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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's your house so your kids get to behave as you see fit but I will tell that I have a friend with two boys who are so unbelievably loud and bouncing off the walls all.the.time. we've stopped visiting at their house because it's too the point where you actually have to shout over the kids when they are in the same area, which is most of the time. Friend also allows them to do this when they come to visit us. She believes this is normal boy behavior and can't figure out why her socializing opportunities have dwindled. My point is, it may be beyond normal kid/boy noise level and your BIL could have a legitimate "holy crap" complaint.[/quote]

Yes, these kids could be so out of line but parents don't see it. Always worth considering that OP.[/quote]

The kids aren't out of line.  Kids' job is to follow the expectations their parents are setting, and it seems clear that whatever level of noise they are creating, it's within what their parents expect and accept.  BIL is a guest.  When you come to someone's house as a guest you don't get to change their parenting or set new expectations.

If the OP were having the BIL babysit, or telling him he can't retreat to his room, or ambushing him when he decides to go out for a walk or a Starbucks and insisting he take the boys, then I might feel differently.  But it doesn't sound like that's happening.  [/quote]

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