What do you NOT do because your Mom/Dad did?

[katiesue]

My sister and I were talking about this the other day. All the things we specifially do NOT do because our Mom did and it drove us bonkers.

Neither of us iron. Anything, Ever. My Mom irons everything. Jeans, sweats, sweaters, underwear, towels, you name it, she irons it.

We don't bake stuff. Not that we can't but we just don't. My Mom bakes for every occassion, usually starting at about 1 AM making godawful noise and being a complete phycho about it all so we just don't.

We don't stay at the checkstand after checkout to not only record the amount of our check/atm but also balance the checkbook. It's embarassing and it holds up the whole line. We also don't stay parked at the gas station and figure out our mileage after every fill up.

We don't do leftovers. My mother saves every little bit for later. I've seen her save a single stem of brocolli. I hate leftovers.

We can go to bed if there are dishes in the sink. Doesn't bother us a bit. My mother literally can not go to bed if there is a spoon in the sink.

We hate apricots. Hate the taste, hate the smell, hate. Our jobs as kids were to pick them up off the ground when they were all runny with ants crawling through them. Gross.

Anyone else?