Anyone's Mum always trying to give them lessons in domesticity??

[Pagan]

Yesterday as mine kindly offered to do my ironing for me said "watch and learn" as she was doing it!!! I'm 36, married with 2 kids and left home when I was 21 ....

I buy yellow dusters from the pound shop ans throw them when they get too dirty lifes too short!

my SIL is her mother's daughter after all.....

BTW sweetlitty - I agree with you. On the very odd occasion that I use a yellow duster, I don't worry too much about what happens to it afterwards...

Must be a generation thing. Scrubbing the front step with carbolic....I cannot bring myself to tell my mum that my windows are cleaned inside about every 2 years. Also have just had a conversation about cleaning showers....can't be doing with it.
Incidentally I left home at 18, now have 2 kids, family, etc have travelled extensively, and am still asked "aren't you wearing a coat..?" perhaps we will never grow out of that either?
One wish - that mum did more cooking from scratch and got me involved more in the kitchen, as I had to start learning when I left home pretty much from a boyfriend at the time.

My Mum is pretty elderly and my theory is that that in her day they didn't have the same choices, being a wife and mother was just the high in life you aimed for and what was expected of you. I think she sees that I have managed to do lots of other things but she could never comment on that coz she couldn't relate to it and possibly was a bit out that she never had the same opportunities. Now that I'm in a role she CAN relate to, she now feels that she can speak with authority about it without realising that I do have a brain and common sense.

Feeding the grass?

No, thankfully. My mum is the sort who has always had hired help.

Now if only she'd give me some bridge lessons . . .

oh the 'what I used to do is...'
'what you could do with is....'
'why dont you try this...'
You know what...if I could I would!!!!

No, my mum wouldnt know domesticity if it sat on her face. In fact, I give her lessons.

I give my mum lessons

in fact she hates coming to mine as she feels utterly unworthy

Acnebride - my patch of grass at the front of the house needs fed apparently. Might give it a good curry next time we're having one

LOL, and here i was patting myself on the back for always getting some sort of meal on the table for ds dh and myself - if the lawn's going to get involved I will cry

Oh I SO need lessons. Don't see my parents very ofte, but have to confess that when I go up to see them in a couple of weeks will be taking ds' new school trousers so she can take them up!

i get cookbooks, j cloths, bin bags, nappy sacs, wipes, nappies, furniture spray, electric mixer, blender, juicers, scourers, even a wipe table cloth and a wipeable apron to wear to change babys nappy! she even bought me and dada his and her shower caps!!! myne had flowers and his was boys army camoflage:-))) what can you say bless her

My mom told me to safety pin my socks together before washing them.....????

No - mine gave up years ago...

I never complain if mine decides to help out with the house work, she gave up on the lectures years ago when I pointed out that she did not go back to work till we were teenagers and that due to financial constraints I had to return to at least evening and weekend work when DD was just 4 months old, it is therfore a little difficult to get all the housework done, entertain child and still go to work as you never get a break. Since then I have a helper with the housework when ever I seem to be getting behind which is frequently at the moment as baby number two is due in 12 days time and I am exhausted. MIL still lectures but does have dd 1 afternoon a week so that I can catch up (yeah right at the moment I spend that time with my feet up thanks very much).