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AIBU?

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To not want random teenagers in my house daily?

104 replies

CreativeOriginalUsername · 29/08/2024 16:03

Genuinely don’t know if IABU and an old grumpy git.

I have two 18YO. They work shifts, I WFH 9-5(ish).

Every single day, they appear at home with friends. Often in the daytime as I’m working. They don’t ask first. Sometimes it’s one of them, often it’s both of them.

But I am SO sick of it. The noise and disruption. The lack of courtesy in not even letting me know. The fact it’s completely pointless, as sometimes they’re just appearing with friends to pick stuff up and then leave again a few minutes later, so their friends don’t even need to be here. And I just don’t want 3-4 random people in my house every single day!

It is starting to drive me demented. I don’t want to say their friends can’t come over, but surely every day, multiple times a day, without even letting us know they’re bringing people over is a bit much?!

If it’s relevant, they pay zero in rent/board and contribute nothing to the house in terms of chores either, but that’s a different story (and something I will be changing, quickly).

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Butwhataboutthelastcopy · 29/08/2024 16:15

I understand it’s annoying but it’s usually just a very short phase. It’s good that your dc feel they can bring their friends back. We thought it was important that they felt able to do this.

Read the riot act about cleaning up after themselves though and impose a couple of periods of time when you want the house to yourself eg Tues and Thurs nights and Sunday afternoons and then you feel more in control.

Schoolquestionnnn · 29/08/2024 16:12

It’s their house too, I think you are being unreasonable.

Why do you hate it? Because you don’t like having to socialise at home? Sounds like the teens are harmless.

longdistanceclaraclara · 29/08/2024 16:11

Dts are a bit younger but yes it annoys me but I'm autistic and massive introvert. As long as they're not coming in raiding the fridge and pissing off again I think you need to let it go. The other side is they could be embarrassed to being their friends over which I would hate more.

I'd rather they were here than hanging out in the park. Do they disturb your work? I have a 'garden office' so can keep myself out of the way when working.

Sago1 · 29/08/2024 16:09

I always had a house full of my children’s friends.
I knew where they were and how they were mixing with.
Admittedly they had all left home by 18 but even through uni they would bring friends to stay.
I miss those days.