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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]When they ask if they can come I expect them to buy groceries and clean  toilet when they leave. [/quote]

Groceries for themselves or for the family?

Do you give them a list?

I’m envisioning Jan texting a long list of groceries for her family of 4 along with directions to the nearest grocery store. (Note: Larla is gluten free and we don’t allow sugar in our home!)

Do you tell them about scrubbing the toilet before or after they arrive?

Can you tell me how old you are and what county/city you live in? Genuinely curious because I’m in my early 50s and from an affluent part of the DC metro area, and I think this attitude is bananas. I mean, hosting a guest simply doesn’t involve a list of demands. Quite the opposite. [/quote]

Themselves. No children

The guests are gluten free. We are not.

We’re all 60ish. 
This is our retirement home in Florida.

I’m not demanding they do anything. 
 This is common courtesy IMO. 
They asked if they could visit. 
[/quote]

Eh, I guess…

Personally, I actually host people when they stay with me. I always have eggs, fruit, coffee, etc. on hand, and any gluten free person could find something for breakfast in my house. Ditto for ingredients for a salad, nuts, proteins, etc.

I always ask if there’s anything special they will need so I can get it ahead of time.

My guests typically treat us to a meal (usually a restaurant) and send flowers delivered the day of their arrival or departure. They always clean up after themselves, but nobody is scrubbing toilets, stripping beds, or doing laundry for us before they leave. The bathroom is clean, towels are in the hamper or hung up, bed is made, etc. It’s my job as the host to launder the towels and bedding after they leave. This isn’t a big deal. [/quote]

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