Annoying Mother Rant

[Cindiloohoo]

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My dad?

The most "chores" she's done recently is dinner and dishes.

I still find it unfair to strip most fun time from your kids so you can relax. We're children, not maids.

Seriously...we're parents "not maids." Kids have plenty of fun time. I can't wait for some of you guys to make it into the real world and appreciate us more. REMEMBER...we were young once and had all the same rants too, and NOW as ADULTS we would NOT intentionally make it hard on you guys if we didn't know a few chores were good for you! It IS because we love you!!! Don't you feel the love kiddo!?!?!?

 

[DuckLady]

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My dad?

The most "chores" she's done recently is dinner and dishes.

I still find it unfair to strip most fun time from your kids so you can relax. We're children, not maids.

LOLOLOL ok.

You should print this thread out and put it in a sealed envelope for about 20 years. When you open it you will chuckle at yourself.

 

[Prettiest Frog]

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My mother pulled this one on me once. I pointed out that I spent hours per day on school and homework than she did at work and I'd actually get in trouble if I took a nap at my desk.

Not all moms are perfect. Children should be allowed to have time to be children. There is a happy medium.

It really isn't fair to jump all over this youngster. There are moms out there who are rather worthless as parents and don't work or keep house and just expect the kids to do it. It's not out of love. We don't know the actual situation.

 

[Prettiest Frog]

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Someone told me that once too. That someday I'd look back and realize my mother was right and appreciate all she did for me. Still waiting for that day. Even as a mother myself. Waiting, waiting..... Guess I'm still not in this so-called real-world.

 

[Kelly G]

Uh oh!!!!! The biggest beating my brother EVER got was when he mentioned that my dad made the money & mom spent it! Bad move!!!

My dad made a great living & my mom (who has a PhD) stayed home to take care of us monsters - we lived a life of privelege!

My brother NEVER brought this up, again! Phew!!! He was in A LOT of trouble!!!!

We love to remind him of his all the time, now!!!

 

[DuckLady]

I had to do chores too. I survived.
I lived with a friend who mother was Mommie Dearest. That is not the norm and I am sure the OPs family is very much the norm.

 

[lockedhearts]

We grew up in a modest home, my mother worked much of my childhood, which meant when I was like 10 and my sister was 13, we had more chores to do. We always had chores to do, but at that age we stayed by ourselves after school and we did laundry, cleaning, dishes and started dinner, in addition to keeping our rooms and the bathroom clean. We did not even get an allowance, it was something that was expected and we both survived.

 

[DuckLady]

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Agreed....It is part of being a family.

 

[Katy]

You've spent a lot of time online moaning about having to do some chores....if you'd have spent that time actually doing some of those chores think about how much you would have gotten done.

My kids used to spend waaaay more time whining about having to do something than it actually took them to do the job.

 

[gritsar]

I know it's hard, but please keep something in mind.
I'm 47. I lost my mom to suicide 16 years ago.
I would give or do anything to have my mom around to drive me crazy.