Where are people’s manners?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Another question: do you belong to a country club or neighborhood pool? Do you sit in a corner and avoid interacting with others? It’s normal for little kids to play together and share toys rather than play alone.

For 100th time, these are adults and teenagers. They don’t “play together”.

And no, at our neighbourhood pool people don’t share floaties.

[Anonymous]

OP, you have to choose very carefully who you vacation with, because it is difficult to live with other families for even a short amount of time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:ICYMI: pool toys are for everyone. They are universally known to be communal property.

Didn’t you teach your kids that when they were little? Anytime we went to the neighborhood pool I brought extra toys and reminded my little ones that anything we brought to the pool would be shared.

As an adult hosting guests at a vacation home, you let the other kid use the item for 15 minutes and then you let the other parent know that your Larla shared her floaties with Johnny and now she would like to have a turn.

Adulting really isn’t hard…

First of all, these are not little kids. These are teenagers and they don’t take turns.

Secondly, not in our pool. Who told you others’ pool toys are yours to take?

You have no concept of personal boundaries, do you?

I have no experience with the “other” family but at this point I’ve seen enough to deem the OP a massive PITA and unpleasant person. It’s entirely possible the other family is very rude too - but we have no idea because of how clearly unpleasant the OP is and how slanted the account is.

[Anonymous]

In general, after travelling with different families, I’m so disappointed in humanity. People are selfish pigs.

I feel some sympathy to VRBO property owners. We arrive at a brand new clean house and when we leave it’s completely filthy. People let their dirty dog sleep on the couch, pee/poop, their kids spread cake icing across carpet, leave handprints on the walls and cabinets.

They get mad that the neighbors tell them the dog is not welcome at their porch. They are lazy and don’t want to cook for their own families. Their kids feel entitled to all personal items that belong to other families. This is not just one family, but many.

There is zero respect for other people’s property, zero responsibility, only entitlement. What happened to society?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Another question: do you belong to a country club or neighborhood pool? Do you sit in a corner and avoid interacting with others? It’s normal for little kids to play together and share toys rather than play alone.

For 100th time, these are adults and teenagers. They don’t “play together”.

And no, at our neighbourhood pool people don’t share floaties.

So let me get this straight. OP invite a family over to their weekend rental and gets mad when the other family’s teenagers grab the floaties? Did her teenager not use the floaties too? She is really complaining about this?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

So let me get this straight. OP invite a family over to their weekend rental and gets mad when the other family’s teenagers grab the floaties? Did her teenager not use the floaties too? She is really complaining about this?

They took our floaties that we brought from home, not the ones from the rental.

I don’t mind sharing stuff with kids who are well mannered. But there are plenty of kids who, if you share the snacks with them, they will eat ALL the snacks. They won’t use their own sunscreen, but your forty dollar one from a French pharmacy. They will seat take the chairs that you brought from home, your floaties, and just take over your stuff because their parents raised them as entitled to everything around them.

I remember on our first trip with another family I shared breakfast with their kids and on day 1 they literally ate all our breakfast we brought for the weekend and we had nothing left.

On another trip another family brought a platter of cookies to share with everyone and my friend’s son literally ate ALL of them in a matter of hour and there were none left.

The problem is inconsiderate parents who raise inconsiderate kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't get why you invited a family over for dinner, specifically told them to come after lunch so you don't have to feed them, specifically told them to bring snacks so you don't have to feed them snacks....that's a weird flex.

They were rude to not ask, yes, but you are not a gracious host. At all. If guests are coming after lunch you could easily have put out a spread of snacks and drinks.

I agree. If I invited a family for one day, I would have fed them all day. And I would have offered a bed before they needed to claim one on their own.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Is this really that rude?
I can imagine doing this if my kids were bored. Letting them go watch TV in one of the bedrooms.

Were you raised in a barn?

I can’t imagine being invited to someone’s property and then sneaking in master bedroom and propping myself on their bed to watch TV.

Do you feel your kids are entitled to everything? They can’t handle a couple of hours not being entertained? You are what’s wrong with our society.

No.

Actually, I can’t really imagine my kids taking snacks or just grabbing them myself.
I don’t think I would go myself to watch TV, but I think that I would, and have, put kids in a bed or another room at someone else’s house so that I could continue talking and hanging out with the adults.

If the adults were right there, I would ask them. But if they were out, I wouldn’t call them or go find them to ask.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

So let me get this straight. OP invite a family over to their weekend rental and gets mad when the other family’s teenagers grab the floaties? Did her teenager not use the floaties too? She is really complaining about this?

They took our floaties that we brought from home, not the ones from the rental.

I don’t mind sharing stuff with kids who are well mannered. But there are plenty of kids who, if you share the snacks with them, they will eat ALL the snacks. They won’t use their own sunscreen, but your forty dollar one from a French pharmacy. They will seat take the chairs that you brought from home, your floaties, and just take over your stuff because their parents raised them as entitled to everything around them.

I remember on our first trip with another family I shared breakfast with their kids and on day 1 they literally ate all our breakfast we brought for the weekend and we had nothing left.

On another trip another family brought a platter of cookies to share with everyone and my friend’s son literally ate ALL of them in a matter of hour and there were none left.

The problem is inconsiderate parents who raise inconsiderate kids.

