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Woken up by adult kids AGAIN.... AIBU

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rubberduck68 · 01/03/2025 10:04

My adult son still lives at home (he and his sister who is at Uni are moving in with their dad in the summer) but I just want to check if IABU. He and his GF are both early twenties, and she does stay over sometimes, which I am fine with. I have made the house rules that it's no more than three nights a week, but she's starting working at a nightclub and coming back at 3.00 am and waking me and my dog up. I have asked them both to stop, in fact I got them both up really early the last time they did it and sent her home. She did it again this week and I talked to her about it and she apologised. Last night, 2.30 am out she gets from an Uber and they are banging about downstairs! I spoke to my son who apologised. I've just asked him to send her home now, and he said I am "not very understanding." I feel awkward and uncomfortable in my own bloody home. Historically whenever I have put a boundary down with these two I am called to a meeting by them a few days later where she claims I don't like her, so I've cut that off with him today and said I won't be doing that, it's her behaviour I don't like. My son't argument is that he shouldn't have a curfew as an adult which I agree with, but I made the point that she doesn't live here! AIBU? I would never have dared behave like his in my parent's home at any age!

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Deathraystare · 01/03/2025 11:09

I wonder how they will behave around the Dad? Bet you can't wait for summer!!! Once they stay with him do not weaken if he says it is not working out!!!

Fountofwisdom · 01/03/2025 11:09

CALLED TO A MEETING IN YOUR OWN HOME?! No fkin way, they are a pair of cfs. Tell them both that she is no longer welcome overnight (if at all) and if they don’t like it, your son can move out right now and stand on his own two feet, seeing as he wants to be considered an adult.

The absolute cheek and entitlement of some young people, put your foot down right now!

rubberduck68 · 01/03/2025 11:09

shatteredparent · 01/03/2025 11:04

Called a meeting?!

Is there any way they can come in late but quietly? Have they not learned to tip-toe? Are they coming home drunk & noisy, making sandwiches etc?

Our place has shit noise protection, wrecked big gapped old floorboards in the uncarpeted rooms, it's been part of the conversation with them both, that you can hear everything from room to room.

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rubberduck68 · 01/03/2025 11:06

TheAmusedQuail · 01/03/2025 11:01

I suspect that she is a spoiled child in her own home, which for some unaccountable reason she can continue in your home. But you're not her mum!

I do also suspect your son is a spoiled brat however (sorry). Either that or he's being influenced by her over entitled influence.

I'm just floored by the assumption that she thinks that she can come into a house that she doesn't live in and doesn't contribute to and wake up and annoy the person who owns it/pays all the bills. Fcuking nerve of her! And he isn't a lot better.

I am always having to hear stories about how her mum is "too nice" and "does everything for her", (her dad is dead, doted on though, bought her breakfast in bed every school morning!) to which I reply, "well, I've raised my kids to have some life skills", and the last time after I said that I had to endure a very awkward sit-down meeting about how she thinks I criticise her mother. FFS! I am very calm with them during these sit-down chats and hold my own, I think but I am seeing another side from the responses on here today...

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mbosnz · 01/03/2025 11:05

Well, if she's at all worried about you not liking her, she's doing nothing with her behaviour and attitude to rectify that situation, is she?

You don't have to like her. She's going out with your son, not you. However, if she's wishing to impose on your hospitality, then both your son and she need to ensure you are not suffering detriment by her presence.

As much as anything, you don't have a son's girlfriend problem, you have a son problem. He needs to grow a pair and stand firm and enforce your entirely reasonable requirements for her enjoying your hospitality in your house. She doesn't even fucking live there, or contribute to the household (positively) in any bloody way! Who the HELL does she think she is?!

shatteredparent · 01/03/2025 11:04

rubberduck68 · 01/03/2025 10:04

My adult son still lives at home (he and his sister who is at Uni are moving in with their dad in the summer) but I just want to check if IABU. He and his GF are both early twenties, and she does stay over sometimes, which I am fine with. I have made the house rules that it's no more than three nights a week, but she's starting working at a nightclub and coming back at 3.00 am and waking me and my dog up. I have asked them both to stop, in fact I got them both up really early the last time they did it and sent her home. She did it again this week and I talked to her about it and she apologised. Last night, 2.30 am out she gets from an Uber and they are banging about downstairs! I spoke to my son who apologised. I've just asked him to send her home now, and he said I am "not very understanding." I feel awkward and uncomfortable in my own bloody home. Historically whenever I have put a boundary down with these two I am called to a meeting by them a few days later where she claims I don't like her, so I've cut that off with him today and said I won't be doing that, it's her behaviour I don't like. My son't argument is that he shouldn't have a curfew as an adult which I agree with, but I made the point that she doesn't live here! AIBU? I would never have dared behave like his in my parent's home at any age!

Called a meeting?!

Is there any way they can come in late but quietly? Have they not learned to tip-toe? Are they coming home drunk & noisy, making sandwiches etc?

