To think 'once a mother, always a mother'?

[suedonim]

Because it looks like I'll always be in mum-mode. Ds2 is coming to visit us here in Nigeria at half term. I was mulling over the fact that the holiday coincides with my book group meeting and so I would have to take ds2 as well as dd2 with me. But then I had a brainwave - they could take a laptop and a game or two and I could park them in a corner while I enjoyed my meeting.

And then I had an even bigger brainwave. I could leave them both at home while I go to the book group. After all, ds2 is 29yo & married and so I feel the pair of them will in fact be quite safe for an hour or two on their own.

oh sue I do the sing along to CD's in the car and then realise I am singing along to wiggles or playschool sans children in the car.

Ha ha suedonim
Make sure you tell them not to use the kettle or the toaster though

FWIW, I am 38 with 2 children and when I took the children to visit my parents in June, my mother wouldn't let me cook for the children . One day she had to be out and my sister (aged 42 with 2 children) and I were left 'in charge' and DM rang twice to tell us how to cook the brocoli
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Sue, you are as bad as me.

I went up to Heathrow to pick DS and DDIL up at the weekend, (that wasn't the problem), but DDIL was not actually coming back with us, she was going on into London to DB's as she has a OU exam the next day.

I drove her (via the SATNAV which took us all round London, as it kept trying to miss the congestion charge areas!!!!) because, I was worried about her going on the tube on her own.!

The tube would have taken her straight from Heathrow to opposite DB's in 20 mins, it took us two hours to drive.

Loved this OP's post. ROFL

Make sure you put all the medicines out of reach though.

A business acquaintance of my DH's was bemoaning the fact that although he's 46 and wildly successful, his father rings to ask how he's eating. He said their last conversation was about whether he had enough warm clothes for the autumn, and ended "Dad, I am capable of getting dressed on my own, I own a fucking SATELLITE!"

Tousled my stepson's girlfriends hair and asked her if she needed a coat as it was turning chilly,. She's 24 . She just grinned though!

My mother is 88, my eldest brother is 65. She now says things like "Are you sure you should be going up ladders at your age?"

So she's gone straight from "You're too young to go out on your own" to "You're too old to be doing that"!

I've had a good laugh at your stories, thank you! It seems from all these tales that IANBU to think that motherhood never leaves you.