u/MercyXXVII

I shared an AirBNB with a woman who was old enough to be my mom. Family friend.

Over the week I learned she has 4 kids, very close to my age, and none of them talk to her anymore. Specifically she said one of her daughter's is the "mean one", which suggests to me that she's the one with the strongest boundaries.

She also has step-kids around my age and they don't like her either.

She said even her dog prefers her husband over her.

My overall assessment is that she is obviously difficult to get along with. If your own dog doesn't like you then you have some serious problems.

But personality aside I realized this is a great example of why we shouldn't have children with the expectation that they will fulfill us in some way. Your kids may want nothing to do with you even if you aren't a turd sandwich human being.

At one point in the week I was drunk and told her I wasn't having any kids, we don't need kids to have fun, and I high-fived her. LOL.

I wanted to side with her dog regarding her personality... but I thought I better be friendly since we were sharing a house.

Who needs kids anyway?

Girl working the counter at the liquor store saw I was buying a bottle of wine and wished me a happy Mother's Day.

I was actually buying a bottle of wine because I have a cold and Chardonnay makes my throat feel better and the buzz doesn't hurt either.

But I figured she was just making assumptions and trying to be nice so I said, "Thanks!"

But then she said, "Nobody wishes me a happy Mother's Day. I thought for sure you looked like the kind of person who would. I thought you'd have my back. Don't I look like a mother? Don't I deserve to be wished a happy Mother's Day?"

Whaaaaat?!

I didn't know what to say so I went for a compliment, "Oh sorry, I thought you looked way too young to have kids and didn't want to assume!"

Of course that flattered her.

Then she asked if I wanted to take some lollipops home for my "children". I panicked and told her my kids were too old for candy.

Me and my bottle of wine ran for our lives lol.