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millennials can't live without their mother

My mother is not just under the speed dial on my phone. Of course, hoping that someone calls her in case of emergency, but mainly because it's the most dialed number that gets called. It's a routine every morning when I walk to work and often also when I leave the building after six. But especially when I need her advice again. ’How do I get the lumps out of my beurre blanc?“ ”Which program is best for washing that brand new satin little thing?“ ”Why isn't my bread dough rising?“ ”Help, my waffles are sticking” or “Why are those tulips drooping already when they are only three days fresh?” In short, without mom's help line, I would be nowhere. And what turns out? I'm really not the only one who is dependent on dear mom. In fact: our millennial generation, between 1980 and 2000, is remarkably dependent on the help of mom (and dad) in the household. This is shown by recent research conducted in the United Kingdom.

From the laundry and ‘what should go in my shopping bag’ to the dinner that needs to appear on the table, we millennials struggle as soon as we leave the nest. A British study involving over a thousand young people showed that over 38% still call their mother for help and advice in the household. For example, 41% of respondents admit, with embarrassment, that they regularly ask their mother for laundry tips. Others place the laundry basket filled with dirty contents in front of their mother's house for work, to pick it up clean at the end of the day. And 27% even does this ironed. A quarter of the participants only ask for help with removing that ugly red wine stain.

But we also enlist the help of mothers for the best-kept kitchen secrets. 36% of young people confess in the survey that they regularly call home to ask how to make a dish. Without the help of the home front, most don't get much further than a fried egg or a bag of fries from the snack bar around the corner.

Why do millennials massively enlist their mother's help for household advice instead of consulting Google? 24% of young people claim that their mother really enjoys helping them. 21% were raised a bit spoiled, which means they simply lack the knowledge of household management.

Well mom, I mainly just enjoy having you on the line. But uh, just to clarify about that stew from last time, did it need trappist or dark beer?