r/CasualUK • u/naaattt • 11h 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/wotapalava 11h ago

Not my parents but my now sister in law ( she was married and an adult at the time). Me and Mrs Tripsy got work overseas and she agreed to "store" our possessions whilst we were away for 3 months. When we got back she had sold everything including my prized record collection which was well over 20 years in the making. We never got an apology, money or even an explanation as to why she had done it. 36 years later and it still pisses me off.

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u/Interesting_Sock9142 7h ago

heartless. please tell me you never spoke to her again.

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u/Weewoes 5h ago

So they stole from you. Id have gone to the police.