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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Excuse me, rude PP! Did you not read my post yesterday at 20:53? Since you clearly aren't reading the entire thread, I will copy and paste it for you here. Read the entire thread before you post your judgy/snarky responses. -OP

[b]Thank you for all the opinions. I'm really not controlling. I actually just feel bad putting hospitality-related chores on DH. He works really hard and takes on a lot of responsibility. He's very capable and that's not what I was implying. I enjoy being a good host and it bothers me that in-laws won't be using the guest room. Yes, I can get over it but it seems like it's within my rights to refuse making them alternative arrangements. -OP [/b][/quote]

Saying you aren't controlling doesn't mean you aren't controlling. Most people who are controlling say they aren't. You sound like a nightmare - focusing on what is within your rights to refuse.... it is within your rights to refuse all kinds of things. Doesn't make you a nice person but you can refuse just about anything. [/quote]

The OP says she's not controlling, but in an earlier post she insinuated that her husband was incapable of setting up a mattress and sheets (he doesn't "know the first thing about" them) so she would have to do all the work.  You can say you aren't controlling 'till the cows come home, but that doesn't mean it's true.  Think about it--why, exactly, does it bother you that the in-laws won't be using the guest room?  And why would you suggest that your husband couldn't manage setting up a guest bed if you didn't think it was true?

There are very good reasons to tell the in-laws that the basement isn't an option--say, you couldn't afford another mattress and you didn't want to haul the guest bed downstairs, or something.  That's not the point.  [/quote]

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