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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is petty but we have a large kitchen with a lot of counter space and for some reason, my in-laws keep putting food (ingredients or finished dishes) right next to the sink. I would never do that - I'd be too worried it would get dirty while someone was washing their hands or dishes. In fact, earlier today, I was putting dirty dishes into the dishwasher and dumped out a mug that looked like it had a tiny bit of tea in it and put it in the dishwasher. FIL got so angry that he could not find his 1/4 cup of broth!

Also - my in-laws brought their own place mats because they don't like mine (which are just plain gray). WTF?[/quote]

WTH with the placemats. That would bother just because of its weirdness. Are yours too nice and cloth instead of plastic so they're worried they'll stain them? I can't imagine any other reason for doing that. They must be full of oddness. Tell us more. [/quote]

OP, nope, we have plain boring gray wipeable placemats. They brought colorful wipable placemats. [b]I was told after the meal that they were a gift, so they're staying here.[/b]

They're actually not that odd other than stuff like this - they frequently bring their own kitchen items, and they bring their own food. They also bring all the leftovers/scraps of food from their kitchen that they are worried will go bad while they're gone. And then they take them with them when they leave if they haven't eaten them. I'm also the Splenda poster from the other thread :D. [b]They're good people. My petty vents are truly petty.[/quote][/b]

What is up with this behaviour? MIL has done this and it makes me second-guess our perceived cleanliness/housekeeping to them. MIL has done this with towels (kitchen and bath), placemats, pillows, blankets/throws, a vacuum, and it's 'a gift' for us... but I've never heard of someone bringing something, using it, then it being a gift for a host/family member. Especially when she only buys one or two of something and they are definitely not something we asked for. And especially when our items are odour free/new already. I assumed it was unwritten code that these were for their dedicated use only as guests- that they were germophobes or something, so I'd serve them with them or put them out at their next visit and they seemed ambivalent. Finally I asked DH and he had no effing clue- said it wasn't a thing he'd seen them-or anyone- do before but that it was weirding him out too. So we just laughed and shrugged. After that I felt no need to keep these one-off items because they didn't seem to notice/care either. And I agree with the bolded- they are great people- not head cases and not manipulative so it's odd.[/quote]

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