Is this a bit OTT

OMG Gillie, that's amazing. Do you think she enjoys mothering him
Or am I a complete cynic :-)

They don't fail me! Sad, useless git are the first to come to mind, but no doubt there will be others once I have picked my chin up off the floor!

Actually, something else has just come to mind, what sort of parents raised such a feeble specimen!

Well if he can find someone daft enought to do it........

Deary me - has this man no self-respect! Fancy taking it all to your mum. What an idle git!

Would buying some paper cups and plates for him be a good idea and finding the address of the nearest laundrette.

Words fail me! Washing I can (just about) understand, although he should do it himself, but his dishes?

Why can't he wash his dishes in the sink, GillieB? It can't be easy to carry a load of dirty plates etc across town!

Mmm, not sure - when I have been in hospital I was happy to have time to just read, etc., but that was just me.

On the subject of OTT, however, how about this? My DH rang his DB today for a chat and during the course of the conversation I heard him say, "you can't be serious". Afterwards he told me that my Dnephew not only takes his washing every weekend for his DM to do, but also ... wait for it ... his dishes to wash!!!! My SiL is in her 70s and her son is 37 - and, poor thing, he has no washing machine or dishwasher at his rented house. SiL is currently ill, laid up in bed and the dishwasher has packed up so DBiL was doing the washing up. I suppose I shouldn't be surprised as she told me about five years ago that she was still paying his mobile bill every month.

I probably would, if she wanted the company, nina! Probably not a case of being at 'death's door', but if they lived a long way away, might it have been easier to stay around? I think I'd remain very aware of whether she wanted me to b....r off though!