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What do you do that your parents did, but thought you never would
What I mean is those kinda silly, doesn't really matter, kind of things. My mum is always letting cups of tea go cold. I used to tell her off for the wasted ingredients and electricity to boil the kettle.
This morning I have made 5 cups of tea, actually finished only one. The others went cold well before half way. I could zap it in the microwave but that's not quite the same to me. Got to be fresh made - splash of milk, strong, no sugar, thanks. I'm on my sixth cuppa now. Determined to finish this one. |
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I drive like my dad. I do absolutely nothing like my mother because she was not someone you would look up to or pick up habits from and I made a point as soon as I had kids that if I found myself doing something the same way she did, I'd stop and ensure I did it another way. :lol:
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Re: What do you do that your parents did, but thought you never would
Originally Posted by moneypenny20
(Post 12544418)
I do absolutely nothing like my mother because she was not someone you would look up to or pick up habits from and I made a point as soon as I had kids that if I found myself doing something the same way she did, I'd stop and ensure I did it another way. :lol:
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Nothing. Nothing at all. Just as well. |
Re: What do you do that your parents did, but thought you never would
Forget the names of relatives and friends. (Not all the time, just sometimes!) My grandmother in Queensland often had to go through the family pedigree before she got to mine - including her son Stace who was killed in New Guinea in 1942. Go figure!
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I knit! My mother was an excellent knitter so I never saw the need for me to do it because I knew that she was always going to be much much better at it than I could ever be. So I tatted and cross stitched and macramed and tapestried until carpal tunnel meant I could no longer hold a needle. Then along came grandkids, the carpal tunnel got fixed and while recovering from the surgery I thought I should do the grandmotherly thing and knit something for the munchkins, then my DH suggested that he would like a pair of socks ...... talk about addiction! Anyway as my knitting skill slowly increased my mother’s dementia combined with her still perfectionist tendency meant that she struggled with even the most basic garter stitch square. Then came the day (which still astonishes me) when my mother told me she thought I was an excellent knitter and could I please make her a couple of pairs of socks and a hat for a funeral. I did, of course. If you’d have told me 10 years ago that I would be knitting lace, fairisle, Aran, double knitting and going to knitting groups for making new friendships I’d have laughed in your face but there ya go! Mind you there are still lots of things my mum did that I’ve told my DH he may shoot me should I ever start on the way she did! |
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One of my earliest memories is of my Mum saving string, even bits that were two or three inches long. I don't do that, but I do save those twisty things that are used to keep plastic bags closed. Same principle. Come to think of it, I've never seen those things for sale anywhere. Are they sold in shops, like rubber bands?
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Those twisty things are now sold in long rolls on a cardboard backing which holds a little clipper so you can cut them to any length.
They are available in most hardware stores and garden centers. |
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Thanks for the tip, dave: the two places I try my best not to go into!
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Re: What do you do that your parents did, but thought you never would
Originally Posted by Gordon Barlow
(Post 12547258)
One of my earliest memories is of my Mum saving string, even bits that were two or three inches long. I don't do that, but I do save those twisty things that are used to keep plastic bags closed. Same principle. Come to think of it, I've never seen those things for sale anywhere. Are they sold in shops, like rubber bands?
Let's twist again... |
Re: What do you do that your parents did, but thought you never would
Originally Posted by Lucas_Dad
(Post 12547443)
When we buy own-brand freezer bags from woolies (100 for very cheap) they come with 100 of those twisty things too. Most recent use for one was on one of my boys' toys - little toy truck' towbar broke. Two or three twisty things twisted together, then twisted around the toy to make a new tow bar/rope/thing.
Let's twist again... |
Re: What do you do that your parents did, but thought you never would
Bits and pieces of timber, plate steel, brackets, and general junk for use when making something new from old or improvising materials for carrying out repairs. I always keep a keen eye open for potential re-usable objects - just like dad did.
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Re: What do you do that your parents did, but thought you never would
Swinging
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Re: What do you do that your parents did, but thought you never would
Originally Posted by stevenglish1
(Post 12548966)
Swinging
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Re: What do you do that your parents did, but thought you never would
Originally Posted by moneypenny20
(Post 12549184)
Just so long as you're not swinging with your parents....
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