tell me what's odd about where you're staying

[Anonymous]

Agree about shutting the bedroom door with guests around. My ILs complain that my 1yo gets up so early. I've nicely suggested they shut their door and use a fan or a white noise app. They refuse. Oh well! Then you are going to hear her at 6:30!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Why not stay in a hotel?

+1000. To everyone with a story here. Seriously - What's up with obligation to stay at your inlaws???

Stop ruining this thread with your hotel comments. No one cares and that's not what the thread is about.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My in laws insist on the squeegee for the shower walls after every shower. I did it the first time I ever stayed there, 25 years ago when I was 19. I never did it again. I have four kids to watch and don't have time for that shit. Last year she actually mentioned it and I told her I stopped doing it over 20 years ago.
She's a crazy bitch but I do have a new fabulous gay brother in law (husband of dh's brother) who I now can bitch about her with. It's so great cause I used to be on my own with no one to vent to.

This. Is. Awesome. Can I borrow him?

You both seem immature.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Agree about shutting the bedroom door with guests around. My ILs complain that my 1yo gets up so early. I've nicely suggested they shut their door and use a fan or a white noise app. They refuse. Oh well! Then you are going to hear her at 6:30!

LOL I'd say, "why don't you get up with her so her parents can sleep late for a change?"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My in laws insist on the squeegee for the shower walls after every shower. I did it the first time I ever stayed there, 25 years ago when I was 19. I never did it again. I have four kids to watch and don't have time for that shit. Last year she actually mentioned it and I told her I stopped doing it over 20 years ago.
She's a crazy bitch but I do have a new fabulous gay brother in law (husband of dh's brother) who I now can bitch about her with. It's so great cause I used to be on my own with no one to vent to.

This. Is. Awesome. Can I borrow him?

I want to borrow him too! I just got a BIL but it seems like my inlaws like him a lot already. Fail. I was hoping for a fellow compatriot. Plus new BIL hogs the TV all day with ESPN.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My in laws insist on the squeegee for the shower walls after every shower. I did it the first time I ever stayed there, 25 years ago when I was 19. I never did it again. I have four kids to watch and don't have time for that shit. Last year she actually mentioned it and I told her I stopped doing it over 20 years ago.
She's a crazy bitch but I do have a new fabulous gay brother in law (husband of dh's brother) who I now can bitch about her with. It's so great cause I used to be on my own with no one to vent to.

This. Is. Awesome. Can I borrow him?

You both seem immature.

I agree.

Also, it's really not that much of a chore to squeegee the shower.

[Anonymous]

Squeegee your own damn shower. I'm a guest, not your maid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Squeegee your own damn shower. I'm a guest, not your maid.

NP but I wouldn't squeegee it either. They should use RainX. I also don't scrub their grout for them during my trips either.

[Anonymous]

I'm in a 5 star resort hotel. The most I can complain about is that room service was slow with our breakfast this morning. No family drama other than typical kid bickering. Highly recommend this approach.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Why not stay in a hotel?

+1000. To everyone with a story here. Seriously - What's up with obligation to stay at your inlaws???

I'm the poster with the inlaws who purged their house of almost everything and closed off all the outlets.

The reason we don't stay in a hotel is that hotels are very far away from their home. They live in a gorgeous place, and the only hotels nearby are bed and breakfasts which don't allow kids. The cheaper box hotels (which are still very expensive) are 45 minutes away. We all have to fly cross country, which is expensive, and rent a car.

Finally, because I have young kids, it would mean leaving every night around 6 to be home for the kids bedtime and watching tv. If I stay at a hotel the kids can be put to bed at their appropriate bedtime and we can actually have a nice chat with my lovely inlaws on the inflatable sofa or floor. They're really nice people, just loners who like seeing bare space more than a well-decorated space.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Why not stay in a hotel?

+1000. To everyone with a story here. Seriously - What's up with obligation to stay at your inlaws???

I'm the poster with the inlaws who purged their house of almost everything and closed off all the outlets.

The reason we don't stay in a hotel is that hotels are very far away from their home. They live in a gorgeous place, and the only hotels nearby are bed and breakfasts which don't allow kids. The cheaper box hotels (which are still very expensive) are 45 minutes away. We all have to fly cross country, which is expensive, and rent a car.

Finally, because I have young kids, it would mean leaving every night around 6 to be home for the kids bedtime and watching tv. If I stay at a hotel the kids can be put to bed at their appropriate bedtime and we can actually have a nice chat with my lovely inlaws on the inflatable sofa or floor. They're really nice people, just loners who like seeing bare space more than a well-decorated space.

Sorry I meant to type if I stay WITH THEM, we can stay up and chat with my husbands parents on the inflatable sofa or hard chair. Plus it lets us stay longer than if we were paying $300-400 a night at a B&B (assuming they're ok with kids, which they're not).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:More children being born to unmarried parents is not necessarily a good thing, as we all know.

It is a signal of tough times ahead for a good deal of these kids.

Illegitimate is ok to use. Better than Bastard.

Right? That is also a technical term to describe children born to unwed parents, but is considered much more nasty.

What term is PC these days for this? I only see the word illegitimate as a descriptor in order to describe a situation - not a put down of the children themselves.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Staying with MIL.

Everybody including adults must put a towel on their chair while eating at the kitchen table.

There is only bar soap in the entire house. Dishes are hand washed with a bar of Ivory soap.

There are decorative liquid soap dispensers in the bathroom but they are only for show. Decorative tissue box covers are also empty. She doesn't like for people to use the decorative hand towels but there aren't other towels to use.

The upstairs shower drain is clogged so you're basically standing in a bath by the time your shower is done. It's been this way for over 2 years. She doesn't think it's an issue.

Everyone is freezing but MIL won't turn the heat up.

God I hope my son doesn't bring anybody like you home.
Pay Op
Go to Costco and stock up all the paper (towels, hand towels, tissues)
Get her slip covers for the dining chairs
And pay her gas bill for the month

If you expect that your future DIL should subsidize your household basics, then it's likely that your son won't be bringing anyone home at all so you won't have to worry. Do you always have such a stick up your ass?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Squeegee your own damn shower. I'm a guest, not your maid.

NP but I wouldn't squeegee it either. They should use RainX. I also don't scrub their grout for them during my trips either.

My own mother used to ask me to do this too when I visited. So weird.

Also we used to stay at a beach house once in a while but stopped going because the owner had a serious list of rules. You can't touch this, you cant turn that on. You have to strip your bed linens and wash, dry and fold them before you leave. You had to fully wipe down all counters, vacuum the floor and dust. Like I'm sorry, but I'm on vacation. Don't rent out your space and ask me to do all the work when I'm done so you don't have too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Squeegee your own damn shower. I'm a guest, not your maid.

NP but I wouldn't squeegee it either. They should use RainX. I also don't scrub their grout for them during my trips either.

They should use RainX, and for that reason, I would find the squeegee thing a little obnoxious. But, I would just do it. They're not asking anyone to clean anything. This is more like a procedural thing, kind of like throwing away your tissues after you blow your nose, or flushing the toilet after you take a dump.