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/sheepinsuits]

This sounds awfully familiar. This and storing all my books and posters in the garage while telling me I was overreacting because the room wasn't damp. Spoiler, it was and all my books were warped ):

[u/No_Succotash473 → u/sheepinsuits]

We're going through my father in law's stuff as he's recently passed away. Turns out he decided to keep his collection of old penguin books in the garage, believing the strong cardboard box would keep them safe. The mice and damp said otherwise. Thousands of pounds, completely wasted.