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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would tell them, we love you and we love to visit, but we can’t accommodate you without advance notice.  I can’t let you in if you show up unannounced again.[/quote]

They do provide advance notice.  What they don't do is ''consult" with OP to come at a time that works for OP.  Big difference.[/quote]

I don’t know why you put consult in scare quotes, but that’s exactly what mature, polite adults do before inviting themselves into someone else’s home for a week.[/quote]

It's in quotes because there is a difference between "advance notice" and "consult".  You, like, OP's parents, seem to think it's the same thing.  OP's parents already provide advance notice they are coming.  OP wants a "consult" and subsequent agreement on the dates they will come.  Instead, they provide "advance notice" and expect OP and her sister to accommodate them.

I don't know why you find quotes scary but I'm sure therapy can help with that. [/quote]

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