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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We are an Asian family and a no shoe household. While I would not have liked you to walk through our house with shoes, I would never vent to another mom about it.

Two things I won’t ever quite understand is walking indoors with dirty shoes or leaving windows and doors open. I hate bugs and don’t want anything to fly in.

We had a friend who would just leave their doors wide open and a bird flew in. My kids and I were shocked that they did this. I can’t imagine how I would feel if a bird flew in our house. Flies are bad enough.[/quote]

Ugh, your house sounds stuffy and stale as hell. Fresh air is so important in a house.[/quote]

Pp here. Who said we don’t open our windows?

I have 3 kids and we host people often. We have 6 different exits and kids often come in through the front door or mudroom and leave through garage or backyard. Of course kids trek through our kitchen and foyer with shoes. I don’t like it but they do it. I would say most of our guests or our frequent guests come through and leave through our mudroom.

We have house cleaners who clean our floors often. [/quote]

You literally said you don’t leave windows open.[/quote]

It was a house with some sort of four season room where windows were opened without screens. Recently also stayed at a house where they would leave sliding door open. They did have a dog so maybe used to letting dog go in and out.

I have huge windows and love sunlight and fresh air. I just don’t like bugs or dirt on my floor. I do admit we are a bit obsessed with our floors being clean. I would never make someone feel uncomfortable. I have 3 kids and I don’t think one kid has ever objected or thought it was an odd request that we ask for them to take their shoes off. We live in McLean where there are a lot of Asians and other ethnicities who also take shoes off so it isn’t so strange around here. I am sure anyone who has been to our home has been to other Asian homes or other homes who request no shoes in the house.[/quote]

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