To think my parents are batshit

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My parents don't own drinking glasses and never have.
Every single drink from tea/coffee to water or wine is served in a mug.
When I was growing up it seemed normal but when I moved out at 17 (I'm in my 30s now) I realised how odd it was.
I've now gone the other way and own far too many glasses for every occasion.

AIBU to think that my parents must be psychopaths?? 😂😂

Does anyone else's parents/family have odd quirks like this?

Why don’t you buy them some? They’re only a few quid in wilkos.

I have, many times! 😂
I did buy them some wine and pint glasses a few years back but they all got binned 🤦‍♀️

A mug of wine???? Id rather drink it straight from the bottle. OK post apocalypse but not now.

I’m the same as your parents but I live alone and never entertain.

Not really baytshit. Just eccentric.

Are they worried about breaking glasses ?

Don't you find that water just feels weird from a mug? 😅 I think it tastes different 😂

Nope!

Any cold drink feels weird from a mug!

I have friends who are the same. I've gotten used to it.

Doesn't seem batshit to me. There are plenty of places in the world where glasses are not the norm. It's a bit odd in a western country but not batshit - harmless and mildly eccentric at worst.

I think it tastes fine 😊

YANBU - sounds batshit to me.

So what DID they say when you asked them about it?

Don't you find that water just feels weird from a mug?
💯

Hate drinking water from a mug

@Butchyrestingface they always give vague answers.
Usually 'oh yeh, I'll get round to getting some one day'.

It's been 33 years.

When I was a teen in my first place I didn't have glasses at all, and had parties every weekend, one very busy party saw people sipping from mugs, a vase, and bowls 🤣

As an adult I don't really drink, but I have margarita glasses, shot glasses, gin glasses.....

Being offered wine in a mug would take me right back to my teens 🤣

We only have 2 small glasses, lots of mugs and lots of plastic cups for the kids. We rarely drink alcohol and if OH does have a beer it's from the can/bottle

My 1 year old will only drink water from a mug 🤷‍♀️

A vase 🤣🤣🤣

When I’m alone, I love drinking wine from a big mug. I have no idea why.
I own loads of glasses. 🥴

I can kind of understand if it's a Sports Direct mug as you can practically fit a whole bottle in there 😂

My PIL have wine glasses and loads of crockery (some saved for best) but only a few glasses, and they're tiny ones.

After staying with them a few times I realised its because they only drink tea, wine, and maybe a small glass of fresh orange for breakfast. They never drink water, soft drinks or anything like that. Don't know if that's a generational thing or just them.

OMG it is. Well, it’s the size of a Sports Direct mug. Jesus, might need to rethink this mug usage.

@Thebigblueballoon if you can fit the bottle in, then you don't have to keep getting up for refills. Really, you're saving time and time is money my friend.