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[quote=Anonymous]Hi, this is OP. Thanks for the comments. Posting here helps me not say rude things to the guests.

Dad and HS are leaving for NYC tomorrow (Monday) per the plan we discussed with dad Friday morning. He will help her get settled there and come back. Not my business to explain that she is a 24 year old adult and can travel to NYC by herself.

Today dad asked if she could stay till Wednesday because there may be a place for her with smn in NYC after Wednesday, to which I said "no, I have nothing else to give".

It's not been good. I previously said HS is polite. Indeed, when I said "good morning", she responded with "good morning" and when I said "please help yourself to anything you like in the kitchen", she said "thank you", but beyond that she never initiated one "good morning" or any other interaction with me or my kids or husband. She just asks dad to give her stuff if she is at the table, and she is in her phone all the time... I blamed that on her discomfort and asked her what I thought were warm neutral open-ended questions "how do you like DC?" "if you feel comfortable sharing, I'd love to hear about the class you teach", but got some very short answers and she is back on her phone.

A few times, I asked for help, eg. "if you are free before dinner, I'd be grateful if you could make us a salad," she mumbled something and sent dad to help.

At this point, I have no comment/reserve my judgment, I just want this situation to not be in my house, that's all.

I also need to talk to dad about "lessons learned".[/quote]

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