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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]They were here 10 days and honestly, I felt like I had a 10 day long migraine. I was exhausted with all the moaning/bitching and driving around....
We had not seen them for 2 years (they live in UK) and they came to see our new home. They have been here 4 times but they act like each time is the first time. They are only 70 and 65 but act like they are 100 years old.
I understand not everyone has the same levels of hygiene, education or common sense, but seriously?

Some of the gems from last week:

- "Rinsing" mugs and plates with just water and putting them back in cupboard. Apparently butter and coffee stains on your dishes is a-ok. Especially when FIL has a cold sore! I left the largest size of dish soap next to counter but MIL said those only needed a rinse.
- Seeing the Capitol and asking what they do in there. My husband said its the american version of Parliament and that seemed to satisfy.  
- Spending only 90 minutes in Air & Space Museum b/c "they saw everything"
- Asking why we tipped so much at restaurants 
- Even in the capital city of the most powerful nation on earth, buildings / exhibits of global importance are less interesting than a homeless woman living in the cemetery behind the house and would ask me every day if I had seen her yet
- MIL: Please don't do any laundry for me, I prefer to take the dirty stuff back home and do it when I get there
 Me: why would you do that? 
MIL: I don't like drying clothes in the dryer, I like to leave them outside  (where it takes hours to dry?!?)

Its over for another few years, but probably by then they'll be "too old" to  travel (their words). 
    
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OP, FWIW, I think you're funny!  You are not a bitch at all.  You just got annoyed and its ok.  I'm glad you came here to vent.  [/quote]

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