've got a chunk if it right.

I do leave mugs in the bedroom but that’s it from your list.

Drinking too much wine

Oh god too many to think about. Spending too long on my phone springs immediately to mind. And leaving my clothes in a heap on the bedroom floor. I also tell them to eat what’s on their plate but then leave the bits of mine I don’t fancy

No, they don't listen to me about the mugs

I think I see these things as small stuff which is just the usual family background. I do take very seriously the important things and try and set a good example, and make sure they know this kind of thing isn't jokey stuff. There's rules for the home, and there is rules for life IYSWIM

Don't take crap from shit boyfriends (not that I myself have a boyfriend as well as a DH but you get the idea)
Make sure you have enough money for a taxi if you go out
Don't leave your friends if they're really drunk
Try not to get so drunk it's dangerous
Don't call in sick for work out of laziness
Safe sex always
Treat women well (DSs, in fact all of them!)
Don't swear in front of people where it's not appropriate (teachers, elderly relatives etc)

They seem to be doing okay with this stuff so I don't really care too much about the bowls if I'm honest.

Don't get drunk and get shit tattoos in unclean shops on holiday.

Leaving exam revision till last minute was definitely one of my sins but I tell my son off for this very thing now

I didn't have a phone when I was growing up but I often think I spend too much time on my phone now but do keep commenting on my son's time on the phone.

Yes, I am a hypocrite too but, you know, we have to pretend to be all proper and free of any sin because we are parents :)

I will leave a mug on the bedside table maybe for a couple of days, max, my children used to grow fungus in theirs as well as plates etc. It's a matter of degree. OH is pathalogically incapable of closing doors, switching off a TV he's not watching or putting lights out, there are 20 of those inset lights in the kitchen, often left on. However if I leave the loo light on that off-sets all his apparently!

Hmmm, I give myself a bit more leeway about things like mugs or shoes abandoned in the hall as I'm inevitably the one who is going to be clearing them up anyway. At the point they take an equal role in clearing up/cleaning, I'll have to up my game.

Oh I do make them clear up after themselves. I tend to do all the laundry at once as DH does his own so I will put the DCs in with mine to get a full machine unless they take the piss and save it all up they wash their own bedding etc.

This morning I realised I also snooze my alarm repeatedly despite it being at a volume to wake everyone else up