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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Don’t go on a Costco run before they visit. Take non-perishables and hide them if needed.

Serve an appropriate amount of food with sides and fruit and veggies - assume a 16yr old boy is like 2x of an adult male’s portions.

If kids start rooting around in your cupboards and pantry for snacks just say “we didn’t get a chance to stock up because we were preparing for your visit.” Also teach them not to open any unopened containers. Half-filled box of Cheezitz? Fine. Unopened box of cereal in the pantry - off limits. [/quote]

Wow you have a lot of rules for your family!

I like that my family doesn’t expect me to wait on them and will just help themselves.  True guests are different, but this is her brother and his family.  When I’m a guest at my brothers house I go in his pantry, as do my children.  Of course my kids are usually accompanied by this kids looking for snacks.  Same applies to my house when they’re all over here.  I don’t want to have to make them coffee or whatever, they can just get their own nespresso capsule or glass of wine or whatever.  The kids know anything in the bins within reach in the pantry is fair game - which is basically anything they could want because the higher shelves are flour, pasta, cans, etc.[/quote]

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