"Asking me to help with chores like peeling spuds"
My partner's mum bought me one of those potato peeler thingies after watching me peel potatoes with a paring knife one Christmas. She said you lose a lot less potato with a peeler, and wanted to know why I didn't just use the one in the drawer. I said, "Because it's right-handed." So she went out and bought me one you can use whether you're right or left-handed, bless her.