Mums find looking after their stay-at-home children in their late teens and early 20s is more difficult than caring for them when they were toddlers, a recent survey has found.
Dubbing their sons and daughters 'generation lazy' mothers have laid bare the trials and tribulations they face on a daily basis with their offspring.
The list is extensive- from leaving the TV on when they go out, to stealing phone chargers and refusing to replace the loo roll when it runs out- it seems mums everywhere are besieged by unhoused-trained adult babies.
And that is not all, out of the 2,000 mums approached for the survey, 1,200 moaned their older children do not complete chores like cleaning the dishes.
Key findings of the poll commissioned by Utility Warehouse, which helps with budgeting for household bills, shows a third of mum's feel their blood boil when asked 'what's for dinner' by their lazy kids who don't even offer to help.
And given rising prices of energy bills just over half feel a rage coming on when they see lights left on in empty rooms.
In fact, with towels and dishes left everywhere, lights on at all hours, and muddy trainers at the front door, more than two thirds of mums feel like they are living in 'student digs'.
With Mother's Day this Sunday, David Walter of Utility Warehouse joked: 'Our research shows that for many mums the best gift this year isn't a bunch of flowers - it's finally seeing the landing light turned off!'
His observation is backed up by the poll which found that 67% of mums would rather their children took out the bins or helped out round the house somehow rather than buying presents.
Crumbs on the kitchen counter and wet bathroom towels on the floor set the nerves of a third of mums on edge, while just under 20% feel a headache brewing when clothes are left to stew and go stale in the washing machine or their phone charger goes missing.
A quarter of mums complained about their children using a fresh mug for a cup of tea every time rather than washing and reusing one.
But ultimately despite all the bugbears, overwhelmingly mums can forgive their children for their foibles.
Just over three quarters (76%) say they are proud of their child's development, with a further 75% admitting that being a parent is one of the most rewarding things you can do in life.