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OP here.  It's interesting how many people side with the college-age students.  I guess I see it more as an issue of respect for and courtesy to the people with whom you live (whether those people are family members or not).   IMHO, it's a bit of an immature/entitled attitude to think that one can come and go 2-3x per week at 2 am for purely social reasons, if one knows that those actions have a negative impact on another person.   (Even if my DC's tip-toe and walk slowly and quietly to their rooms, I hear it because of the layout and age of our small house.  Sure, it would be lovely if our house were larger and newer, in which case the noise be much less noticeable.)

I guess I'll just keep my mouth shut for the rest of the summer, and wait it out.  I try to be a friendly and low-maintenance person, and won't make a big deal of it.  [/quote]

Even if they stay home, what if they tip-toe slowly to the bathroom at 2am because they have to take a leak? It seems like you'd hear that just the same. The whoosh of a toilet flush in an old house is louder than someone sneaking in after a night out. Is that not allowed, either? What if they get diarrhea? Are they supposed to stay in bed and take a deuce in their pajamas? What if it's explosive diarrhea? As light as you sleep, you'd hear the butt vibrations even if they don't leave their room. In other words, this is definitely a YOU problem.[/quote]

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