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The parents have landed

Yes, they are here for a few days, and already taking over the kitchen.

Mum loves to cook while dad likes to instruct her and they have a constant “You should do this”, “No, I do it this way” dialogue the whole time. She’s already planning our meals out for the next few days. Being pregnant, I don’t really mind as I don’t have to do anything!

I’m surprised at how well they’ve reacted to the dog. They have however told us we should stop picking him up after the baby is born because it’s “dirty”.

If you know my parents at all, you’ll know how they can be about things being “dirty”.

The hubby and I spent two days cleaning up the house to minimise any issues. We forgot to wipe down the window sills in the guest bedroom (I didn’t even think about it) so dad was looking for a vacuum today to clean it.

And a seagull pooped on one of the car doors a couple days ago but we didn’t get around to cleaning it up. Both dad and mum commented on it today, with mum using my drink bottle to wet the poop so she could clean it up with a tissue – while we were out at Queen Elizabeth Park. She just couldn’t stand it anymore.

The first time they visited, we went out and bought new curtains, knowing that the ones that came with the house when we bought it was not going to be up to their newness standard. The first thing dad said when he came into our abode was “You should get new curtains. These are old.” Um, yes, a day old… we should’ve opted for bright red instead of the neutral “old” colour.

Nevertheless, they mean well. It’s just their way of showing they care, and I’ll have to keep that in mind to prevent me from going insane…

Ooh – today they told me I shouldn’t hold back if I have any cravings. Not giving in to cravings makes for a dribbly baby. (It’s true they say.) Gotta love them.

7 Comments to The parents have landed

sarah hannah
September 10, 2009

hahaha oh dear…

my grandpa said the same thing to my stepmum when she was pregnant re: the dog! my half bro is now 1 and he still says the same thing! we dont show him any photos of the dog & baby together theeh

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Ms Constantine
September 11, 2009

I’ve been kind of anxious about being in the kitchen with your mum on Sunday, especially as have no idea what I’m doing in there half the time.
But I am SO glad to have a comeback if she questions why I’m making ambrosia/sandwiches/whatever. It’s because you have a craving for it. Awesome.

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Chickie Little
September 11th, 2009 at 2:46 pm

Don’t let mum tell you how to do things though! She won’t know what ambrosia is but will probably try and give you advice!

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Binh
September 11, 2009

Yip, that’s mum and dad for you. You’re lucky that you’re in Wellington and they’re in Auckland so they can’t do ’surprise visits’ to your house to drop stuff off for you that they think you should need!

They do mean well but rather too direct.

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Chickie Little
September 11th, 2009 at 2:07 pm

Yeah it’s great being in Wellington :)

And it’s too cold and windy for them to want to live here (although mum’s already mentioned she should move down to look after the baby…)

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Ela
September 11, 2009

Your parents sound like great fun to have. It’s funny how we know exactly what they’ll say, so we go and do things with the hopes they don’t say it, then they do anyway. Gotta love them :)

And yes, eat what you crave. Makes mommy and baby happy :) Except if you have pica…

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Chickie Little
September 11th, 2009 at 2:41 pm

I know! There’s no way to avoid the parents from making comments, we can only minimise them.

Yeah I’m glad I don’t have pica. And if you also mean the horrible cafe we went to called Pica, that eventually closed down – hallelujah!

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