26 Ways You Have Become Your Mother

    "Before we go, does anyone need the toilet?"

    1. You've recently swapped your nice handbag for a practical, roomy backpack.

    2. And you've started scolding your S.O. when they get fingerprints on the windows.

    3. Don't even get me started on wiping down the hob.

    4. You wear mum jeans with everything.

    5. Your drink of choice is a white-wine spritzer.

    6. And you always turn up to the pub with snacks.

    7. Of course, you're always the first to suggest that a breakaway group leaves the pub to get dinner.

    8. You don't see anything wrong with putting a blanket over your knees if you're sitting outside and it's cold.

    9. You've recently invested in a nice box of thank you cards.

    10. And you've been known to say the phrase "didn't his mother teach him any manners?"

    11. Your ideal evening involves a long bubble bath and a deep-conditioning hair mask.

    12. You sincerely enjoy putting together a packed lunch from what you can find in the fridge.

    13. You would never leave the house without a cardie.

    14. And you always find yourself reminding your friends to bring a coat too.

    15. "Does anyone need the loo?" <--- You, every time you leave an indoor space with a toilet.

    16. You spend more money on fancy cooking oils and herbs than you do on clothes.

    17. When guests come round, you get the fancy tablecloth out.

    18. You have a system for folding sheets.

    19. You consider being late the ultimate sign of disrespect.

    20. Your Tupperware game is on point.

    21. The first thing you do when you get home is put your slippers on.

    22. The second thing is opening all the windows. There's nothing quite like airing a house.

    23. When you don't get ID'd at the supermarket, you chuckle to yourself and say, "Don't you want to ID me? Hehehehehhehe."

    24. Your main interests are cushions and throws, complaining to customer service phone numbers, and using discount vouchers.

    25. You have at least one story about how vitamins saved your hair/skin/nails.

    26. But most of all, you're proud of yourself. Because turning into the most powerful woman you know is pretty great.