Glorybox2025 · 01/03/2025 11:04

Your son is behaving like an entitled little shit. I would be saying absolutely no sleepovers for a month this time and if they do it again then no sleepovers ever! I would absolutely lose my shit if my son did this to me.

rainbowstardrops · 01/03/2025 11:04

Wow, the cheek of her! Especially as she lives near to you anyway! Stand your ground and if she doesn't like it then she knows what she can do!

thepariscrimefiles · 01/03/2025 11:04

When she is working, she needs to go home to her own place, not yours. Also, never ever attend a 'house meeting' that she has called! The sheer cheek of it is off the charts.

Do you think that she will be doing this when your children move in with their dad?

Silvertulips · 01/03/2025 11:04

We live in a bungalow, my room is next to the kitchen. My kids don’t wake me up when they come home drunk! It’s not that difficult!

Shes being disrespectful, even your DS said not to come round but she did it anyway. Rude and entitled.

Cleanthecoffeemachine · 01/03/2025 11:03

Put a chain on the door and use it after 11pm.
Also if she's waking you up as she gets out of an Uber, she's probably waking your neighbours up too.

TheAmusedQuail · 01/03/2025 11:02

Hwi · 01/03/2025 10:58

Why let her stay in the first place? They are not married.

This is the west. They're adults. Sex before marriage is fine.

MounjaroOnMyMind · 01/03/2025 11:02

JimHalpertsWife · 01/03/2025 10:59

Because its not 1945.

You're out by a few decades, there. It wouldn't have been seen as reasonable even in the 80s.

TheAmusedQuail · 01/03/2025 11:01

rubberduck68 · 01/03/2025 10:50

She lives in a student house a fifteen minute walk from mine! They like it at mine, nice big kitchen to make messy at 3.00 am, and their own bathroom to leave wet towels in. Sorry, having a right old moan now....!

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I suspect that she is a spoiled child in her own home, which for some unaccountable reason she can continue in your home. But you're not her mum!

I do also suspect your son is a spoiled brat however (sorry). Either that or he's being influenced by her over entitled influence.

I'm just floored by the assumption that she thinks that she can come into a house that she doesn't live in and doesn't contribute to and wake up and annoy the person who owns it/pays all the bills. Fcuking nerve of her! And he isn't a lot better.

MounjaroOnMyMind · 01/03/2025 11:01

She's got her own place! I thought she would be living with parents who wouldn't allow him to stay, or lived a long way away. So cheeky. Tell them if they want to stay together overnight in future he needs to stay at her place. As for her going out with her mates and coming back to your place to make food, that's really awful, OP. You're not being unreasonable at all.

I know what you mean about it being more difficult as a single parent. I totally agree - I don't think they'd try it on so often if there were two of you. As it is, it's those two against one of you.

JimHalpertsWife · 01/03/2025 10:59

Hwi · 01/03/2025 10:58

Why let her stay in the first place? They are not married.

Because its not 1945.

Uberella · 01/03/2025 10:58

I don't think adult children should have a curfew but they should be respectful and waking someone up by coming home in the early hours making enough noise to wake up people isn't acceptable.

Why can't your son get a place of his own?

JimHalpertsWife · 01/03/2025 10:58

If she's going to give attitude on your very reasonable requests then she can return the key and not stay over ever again

Hwi · 01/03/2025 10:58

Why let her stay in the first place? They are not married.

Santasbigredbobblehat · 01/03/2025 10:58

This is incredible, your son’s girlfriend is completely disrespecting you, I can believe her nerve.

No, to a house meeting, wtf no.

She doesn’t have to stay over does she, he can stay at hers. Done.

Glittertwins · 01/03/2025 10:54

No need to apologise for "having a right old moan", it's justified!

TheAmusedQuail · 01/03/2025 10:53

The sheer nerve of them!

  1. Person who pays the bills makes the rules.

  2. If they don't like it, leave now.

  3. Waking anyone up at 2.30/3.30am is always inappropriate. This rule even applies in a hotel, where you're paying for a room.

  4. IF she stays over as a GUEST, it is blindingly obvious she should creep silently upstairs and go to bed. If they can't see that, they're A - massively entitled and B- very very rude.

Shinyandnew1 · 01/03/2025 10:52

She can stay over 3 times a week (or however times YOU decide, it being your house!) only if she's already there for the evening. Otherwise, she goes home. I wouldn't want her turning up at 11pm either!

If they don't like it and want to be more 'grown up', they can do grown up things like move out and pay bills and council tax.

Fibrous · 01/03/2025 10:52

Cheeky sods!! I have stumbled in at 3am before waking up my boyfriend’s parents, no doubt, but I was at least out with him, and apologetic about it the next morning. And it would only have happened once or twice.

kids these days!

rubberduck68 · 01/03/2025 10:50

TomatoSandwiches · 01/03/2025 10:49

She'd not be welcome for stay overseas anymore imo, get the keys back and tell your son this behaviour has gone too far. You shouldn't have to put up with it, he can book a hotel room or stay at her parents house if they feel the need.

She lives in a student house a fifteen minute walk from mine! They like it at mine, nice big kitchen to make messy at 3.00 am, and their own bathroom to leave wet towels in. Sorry, having a right old moan now....!

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