Annoying Mother Rant

[EweSheep]

My father is an excellent cook and baker! He was the one who taught my mom how to cook! She cooks FABULOUS meals! Took alot of trials and errors.

Hubby on the other hand can cook somewhat but ends up burning stuff LOL!

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

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Be sure to have that talk when no chores have been asked--perhaps first thing in the morning say something like, "Mom, what chores do you want me to do today? I really want to _______, so I'd like to fit them around that." You could also ask to have specific chores (and their frequency) assigned so that you can know ahead of time what is needed, and do it without being reminded.

You say you want chickens, but your mom keeps giving you chores--perhaps she wants you to show that you are mature enough to take care of them.

 

[lilblessings5]

My dad and 3 brothers are all really excellent cooks. Now, my DH on the other hand- steak and french fries and funnel cakes for desert. Don't get me wrong- it all tastes amazing but we would be dead of heart attack if he cooked everyday!!

 

[MaggieRae]

Everyone has to do chores. No big deal. Get them done and move on (The trick is to make them fun. Do them with a friend and dance to music or something. Or just dance by yourself. I do that.). One thing that bugged my mom and me was that my dad would add a bunch of chores that 'needed' to be done, but he was gone when it came to chore time! And at that time we only had one car there, so we were left stranded at the house too!

I'm serious though, it was every single chore time. He would lecture to me about not helping, but where was he?! Mom just rolled her eyes, she'd been married to him 15+ years and was used to it. Years later, I'm still bitter about that.

I'll tell you who never helped me clean the chicken coop even though I fed his darn dog half the time...

Oh well. I'm just glad to have him.

 

[ams3651]

I am 37 years old and have 2 kids of my own, my mother comes to MY house and tells me to do the dishes and the laundry and clean my room. It never ends.

 

[redhen]

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HAHAHAHAHA! Sooo true! My mom does the same thing...

 

[FluffyColor]

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Be sure to have that talk when no chores have been asked--perhaps first thing in the morning say something like, "Mom, what chores do you want me to do today? I really want to _______, so I'd like to fit them around that." You could also ask to have specific chores (and their frequency) assigned so that you can know ahead of time what is needed, and do it without being reminded.

You say you want chickens, but your mom keeps giving you chores--perhaps she wants you to show that you are mature enough to take care of them.

The "I'm not going to do my chores until I get____________________________" came from my stories Return of the Fountain,Missing,Setting Anniversary,and Spring Break.They are all about a girl named Zuri that wants chickens, but her dad didn't let her. Her spoiled friend Janie gave her dumb advice that she did, like going on a strike.

 

[suzettex5]

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HAHAHAHAHA! Sooo true! My mom does the same thing...

HA HA HA!!! For me, its my Mother-In-Law who comes and, not only tells me to clean, but then goes behind me and RE-CLEANS!! AND then, she goes around the house and rearranges stuff- rugs, tables, knick-knacks!! Doesnt bug me though, we all get a laugh out of it! I have 5 kids and they all help with chores, but I respect their need to be kids and have time to just be kids. We all have to work and we all have to have time to relax.

OP- Sometimes us moms go on a cleaning bienge and we think everything needs to be cleaned and right NOW!! So we enlist all the helping hands available. And sometimes we just get plain tired and need a break, so, again, we enlist helping hands. Always remember- Its temporary!! It will not last forever and you will get time off and your tv shows will re-run! I bet your an awesome kid and a huge help to your mom- just try to stay happy and motivated and you'll feel better!!

 

[QuinnP]

my adoptive mom is an old lady. (78) the whole reason we're in Oregon was to get away from her.

(Hugs to annoying mothers & somewhat grumpy children.)

AND CHICKENS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[quietheart]

I understand where you're coming from, I was the primary one doing ALL the chores when I was growing up. I had an older brother who did nothing but terrorize us younger kids. Unfortunately for me, Mom simply said do blah blah blah without any kind of instructions. Mom was always "sick" in her bedroom. I've had to teach myself, and my kids, how to properly clean a house. We have a chore list that rotates daily, we are ALL on it, it seems to work really well. Of course if my back is really bothering me or something me kids split my chores up and get em done. Maybe that's something you could talk to your Mom about. I know before we had the chore list my kids would constantly complain that they were doing everything and so and so wasn't doing anything. Now they can actually see that they're all pulling their weight.

edited for grammar