Crazy things your parents/in laws do/have in their house.

[Anonymous]

It's 65 degrees in my parents's house even in the winter time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's 65 degrees in my parents's house even in the winter time.

Is it good or bad?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So my ex's mom had ZERO food in the house and would not let anyone eat "outside" food on HER dishes, you had to use a paper plate and take the trash out and eat the food inside a bedroom. (You also couldn't sit on any of her living room furniture or use the dining room table to eat on because they were "antiques.")

ALL the containers in her fridge were color-coordinated, like if she bought ketchup or pickles or veggies she'd have to put them in a glass container that matched the others.

She also had major food issues, like one time she woke us all up because she "ran out and got us fresh breakfast" and it was ONE single-serve tub of greek yogurt to split among FOUR people. The next day each person got half an apricot for breakfast. When she hosted a dinner party, she made ONE button mushroom for each person. And like a whole chicken for 12 people.

one mushroom per person. totally normal!

[Anonymous]

My 80+ year old FIL's house is covered with explicit erotic art. Multiple paintings on every wall in every room. They're very artistic but I'm almost to the point where I feel I'm exposing my DS to porn if I take him there.

My parents built 4 tiny rooms (like 15 sq feet) on a porch to house paying exchange students, as well as "renovating" part of the attic (5ft ceilings and 1 window) for more students. To access the attic "room" you have to walk through another room that they also rent out. Oh and a few more students in the gross basement too.

[Anonymous]

Our families are pretty normal, but my FIL does have a Betamax player he can't bring himself to discard.

[Anonymous]

my dad was on a work trip in the middle east and "lived" the ass washing hose in the bathrooms he saw there. he had one installed in every bathroom in my parents ' house. it's a removable shower head on the side of the toilet with hot and cold water.

[Anonymous]

Omg i love this thread.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So my ex's mom had ZERO food in the house and would not let anyone eat "outside" food on HER dishes, you had to use a paper plate and take the trash out and eat the food inside a bedroom. (You also couldn't sit on any of her living room furniture or use the dining room table to eat on because they were "antiques.")

ALL the containers in her fridge were color-coordinated, like if she bought ketchup or pickles or veggies she'd have to put them in a glass container that matched the others.

She also had major food issues, like one time she woke us all up because she "ran out and got us fresh breakfast" and it was ONE single-serve tub of greek yogurt to split among FOUR people. The next day each person got half an apricot for breakfast. When she hosted a dinner party, she made ONE button mushroom for each person. And like a whole chicken for 12 people.

one mushroom per person. totally normal!

One mushroom is one too much.

[Anonymous]

My MIL isn't a hoarder, but she has the strangest taste. She wallpapered her ceilings, in rooms where the walls were already wallpapered (using contrasting patterns and colors.) There are also some wall-to-wall mirrors in random rooms throughout her house. She also really likes shiny things, and like a magpie she will arrange random glittery objects everywhere. Then she has walls filled with these tribal masks, and she has some random round folding tables and chairs everywhere with gauzy material used as tablecloths, like for a wedding. She lives alone in a 4000 SF house, and hardly ever entertains. Unbelievably, she has hired a "decorator" who comes and rearranges these things for her from time to time, and who brings over new atrocious pieces to add to her collection.

[Anonymous]

My mother saves plastic takeout containers. Washed and neatly stacked, but hundreds of them.

My MIL brings her favorite chickens inside when she's had too much to drink.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My mother saves plastic takeout containers. Washed and neatly stacked, but hundreds of them.

My MIL brings her favorite chickens inside when she's had too much to drink.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My mother saves plastic takeout containers. Washed and neatly stacked, but hundreds of them.

My MIL brings her favorite chickens inside when she's had too much to drink.

Omg. This one might win.

[Anonymous]

ILs have 3-400 Hummel and Royal Daulton figurines on display, that they like to hint about leaving to us, and how lucky we'll be.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:ILs have 3-400 Hummel and Royal Daulton figurines on display, that they like to hint about leaving to us, and how lucky we'll be.

At least these are worth money WHEN you sell them!! (Not that you tell them that now)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My 80+ year old FIL's house is covered with explicit erotic art. Multiple paintings on every wall in every room. They're very artistic but I'm almost to the point where I feel I'm exposing my DS to porn if I take him there.

My parents built 4 tiny rooms (like 15 sq feet) on a porch to house paying exchange students, as well as "renovating" part of the attic (5ft ceilings and 1 window) for more students. To access the attic "room" you have to walk through another room that they also rent out. Oh and a few more students in the gross basement too.

Not to be a downer on such a great thread, but what your parents are doing sounds borderline illegal.