‘Nice’ Things That Aren’t Actually

[WheelieBinPrincess]

Just a random musing.

Breakfast in bed- lovely idea, reality is you need to get up for a wee and then a tray is plonked on your lap, and groggy from sleep you are supposed to exclaim in delight over bits of pastry flaking into your sheets and slopping coffee down yourself and trying to subtly get the sluggy bits of fat off the bacon because you usually just get medallions.

Relaxing massage- I went the other day and I kept thinking ‘I’ll switch off and enjoy it in a minute’ but just kept thinking about whether to get the tube or the bus home and if there are oven chips in the freezer or not or if I watered my peace lily last week and if not it’s probably died. Then it was finished and it cost me £80.

Anyone got anything they can add to things that sound so nice as an idea but in reality are just not really?

Christmas- am such a grinch that it is one of the joys of converting to judaism.

TV- boring and I am continually flipping channels and can't find anything I like. Never had a tv license for that reason.

Baths

Baking with kids.

Crafting with children.

Leaving the washing up till the morning.

Fancy looking cakes, never as nice as homemade, especially those at an afternoon tea. Went to a few when they were all the rage and all were disappointing.

Shower sex.

Champagne and Prosecco.

Love a fizzy drink but always disappointed by these.

I do like Cremant and Nyetimber though!

Baths
Lobster
Anything with kids that makes mess eg baking, play doh, fucking kinetic sand
Restaurants with kids until they are old enough to be good company - I don't way to pay to sit there and colour in or do stickers.
Spas
Afternoon tea

Most of these

Gifts for DC that require adult (parent!) participation or supervision.

Gifts for adults that require the recipient’s or third parties’ time or money, eg ‘experience days’.

Most weddings!

Spa Days
Holidays with kids
Anything with Kids

Sometimes I just can’t enjoy a massage🙄 salted caramel, pizza, mexican food

Bourbon biscuits

Beach days with kids
Sunday afternoons- I always dread the thought of monday morning coming up
New Year’s Eve - I just want a relaxed evening and no pressure to make a fuss over the last evening of the year

Most restaurants, takeaways and bakeries/food outlets.

Takeaway. Since I learned to cook they just taste disgusting and I resent the expense!

Picnics
Drinking before 7pm
Truffles

This is why I love MN. I agree with literally every one so far! Used to feel so bad about hating the beach when the DCs were little, but looking back it was a form of torture.

Pub Sunday lunch. £18 round here and the roast potatoes were like bullets, and I didn’t feel sorry for the beef either. That cow had definitely died of old age.

@LaBellina

Beach days with kids Sunday afternoons- I always dread the thought of monday morning coming up New Year’s Eve - I just want a relaxed evening and no pressure to make a fuss over the last evening of the year

I dont 'do' NY. You can choose not too.

As soon as I read the title I thought "Breakfast in bed"

Little kids love the beach though. You have to do it.

@IrisLilyRose

Houseguests.

100% agree

Aperol Spritz.