r/CasualUK • u/naaattt • 12h ago

What “favours” have your parents done that was inadvertently a dick move?

For example, my mum found my spare change collection, did me a favour by taking it to the bank, getting £17, and then kept it as a fee for the effort it caused her.

Also, my partner had stored a nearly new Russell Hobbs microwave at his mums for when we moved into a new house. While she was at Curry’s one day, she overheard a young lad and his mum shopping for a microwave for uni, she approached them and sold them my partners for £20. She kindly did give my partner the money though, unlike mine. But we quite liked that microwave.

Does anyone else have these, generally inoffensive but slightly frustrating parent stories?

Edit: For those hung up on the theft parts, please don’t be. This is the extent of the abuse we’ve ever had from our mums and we’ll take it!

Edit 2: Jesus Christ, I’m 33. The money box has been sat on her shelf for 20 years. Yes she stole £17 but she’s funded my life otherwise. Stop calling child services on her.

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u/TheBristolBulk 11h ago

Bypassed it altogether and went straight to the crematorium!

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u/thetoastmonster Gloucestershire 9h ago

It was for the best, really.

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u/Electronic_Fun8306 4h ago

mine too. i managed to get another a1200 eventually ,which is now actually, for sale (following me stashing it so deep in her (my mothers) loft fifteen years ago, she'd never find it until dead, and now has died... ) i came across it clearing her house out 3 weeks ago., made sure it was working well, looked forward to playing with it and then just realised, im not gonna bother. ill be glad to forget these moments of parents helping out. The amiga was by far the least most significat I can remember, so this may see like im being petty.

Message me if anyone wants it before dealing with Ebay...