My mother was NOT thrilled with my love of vacuums as a child,,and was ashamed and embarassed about it. She would not even talk about vacuum cleaners when i was around, or let me talk about it. She consideres a vacuum cleaner to be nothing more than a fancy GARBAGE CAN.
She even went as far as making sure i was NOT there or included when the time came to buy a new vacuum when i was a kid,,something i never forgot.
Ive told her in later years that the ONE thing she could have done to make me forever happy was to at least be included in the buying of the new vacuum at the time. She just grunted and walked off, shaking her head. (Would it have been such a crime to let a 6-7 yr old kid come to the store with you?)
HAHA Oh well,,i got my wish and revenge in the end,several yrs later,when i was able to drive and had my own money, i took that awful machine she bought and traded it for a machine i wanted,,as i was the one who did all the vacuuming, of course.
She was miffed but never mentioned it again after i told her since im the one that does the vacuuming (she wouldnt touch a vacuum cleaner if her life depended on it) i should at least be able to have one i liked. We never discussed it again.
My father was no help either,,he was indifferent,,didnt care one way or the other,,but both grandmother's and most of the rest of the family loved the fact that i was interested in vacuums,,and would let me use theirs whenever i visited,,infact, i did most all of the vacuuming at one Grandma's house,,she loved and appreciated the fact that she didnt have to do it!
