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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I hate WITH PASSION having houseguests, especially, when they are my husband's grown children. They also expect we pick them up at the airport and drop them off-no matter the time. They expect the fridge to be full of all types of goods, etc. Their sense of entitlement makes me sick. My husband does't see that way and think his children just want to see him, but I know that what they want is a vacation on their father-PRETTY DISGUSTING![/quote]

You are the #1 reason I'm glad my parents stayed married. These are his kids! And they're coming to visit him. Geez. Our parents would be thrilled if we came and ate their food because it means we're visiting them. Evil stepmother. [/quote]

Yeah, me too. In fact I think I'll call my parents later today and tell them how much I love them![/quote]

+1 That PP is an absolute shrew. Glad her DH has managed to block her out so far.[/quote]

PP again -- the "shrew" doesn't realize that the relationship is a parent/child one, and it's fun for the father to be the parent by providing a fridge full of food for his "kids" and for them to be pampered -- i.e., parented --by their father again. How sad she doesn't even see the basis for this, or the enjoyment her DH gets from it. Sad.[/quote]

Agreed, however, is the dad doing the fridge filling or is he making the Stepmom responsible?[/quote]

It doesn't matter -- whoever usually fills the fridge should do so for the DH's stepchildren. I have grown stepchildren and I realized at one point that this is their father's home, and I should try to make feel as at home in this house as the one they grew up in. In that sense, they really aren't guests, per se.  So I treat them like I my parents did when I visited -- I include them in family meals, but also make clear that the fridge is full and they should feel free to help themselves.   FWIW, we also take my stepchildren on our vacations, for free.  Yes, they get vacations "on us," but it's our pleasure to spend time with them and the grandchildren.  It's people like pp who give stepmothers a bad name. [/quote]

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