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[quote=Anonymous]Have you had a conversation about this with your parents? Aside from the issue with the stuff, do you enjoy the visits? If not, I would stop going. I can understand that some people can’t stand mess, but they can’t deal with three pairs of shoes at their front door for a few days?!

Next time they ask you to visit, I would bring up their issue with the ‘stuff.’ I am still confused about the water bottle. There is literally no space to keep water bottles on the kitchen counter or table? They need the entire counter top completely clear at all times?! Having a shelf in the pantry or space in drawers/closets seems like asking for too much, but I think it’s worth having a conversation about how you have stuff that goes along with having kids and you have to set stuff somewhere. For the few days of your visit, you’ll have bibs and water bottles on the counter, shoes at the door, clothes in piles on the floor of the guest room etc. Either they accept that and don’t make comments about it, or you don’t visit for a few years.

I have 3 kids and we are a total mess. But all 3 sets of grandparents love having us visit and make it easy for us. My mom in particular is a total neat freak and cannot stand any clutter, but she bought plastic cups/plates that she brings out when we visit. Boxes of toys and other assorted kid things.  She sets out a little mat by the door and we all keep shoes there (regular and flip flops for the walk to the community pool.) She basically just doesn’t come in the guest rooms/bathroom while we are there because I’m sure the chaos would give her a heart attack, but we pack up all the stuff when we leave and don’t leave any junk behind. I joke that she needs a week to recover from our visits, but she laughs and says she loves it! I would feel unwelcome and not enjoy it if she followed me around complaining about kids cups or clothes! [/quote]

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