Living with the Parents
Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2006 9:21 am
Sucks.
Don't get me wrong, I have a very good relationship with my mother, but my patience has been tested on a few occasions.
Example 1: QVC is on 24/7
Example 2: Got some DVDs out on Sunday so I could relax and watch them on my laptop....
I asked my mother if she wanted to watch them with me (specifically "16 Blocks" last night), to which she replied "sure, after my soaps"...
So after Home and Away/Coronation Street/Eastenders and another episode of Corrie (how many bloody episodes are there?) we were meant to sit down and watch the film, which would have taken me to my bed time as I have to get up at 6:15am...
Unbeknown to both my mum and me, was that there was a George Clooney film on Film 4.
As she is a Clooney fan, I told her that I would watch said DVD on my laptop in the other room.
an hour later, having got into the film, I got a knock on the door, my mum had decided that she would like to watch the film after all.
At this point I should have made an excuse not to re-watch the film in the living room from the beginning, but being the mild mannered man I am, I setup the DVD player to watch the film (again)...
Christ.... she talked all the way through the first hour, then fell asleep.
As a result, I went to sleep an hour past my bedtime and concealing my contempt for the whole situation.
I understand she is doing me a big big favour by letting me stay there, and I really am appreciative for that.
But having lived by my rules for so long, it is just so hard to adapt.
Moan over with.
Don't get me wrong, I have a very good relationship with my mother, but my patience has been tested on a few occasions.
Example 1: QVC is on 24/7
Example 2: Got some DVDs out on Sunday so I could relax and watch them on my laptop....
I asked my mother if she wanted to watch them with me (specifically "16 Blocks" last night), to which she replied "sure, after my soaps"...
So after Home and Away/Coronation Street/Eastenders and another episode of Corrie (how many bloody episodes are there?) we were meant to sit down and watch the film, which would have taken me to my bed time as I have to get up at 6:15am...
Unbeknown to both my mum and me, was that there was a George Clooney film on Film 4.
As she is a Clooney fan, I told her that I would watch said DVD on my laptop in the other room.
an hour later, having got into the film, I got a knock on the door, my mum had decided that she would like to watch the film after all.
At this point I should have made an excuse not to re-watch the film in the living room from the beginning, but being the mild mannered man I am, I setup the DVD player to watch the film (again)...
Christ.... she talked all the way through the first hour, then fell asleep.
As a result, I went to sleep an hour past my bedtime and concealing my contempt for the whole situation.
I understand she is doing me a big big favour by letting me stay there, and I really am appreciative for that.
But having lived by my rules for so long, it is just so hard to adapt.
Moan over with.
