Annoying Mother Rant

[Tanichca]

Im technically already acting mom sometimes to my little bros., because mom is 6 months pregnant with #10 and needs my help a lot.

 

[EweSheep]

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#10 kid on the way???!!! Oh my aching, swollen feet, and backaches!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[FarmerJamie]

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So? I do that all the time. Even when I worked full time.

Cool, hadn't thought of #5 for our three kids.

Let me add:
6. Feed and water the animals
7. Make your bed

Once Spring *finally* gets here, we can start talking yard, garden, and canning chores.

Before I get bashed as the worst dad ever, know that we'll visit the beach every couple of years and two years ago had 2 weeks in Orlando over Christmas

 

[redhen]

I understand your frustration...
BUT.. be glad you have a clean house to live in..be glad that your mother EVEN CARES that you are living in a clean house..
I'm just saying... I know it can be frustrating for you.. but... it could always be much worse...
Just my opinion..

 

[sourland]

You'll only have your mother for a certain period of time. Once she's gone, you'll miss her on a daily basis. The older I've become, the more I realize my Mom did the best she could-parents are only human too.

 

[cluckcluck42]

Hey, you know what, it's not easy being on either side of the parent-kid dynamic and I do feel for ya. Can you talk to her and try to convince her to give you a list of chores she wants done that day and let you do it on your own time, ex. if you really want to watch your fave show, you can do your chores before it?? Moms arent that unreasonable if you show some effort. It's not easy paying the bills and raising kids and you know your mom needs help, it seems to me you are just bothered by HOW and WHEN she is asking you. I bet talking to her nicely (emphasis on nicely!) would help the situation out. You only get one mom, treat her nice

 

[lilblessings5]

I can see right now my kids don't Do near enough around here. Better put them too work!

 

[saddina]

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My mother was like that too. Her view was that she did chores as a kid, and now she got to sit while her kids did chores. Oddly enough this rule was only for the oldest girl, my younger sister and brothers did just thier portions of laundry, the rest of the house was mine to deal with. A 3 floor victorian with loads of places to scrub dust out of. Not every mother is like that, but some are. Wasn't till I joined flylady I realized i was doing a full week of scrubbing every day.

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

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The other bad thing about not giving your kids chores is that they don't learn how to do them well, or how to manage time. That is part of my problems--my mother did not expect enough from me, and time management is NOT one of my skills. I did learn how to clean, buyt am poor at organizing things and straightening.

When I ask my son to vacuum, it is a pain--I know it will not be done properly. He MAY get all the open areas, but he darned sure doesn;t vacuum underneath things--I'm not talking moving heavy furniture--I mean things like dining chairs! So he complains and complains, and has to do it over and over. SOMEDAY he will get it right the first time--and I'll treat him to some favoured treat. (Of course, as both sons have told me, if they don't do it right, they are gambling that I will just give up and do it myself to get it done. Older son is on his own now, and doesn't do that anymore--he is quite likely to see a needed task and jump in and do it, or even grab little brother to help

, and if I ask him to do something, it gets done well.)

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

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Okay, stop right there . . . the best chef's in the world are men, and never is there a better treat than when my SO decides he wants to cook. It's better than being taken out to eat! Go ahead and claim not to like cooking, but don't you dare blame it on your gender, because y'all have a long history of making this a tastier world.

FWIW, my son-in-law, eldest son and husband are all fantastic cooks.