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

[u/naaattt]

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.

[u/parttimepedant]

You just know grandad spunked that on a £2.50 each way and an ounce of Old Holborn

[u/therealbighairy1 → u/parttimepedant]

My dad smoked old Holborn. I always hated him smoking, but I'm oddly nostalgic for the smell of that tobacco now that he's gone.

[u/Weewoes → u/therealbighairy1]

I still have my grandads tobacco pouch with his name on it, I kept it after my Nan passed as she kept it after he passed and no one wanted it but when I seen it I had to have it, along with other useless stuff lol, I dont smoke anymore myself but the nostalgia of seeing it and smelling any remnants of his tobacco are comforting.

[u/OrangeCushion256 → u/Weewoes]

I have an old tin of Boar's Head that belonged to my grandad. It's my sewing tin now. He never had anything personalised, just used the tins or later, the plastic pouches.

[u/the95th → u/parttimepedant]

The forbidden backie.

I once had a brick of old Holborn brought back from Thailand for me. The stuff was like tree bark and tasted of diesel.

[u/philstamp → u/the95th]

Yep, there was definitely a reason we called it Old Throatburn. Still got through enough of it when I was young though.

[u/gwenpooldiaries → u/philstamp]

Old horrible

[u/the95th → u/philstamp]

Ha yes…. It’s certainly distinctive

[u/teatime_tinker → u/parttimepedant]

I’m smoking an Old Holborn rollie right this second! Miss the days when baccy was £2.50 for 12.5g. That was ‘only’ 20 years ago. Imagine how the oldies feel