Being given food

karren

I truly wish I had a family like yours x I left home at 17 and didnt have a bean, and wish my family had helped, its only now that Im on my feet so to speak and thats only because of mse!!!!
Ill deffo be doing the same for my children, so grit your teeth and embrace your mum who obviously loves you xxx

Gettingtherequickly

I think most mums do that. Why not go shopping together one day and see if there is anything you bought would use that is on BOGOF, you could then pay 50% each and not waste - how many of us have learnt not to BOGOF if the purchase ends up getting chucked?

You could then go for the odd coffee as a treat and mum/daughter bonding.

lilac_lady

Most mothers would do the same if they saw their family struggling and they could afford to help out.

I do/did and have never regretted it. No pockets in shrouds! .

Mrs_Veg_Plot

I forgort to say in my pervious post that my eldest daugther will be going to uni this year and I inted to supply her with food/grocery/toiletry parcels and I am looking forward to it as well. It will be a way of helping her out and showing her that we care.

wantnomoneyworries

I agree with all the other posts. I expect your mum gets much pleasure out of helping you out and by accepting it graciously that is what you are giving her that pleasure. Like a couple of others have mentioned - my son has gone to university now and I know he is learning to manage himself but we help out where we can. We actually save money by not having him home! So we can afford to help him out!

tiff

PIGSMAYFLY wrote: »

Just be thankful you haven't got a mother like mine lol! Every time I see her she wants something doing or shopping paid for, I have lost my job, my other half and have been barely scrapping by for the last two months and she still has a not a nice word to say about me (she and my father are sitting on a fair few pennies may I add), nor could she care less if dd and I went hungry.... How blessed you bunch are! Your mother is a diamond let her shine...

Would she really not care if you and dd went hungry? Thats awful, I couldnt imagine feeling like that about my own kids, could you? My kids are 14 and 11, I just wonder what sort of relationship we will have when theyre adults, they are great kids and I hope that doesnt change xx

jokeyjo

my mum would do the same for me if she knew it was needed as it is when we go to her house she tries to feed us chocolates and goodies

grannybroon

As a mum I would do the same for both my children. We went through some really hard times when the children were young with no help at all and I don't want my children to wonder how to feed themselves and my grandchildren.

gallygirl

lilac_lady wrote: »

Most mothers would do the same if they saw their family struggling and they could afford to help out.

I do/did and have never regretted it. No pockets in shrouds! .

I forgot to say, my parents were always willing to help out financially (no shopping, just as well as Findus Pancakes were not my ideal of a good meal ). I found it very, very hard to say yes, but when my dad was terminally ill and I saw how much pleasure he got from buying me things I wished I had done it earlier. Especially as I'm an only child so was only spending my own inheritance .

kochi1

My mum still does this and I'm almost 40! Just little things she see's whilst out shopping, or during the summer she'll go to the asparagus farm and give it to me. Then again we do trades too - I got 10 tins of tomatoes off her and she got spices etc she couldn't get reasonably priced where she lives, or when I'm cooking will do extra and give her some to take home. But the clothes she buys and says they are second hand from me is another story lol.....