how many days 'til houseguest start to smell? Not so many....

[chickensducks&agoose]

um... i have a hard time setting limits? I'm glad they're going to be camping in the front yard, my DH is gone, and I really do need help around the farmette... and it's (usually) cold in april, so they couldn't start building until this week, and their lease ended April 1.. so... i said it'd be okay for a little while... like a week or 2... at this point I'm hoping it's more like ONE... I thought I was all cool and relaxed, but not so much... more like snitty and constantly annoyed! so I'm trying to keep my yap shut if it's not important, and to be real clear if it is... PLUS, they broke my framed picture of my first child's ultrasound, and left it on the floor... the glass all broken... GRRRRR....

 

[sune42]

chickensducks&agoose :

PLUS, they broke my framed picture of my first child's ultrasound, and left it on the floor... the glass all broken... GRRRRR....

I could almost forgive the diapers, remembering how it was when my kiddos were really little. The soda would bug for a sec, but as long as they didn't drink them all and it was an isolated happening, no biggie. That, however, that is just rude and disrespectful and would get me all kinds of fired up.​

 

[chickeypoo]

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I could almost forgive the diapers, remembering how it was when my kiddos were really little. The soda would bug for a sec, but as long as they didn't drink them all and it was an isolated happening, no biggie. That, however, that is just rude and disrespectful and would get me all kinds of fired up.

I would have to totally agree. I think it's time they hit the road. but then again.. that is just me. I am not one to take crap from someone esp one that is rude.

How dare they disrespect you and your child/family while in your home. you are letting them stay out of the goodness of your heart. they don't need to be in your home. they could have been livin in a tent since their lease was up.

Good luck.. you will need it, it seems.

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

You need to sit down with them and politely have a heart to heart with them about your expectations for your house and the requirements that they must meet to continue staying with you. Think through ahead of time and put together a list of things that you are concerned about so that you don't forget anything. You obviously cannot tell tham to treat your house the way they would their own--it is obvious that they have different standards. Behavior expectations need to be very clear, but not so detailed that they exclude issues. Some starters are that anything broken needs to be cleaned up immediately, and they need to tell you and apologize; they need to ask before borrowing; they need to not put wet or dirty things on furniture or carpeting.


There is nothing wrong with using a plastic bag for cloth diapers--you just want to make sure that it is open to the air, not closed. Most folks have extra plastic bags--many don't have extra buckets--I sure don't.

 

[Camelot Farms]

(((hugs))).... off to look up YURT on google...

 

[Camelot Farms]

I'm back and I WANT A YURT

 

[chickensducks&agoose]

I know!!! me too! but If I had a yurt, I'd be clean in it...

 

[Katy]

Ok...I'm confused....are these friends, aquaintences, or strangers?

The broken picture frame would have been the last straw with me.....not only would they be getting their eviction papers from my house, but they'd have to be building their yurt somewhere else. I bet they continue to make themselves at home in your house when they feel the need even when their yurt is done.

 

[speckledhen]

To me, except for a select few, houseguests smell so bad we don't let them come in the first place.

I also wasn't clear if these were strangers or not. If so, they wouldn't be staying here, period.

 

[chickensducks&agoose]

they're more like semi-friends. We chat when we see each other, and I heard that they were looking for a field to camp in for the summer, and to barter farm work for their stay... didn't plan on them IN MY HOUSE for the building process... and guess what? They're not even working on it at all today! i left the house at 10am, they were sleeping still... came back at 1, and they're gone...