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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My IL's had a 3 bedroom house;  the master bedroom and then two "guest rooms."   This was not the house Dh and his (3) siblings grew up in.
MIL was a bit of a hoarder so each of these guestrooms had way more furniture than they could reasonably fit--basically there were narrow pathways between dressers, shelves, beds, etc.   Closets and dressers were crammed with clothes so you definitely couldn't unpack.
MIL didn't think it was a big deal and wanted all 4 of her kids, kids' spouses, and any grandchildren to sleep over there.   She figured everyone would just end up in a sleeping bag on the living room floor like they did when they had sleepovers with their friends when they were young!
Needless to say, after the first time, I insisted that we stay in a hotel.   They lived in a fairly remote area so the hotels were about half an hour away.    she threw a fit but we just ignored it.[/quote]

Haha! The theme of all these posts is that elderly relatives think it’s fun(!) for you to sleep in an uncomfortable bed or have no bed, control what you eat, wake you up at the crack of dawn, etc. Thats no fun and that’s not family togetherness- that’s just your parents imposing their will on you. Just say no and stay in a hotel.

(Note: if you think this is fun, have at it. I’m writing to the people who aren’t happy with this setup, but feel some sort of guilt about not making their parents happy.)[/quote]

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