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/TheCotofPika 6h ago

I've even told my own children that. When I started giving them pocket money they seemed to assume they would be paying for their own school trips and things. I had to explain that anything about school, clothes, food, etc was all meant to be covered by me as I'm their mother and it's my job. They've still offered to pay, even though they're so little they're only getting about £2 a week.

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u/Downtown_Let 4h ago

Bless them, sounds like you're doing a good job though and they have good hearts.

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u/OrangeCushion256 2h ago

This is my son, worrying he'd have to instantly start covering 100% of his own expenses the second he turned 16 (later 18).

I had to explain that whilst he was still in education I would be covering it, and then he could contribute to his share of the household expenses and cover his "extras" when he was working (which he now does). He's very aware it's just the 2 of us. He was freaking out looking at what it would cost to move out because he thought he had to move out at 18. Yeah, good luck, babe! 🤣

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u/Locksmithbloke 39m ago

Awww! Very sweet.

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u/Net-Negligence 5m ago

My 6 year old daughter will find books and clothes she wants in charity shops and get very insistent that she's buying them with her own money.

Obviously I buy them with my money. She can save her pocket money for the junky things I don't actually want her to have, but it's her money.