Some people treat a group communal house like their own home and assume things are for sharing (especially the kids). Maybe the parents should speak up, but it’s weird to fix breakfast and not expect everyone to want to share it. Don’t bring all of your nicest things if you don’t want other people using them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

So let me get this straight. OP invite a family over to their weekend rental and gets mad when the other family’s teenagers grab the floaties? Did her teenager not use the floaties too? She is really complaining about this?

They took our floaties that we brought from home, not the ones from the rental.

I don’t mind sharing stuff with kids who are well mannered. But there are plenty of kids who, if you share the snacks with them, they will eat ALL the snacks. They won’t use their own sunscreen, but your forty dollar one from a French pharmacy. They will seat take the chairs that you brought from home, your floaties, and just take over your stuff because their parents raised them as entitled to everything around them.

I remember on our first trip with another family I shared breakfast with their kids and on day 1 they literally ate all our breakfast we brought for the weekend and we had nothing left.

On another trip another family brought a platter of cookies to share with everyone and my friend’s son literally ate ALL of them in a matter of hour and there were none left.

The problem is inconsiderate parents who raise inconsiderate kids.

ooh I remember the thread where it was the SON'S FRIEND who was the cookie monster. And the expensive restaurant orderer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

So let me get this straight. OP invite a family over to their weekend rental and gets mad when the other family’s teenagers grab the floaties? Did her teenager not use the floaties too? She is really complaining about this?

They took our floaties that we brought from home, not the ones from the rental.

I don’t mind sharing stuff with kids who are well mannered. But there are plenty of kids who, if you share the snacks with them, they will eat ALL the snacks. They won’t use their own sunscreen, but your forty dollar one from a French pharmacy. They will seat take the chairs that you brought from home, your floaties, and just take over your stuff because their parents raised them as entitled to everything around them.

I remember on our first trip with another family I shared breakfast with their kids and on day 1 they literally ate all our breakfast we brought for the weekend and we had nothing left.

On another trip another family brought a platter of cookies to share with everyone and my friend’s son literally ate ALL of them in a matter of hour and there were none left.

The problem is inconsiderate parents who raise inconsiderate kids.

Some people treat a group communal house like their own home and assume things are for sharing (especially the kids). Maybe the parents should speak up, but it’s weird to fix breakfast and not expect everyone to want to share it. Don’t bring all of your nicest things if you don’t want other people using them.

You need decoy bacon. Like the poster in the ham thread who would buy parma ham for herself (hypothetically) and send the tofu ham in with her kids

[Anonymous]

It sounds like the visiting family did some rude things. But, OP, if you’ve had this many experiences with other people eating “all the food,” you are not buying enough food. You should always buy more than you think you’ll need. If I invite guests over, I expect to feed them the whole time they are there. I’d never expect or ask them to bring their own food.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

So let me get this straight. OP invite a family over to their weekend rental and gets mad when the other family’s teenagers grab the floaties? Did her teenager not use the floaties too? She is really complaining about this?

They took our floaties that we brought from home, not the ones from the rental.

I don’t mind sharing stuff with kids who are well mannered. But there are plenty of kids who, if you share the snacks with them, they will eat ALL the snacks. They won’t use their own sunscreen, but your forty dollar one from a French pharmacy. They will seat take the chairs that you brought from home, your floaties, and just take over your stuff because their parents raised them as entitled to everything around them.

I remember on our first trip with another family I shared breakfast with their kids and on day 1 they literally ate all our breakfast we brought for the weekend and we had nothing left.

On another trip another family brought a platter of cookies to share with everyone and my friend’s son literally ate ALL of them in a matter of hour and there were none left.

The problem is inconsiderate parents who raise inconsiderate kids.

If this keep happening to you, maybe it’s a sign you don’t buy enough food.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, lately of BYOSnacks fame, and previously known for her obsession with vacation bacon, has earned herself the title of:

The Baconator

Welcome to the DCUM Hall of Fame, The Baconator. You’ve earned your place next to Burger King Lady, Bobcat Girl, Boring Water, Lightly Fried Tuna, and Burgundy Washcloth.

Pine cone lady! You forgot pine cone lady. That’s when I first heard about dcum

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

So let me get this straight. OP invite a family over to their weekend rental and gets mad when the other family’s teenagers grab the floaties? Did her teenager not use the floaties too? She is really complaining about this?

They took our floaties that we brought from home, not the ones from the rental.

I don’t mind sharing stuff with kids who are well mannered. But there are plenty of kids who, if you share the snacks with them, they will eat ALL the snacks. They won’t use their own sunscreen, but your forty dollar one from a French pharmacy. They will seat take the chairs that you brought from home, your floaties, and just take over your stuff because their parents raised them as entitled to everything around them.

I remember on our first trip with another family I shared breakfast with their kids and on day 1 they literally ate all our breakfast we brought for the weekend and we had nothing left.

On another trip another family brought a platter of cookies to share with everyone and my friend’s son literally ate ALL of them in a matter of hour and there were none left.

The problem is inconsiderate parents who raise inconsiderate kids.

Why wouldn’t you share your floaties?

I promise the kids weren’t seeking out your precious la roche posay sunscreen that you can buy at target. They’re kids! You seem really mean.
Be grateful the kids were being safe in the sun.