How to beat game
-Bite your tongue and wait your turn
-Express admiration for her ability to keep her serenity in the face of such piggy abuse. Then explain your problem and expectation for compensation.
-You confess that a cat knocked coffee on it and ask how she'd feel if, through no fault of her own, her brand new iron destroyed her best shirt.
-Ask where she gets her shirts pressed.
-Ask, since your iron is ruined, whether she'd be kind enough to iron your clothes as well for a reasonable fee, of course.
-Say that your mother is too unriable and you can't afford another iron. So, in fact you are standing in front of the only person who can help you.