'Can't argue with that logic': Woman exacts revenge on mom who told her 'my house, my rules' growing up
Parents who frequently use the "my house, my rules" argument to deal with their children's antics might want to reconsider that approach -- since it will likely make them resentful in the long run.
Living with parents is definitely a privilege growing up -- it comes with free food and a roof above your head (to say the least). However, living with them as adults can be tricky. There are pros, of course -- you will save a lot of money. On the other hand, your parents will force you to live under their rules.
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'You follow my rules'
Taking to the popular Malicious Compliance Subreddit, one individual recounted how she never forgot the 'my house, my rules' argument she dealt with as a child. The OP posted her story in a thread titled 'In my house, I pay. You follow my rules. That works for me too':
When I was a kid, my parents used the 'my home, my rules.' Period. I was told I could make the rules when I had my own home and pay my bills. It drove me crazy, but I can't argue with that logic. Years later, as an adult paying my bills, my parents visited and wanted to stay with me. My mom smokes and expected to be able to do it in my home. Nope.
I told her that just like when I was younger, they must follow MY house rules, including no smoking. I had chronic bronchitis as a child until I moved out of the house. If looks could kill, I'd be long dead. When I had my kid, I told her that she couldn't smoke near my baby and had to change her clothes if she wanted to hold a baby. She knew I was serious and gave up 40+ years of smoking.
Similar childhood stories
Fellow Redditors largely acknowledged that what goes around, comes around. Many shared stories from their own childhood.
"My Dad used to say that when he quit (nearly 20-year habit), it was because I crawled up in his lap, all of three years old, and said, 'Daddy, you stink.' Cold Turkey. I got 35 more years with him, so WIN," one recalled.
"In the pre-Rona times, I moved my parents into my home," another wrote. "So even though the three of us are under the same roof, they technically live with me and not the other way around. I pay all the household bills, and they help with the mortgage and buy food. It works out. At one point my stepdad was agitated about lights being left on. He'd go in behind us to turn them off making snarky comments. Finally, I just told him, 'I pay for the electricity. So what if I leave a light on, it's coming out of my pocket.' He realized I was right, but I could tell he'd never thought about the situation from that perspective. He still walks behind us turning the lights off and making snarky comments. Only now it's under the guise of saving me money. 😂" they added.
Someone else recalled, "Years ago when my brother bought his first house, we all met there for Christmas that year. Mom (in her late 50s/early 60s) kept getting up and turning the thermostat up. The 3rd or 4th time my brother turned it back down he asked who kept turning it up. My mom said 'I do, I'm cold.' My brother said 'Then put on a sweater. Isn't that what you always told us?' She'll never visit my house so I'll never have the satisfaction, but I sure savored my brother's."
Another chimed in, "I pulled the 'my house my rules' card on my mother almost 10 years ago. Up to that point, I was a beacon of what a son should be to the public but was berated and verbally abused behind closed doors. We haven’t spoken in about 8 years now. It appears it was less 'my house my rules' and more 'my rules.'"
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