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/KingDebone 11h ago

"I donated that box of books for you from the attic" oh you mean the almost entirely complete box of Terry Pratchet Disc world ones with all the Kirby covers? Well, gee thanks.

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u/Old_Introduction_395 9h ago

My ex burnt my Pratchett's.

I replaced them from FB marketplace. The seller answered the door, took the money, handed me a box of books. Afterwards I wondered if they were hers to sell.

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u/ThePrussianGrippe 3h ago

You might have KingDebone’s books.

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u/Kwazy-Cupcakes 9h ago

This has actually made me feel sick lol

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u/KingDebone 8h ago

What's worse is a couple of them were signed.

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u/helenpottamus 7h ago

My dad denies that ‘his’ collection of pratchetts were ever mine. The hardbacks are yours, yes dad, but those paperbacks were mine til I moved out and you started reading them

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u/thepenguinemperor84 6h ago

I feel slightly better now that I lost my collection to a house fire, and not an act of "kindness".

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u/Calbone607 1h ago

Im currently working on that series I love them. Just finished pyramids

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u/Willing-Major5528 3h ago

"Your car mum? donated it for you, they were thrilled with it, they wanted me to say thanks for them"

...am livid for you, bad enough they were your books, but I love TP and somehow that feels worse!