Anonymous wrote:When I lived in London suddenly everyone wanted to visit me. I lived in Germany, same thing.

Isn't that odd?

Do Not Lie!! Tell them the truth!!! If they don't like it, oh well!! They are adults, ENTITLED JERKS,(THOSE MAKING SMART REMARKS SOUND LIKE YOU ARE THE TYPE TO GO UNWELCOMED, NOT CLEAN UP AFTER YOURSELVES..IT IS NOT THE HOSTS JOB TO BABYSIT YOU!!! YOU ARE INVITING YOURSELFNOT THE HOST INVITING YOU!! YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO BE THERE WHEN NO ONE IS HOME AND MISS MANNERS WOULD SAY YOU ARE RUDE..YOU DO NOT INVITE YOURSELF ANYWHERE!!! EVER!!!! I AM OLD SCHOOL, YOU DO NOT IMPOSE YOUR WILL ON OTHERS!!!
Sorry I just don't understand the way some people think..Guess I am old and have a different set of values.. And OP stop letting people ALL PEOPLE DICTATE YOU LIFE YOUR HOUSE TO YOU!! AND YES DEPENDING ON WHAT YOUR ANXIETY LEVEL IS...NO ONE CAN TELL YOU..ITS UP TO YOU!! I am physically unable to to do a lot and for me to have to clean up after people who are capable of cleaning up after themselves but choose not to..YOU WOULD NEVER COME BACK..MY STRESS LEVEL WOULD BE A MILE HIGH AND I WOULD BE BLOWING A HEAD GASKET!!

Jesus Christ, this post is SIX years old!

Why dig up this skeleton again??

Anonymous wrote:How about ‘No’?

Lol. The family forum posts would drop by 80% if people would just say no to relatives. Instead they stress, worry, feel anxiety, misery, create new drama, rehash old drama and concoct a web of excuses or lies (white, black, brown, a lie is a lie) just to avoid confrontation or upsetting other people.

How about ‘No’?

I see the thread is old but it's a good one. This is part of the reason we no longer have a vacation home. Dealing with relatives was becoming a bigger pain every year, especially as nieces and nephews became young adults and started wanting to use the cabin with their friends.