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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Stop hosting-hosting. Put a set of sheets on top of the stripped bed, and ask them to strip the bed and start the washing before they leave. Don’t stock the fridge/pantry beyond what you normally have around. If they mention dinner, ask what they’re planning to make or order. Don’t set up coffee the night before, just make it when you get up. If they happen to get up first and seem to have waited for you to make coffee, tell them it’s a standard drip and they should feel free to make a pot.

Don’t pick up or clean more than you normally would. Don’t drop any plans. Basically just stop acting like them staying over is An Event. Ask them to clean the guest bath before they leave.

They’ll either get the hint and stop visiting so frequently, or they’ll get the hint that the pony ride is over and they are no longer being fully treated as guests. They can do the heavy lifting.[/quote]

Absolutely this. They can start doing the heavy lifting.  Stop thinking of them as regular guests and stop “hosting-hosting”.  And if they’re around and you need help doing some chores around the house start asking them to help out.[/quote]

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