5 things that happen when both you and your mom are severely addicted to shopping

Guilt tripping after shopping is always fun when you have a partner to do it with.

Dipannita Saha
अगस्त 18, 2017

The word shopaholic was invented to describe my mother and I. True story. Photo: Shutterstock/IndiaPictures

Remember that movie Confessions Of A Shopaholic? Yes, I'm talking about the same movie that starred Isla Fisher and told the story of a woman who's under huge debt because of her shopping addiction. Well, the movie, I'm sure, is based on my mom's and my life. I'm not exaggerating even one bit. We may not be under debt, but we are definitely bigger shopaholics than that Fisher's character in the movie.

In fact, I believe, when linguists came up with the word 'shopaholic', they had us in their minds. True story. Although it's amazing to have a partner in crime at your beck and call when it comes to shopping, things have a tendency to go crazy when we go out. And trust me, online shopping has made matters even worse for ourselves.

There have been times when we have both swore on each other to not shop again, only to end up in a mall the next day. We need help, I know!

If you and your mother love shopping, you'll probably relate to these five things that happen.

You Never Have To Explain Why You Are Forever Broke

Going broke is never easy. Especially when you promise yourself every month to run on a fix budget. However things change when you feel that dress material in your fingers and have adrenaline rushing through your body. You can't help but swipe your card. And what happens when you repeat this exercise every alternate day? You go broke. But, if your mom is doing the same thing, you never have to explain who nuked your bank account. Because she knows, she understands, and is there to help you if you need money for survival.

You Tell Each Other That Your Cupboards Are Your Treasure Chest

There comes a time when you realize that being guilty isn't just enough because things have gone out of your hand. Trust me, when I tell you that this happens more than once every few months with me and mothership. So, we do the next best thing. We tell each other that a cupboards are our treasure chest, our prized possessions. You know what's the funniest part though? We actually call our sari collection an investment. Because saris never go out of style, you see! We are smart, I know, I know.

When You Guilt Trip, Your Mother Guilt Trips With You

Shopping not only provides you the opportunity to be constantly broke, but also comes with a side dish of guilt. But why guilt trip alone, when you can do it with another person? A person who is equally broke and guilty of spending thousands of money on saris. Sharing is caring and it strengthens your relationship, especially if it's guilt. That's what my mom and I do, we share the guilt. It's actually fun. NOT.

You Are Each Other's Triggers For A Shopping Breakdown

It's like a domino effect. If my mom buys something new without me, it immediately forces me to buy something too. No, I don't get jealous of her shopping, but it just makes me so happy that I end up buying something too. The thing is, because we wear almost the same size, we end up with more than we require and then have a breakdown--a shopping breakdown.

You Stop Going Out Together Because You Both Are Out Of Control

We have found the ultimate solution to curb our addiction--to not go out together at all. You see even if we step out of the house to watch a movie, despite making infinite promises that we won't enter a showroom, we end up doing that. So the solution is stay home and.. you guessed it right--indulge in online shopping.

Despite everything that we go through we enjoy each other's company when we are shopping. We are shiny happy people with shopping bags and that's something I will never be guilty of!