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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you are such a curmudgeon that some jumping on furniture by kids is a criminal offense, and a few crumbs will ruin your life, I beg you never to become a mother. Aunts are supposed to be fun and loving, but clearly your genetic material missed that gene.[/quote]

Ridiculous. We had an old couch that we allowed our kids to jump on. We got a new coach and stopped allowing kids to jump on it. I did not go from fun and loving to a curmudgeon overnight. Instead, it made sense to made a new rule so we made a new rule, and our kids survived.

OP, your house, your rules. [/quote]

You might have commented that my post is ridiculous, but in fact you said that you allowed your kids to jump on an old couch, showing that you did allow your kids to have some fun and have understanding of how important it is to have some fun when you are a kid.  I never said there should be no rules at all, clearly there must be, but unless these kids are completely destructive, which I doubt, OP is picking on SIL, her parenting skills, while her DH is ok going along with it, for a short visit.  I am always gracious to my guests and yes, that often means biting my tongue and letting things slide. Is it really worth it picking a fight with SIL, kids and DH for a few days and creating a rift in the family? I thought that proper polite hostess should shrug off many things, and say things like "Oh, don't worry about it, it's fine." If they start truly breaking things, then some action should happen.  I clean and cook for my guests, if I didn't want them here, I wouldn't invite them and would suggest a hotel. OP is an ungracious host and a harpy.[/quote]

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