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Display Name:	yelloweed
Member Since:	10/1/12

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That sounds familiar to me. They now have a second kid too, but they still come over to stay.

That's basically what we do when we have a guest+kids come over (mostly extended family). Everything in our living room+dining room+bathroom had to be CLEARED OUT. From knick knacks, displays - EVERYTHING reachable. Our small dogs have to be locked up in our bedroom all day until they leave or their *adorable* children would throw things at them and chase them around.

These visits happens so often I feel like I'm the one living part time in our own home.
The unfortunate part is that my spouse is OK having them because it's his family.

Seriously, CONTROL your children.
Clean up after yourselves.
Don't stay more than two days or get a hotel room.
Don't expect your host to have everything you want/need
Don't expect to be served and cooked for if you're staying longer than 2 days.
Bring your own personal items.

5 Tips for Being a Good Overnight Guest

10/2/12 10:59 AM

An old friend once told me - anything more than two days STINKS. That includes over staying at someone else's place.

If a guest/s has children: CONTROL your child. This always happens at my place when guests with children arrive. They seem to just let their children do whatever they want. Pick, touch, throw and even break certain things in our home.

Now how can this apply to extended family (parents in law, a whole family in law) ? These are my frequent guests and they like to come often and stay 3 days in a row and sometimes a month or more. It's so frequent that I don't even miss them. Think every two weeks.

5 Tips for Being a Good Overnight Guest

10/1/12 11:02 AM