You know you've raised your kids OS when...

shandyclover

They get a weekend job cleaning uni student's digs, and are telling the cleaning company team supervisor how much money they could be saving by using vinegar, stardrops, BS and bleach rather than a myriad of expensive branded stuff.

Your stories...

SpikyHedgehog

They say 'Mum, can I make the laundry gloop?' And aren't at all phased by a nappy bucket (of laundry gloop) sitting in the kitchen when the younger child is 9 & well out of nappies by day (actually, he's dry at night too now! Hooray!)

stiltwalker

When.... you go to them for jam advice (my dad the other day). Thanks mum and dad from someone who has been raised OS by their parents! Hope I can do as good a job with mine but they are bit small to tell yet.

fuddle

when.. my 7 year old asks can she do some crochet lying in bed Subscribing - going to love this thread! Thank you

PixieDust

When you take them shopping for shampoo and they go to theone they usually have, look at the price and say indignantly, "I'm not paying THAT!" and select a value one. (DD, aged 14)

oooh and when they ask you to look on Amaxon to see if the price of a book they want is cheaper online (also DD)

Take_it_like_a_man,_sonny

My niece dragging her chair, telling me to sit good right and than rattles on about the strawberries, and how untasty the green ones are. This was in March! She was 42 [STRIKE]years[/STRIKE] months old!

blossomhill_2

Your DD's friend comes to tea then greets his mum at the door by shouting "Mum, DD's Mum made chips from potatoes!!!" and DD is puzzled - who doesn't make chips from potatoes, it's alchemy!

heavenleigh

You are barely in the carpark of a super market and your kids are racing you and each other to the reduced section! My eldest dd loves it x

Evie74_2

Your eldest DD (7 at the time) knits a toy cat for the younger DD's birthday (then 3), including finger-knitting a tail and sewing on little buttons for eyes (secretly reinforced later by mummy - sshhhh!). I was very proud

Evie xx

Take_it_like_a_man,_sonny

Had nephew, who when I read him a space story, asked where I came from, so I naturally answered Mars! And my car would take off when it did 67 mph. Poor lad was so upset that the car could not reach this speed!

Turned out alright though as he is hooked now, like me, on :beer::beer::beer::beer::beer::beer::beer::beer: Cheers

tiredwithtwins

do we go to dotty p's or the charity shop? no brainer ... for the price of a top in dotty p's, my 15 yr old dd will find a couple of carrier bags of designer stuff for the same price in our local charity shops!

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