Annoying Mother Rant

[FluffyColor]

Sorry- just need to

It's my mom. Ever since spring break started, she's been obsessed with chores, cleaning and work. If you take her in a room, she says it needs cleaning and may even make you start right then and there- regardless of what you came to do. If you try to talk with her, she gives you a list of chores to do, like:
1.Sweep the floor
2. Vacuum the entire house
3.Wash the dishes
4.Do laundry (ALL OF IT!)
5.Clean the bathroom

So, she sends you off to do this. You're not allowed to do anything-not even drink water or take a 30-second break-until you finish. If you're not finished by dinner? No meal for you! If you're still working past your bedtime? You stay up all night! And if you manage to finish? She gives you another chore to do. I'm lucky to be posting right now, although she'll probably call me upstairs with a list of things to do before I can finish! And she always does this while you're in the middle of your favorite TV show or your favorite computer game or reading a really cool post on your favorite forum. And while everyone's hard at work with the 3-foot list she gave them? She's sleeping,reading, listening to music, checking her e-mail.If YOU ask HER to do something? "I don't feel like it."

So, we FEEL like doing the 20 chores you gave us 5 minutes ago?

I really want to tell her I'm not going to do chores until I get chickens sometimes.I really do.

 

[LarryPQ]

Hmmm...

Now that I have kids, I'm not really feeling the sympathy, but I do remember feeling like you do.

So, in the interest of providing support

 

[EweSheep]

REally how long does it take you to do the chores? I quick run thru the house with broom and sweeper isnt too bad. Just use broad strokes.

Handwash dishes? Depends on how many people in the house but do you have a dishwasher, rinse out the dishes and stack them in the dishwasher.

Clean bathroom isnt bad.

As for laundry, it takes a while but everyone does their own clothes like folding and putthing them away...all you can do is to wash and dry all clothes and just fold your own clothes. Let the others do their own.

I can do all that in a matter of a few hours.

 

[Katy]

I'd like to hear mom's side of the story too!

I would bet it's more than a wee bit different.

 

[Kelly G]

The only thing I can say is that I was one of four kids....we all had long lists of what we needed to do. Clean your room, load the dishwasher, unload the dishwasher, set the table, clear the table, put laundry away (she did all the laundry - but we had to put our own stuff away). I hated it! I also hated it when she vacuumed while I was watching T.V. How rude!!!

*sigh*

Fast forward 20 years...my kids are doin' chores. Everyone contributes. There is a lot of work that needs to be done. Lots. Dad and I work full-time - and both kids want (think they deserve) computers, cell phones,rides to wherever they want to go, hot meals served at times they want, they only want to eat thier favorite items ("I don't like that." - I say, too bad, it's what's for dinner!), pets (dog, cats, fish, birds), and I cannot take care of all these things by myself!


The only difference is - that I don't remember ever seeing my mom stop and do something for herself. I never saw her reading a book, watching T.V., taking a nap. Seriously - my mom worked hard. I feel bad that I can't go back in time and help her more.


I try to make up for it now. My husband and I paid for her to have a cleaning service from Halloween through Valentine's Day - she loves to be surrounded by all of us kids and her grandchildren - but it means more work for her. Nope. Not anymore. She has a cleaning service 3 times per week....and since February - they have kept the service - my mom LOVES it! I couldn't be more thrilled!


Anyway, it's not possible for us to be able to tell if you're being a typical kid (as we all were, too - you're not alone!), or if your mom really is being unfair. Only you know that - in your heart of hearts. I hope you're just a regular kid - like we were!

 

[speckledhen]

How about an Annoying Child rant? I'm sure moms love to do those, too. Yup, sure are two sides to every story.

Trust me, though you may not like it, you're being trained to learn to care for your own home and to work toward a goal.

 

[HennyJenny]

Hee hee - I wonder just how many of us "annoying mothers" there are on BYC?

 

[dacjohns]

Fluffy,

Looks like you came to wrong place for sympathy.

Surely you were exaggerating just a little bit.

 

[Katy]

Quote:
I think there are a lot of us!

 

[Cindiloohoo]

Quote:
I think there are a lot of us!

I have earned my annoying mother patch as well