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LandladyofTheValley · 28/12/2025 10:33

My BIL has been here since 23rd.
In that time, he has done absolutely fuck all.
I've been working solidly at one of the busiest times of year along with DH.
BIL is unemployed and it was effectively "our turn" to host him (seems to be our turn far more than the other 3 in laws).
He is sleeping on the sofa, but has left his dirty clothes all over my living room.
He did absolutely zero towards the Christmas lunch. Not even a bottle of wine was given. No gifts to us or our Teen DCs.
Has done not one bit of tidying up (I did that on the one day our business was closed on Boxing Day and then spent 7 hours doing important paperwork).
He lives alone so more than capable of cooking.
Had the audacity to bitch at my DD (18) for "not helping your parents enough" when she had just tidied the kitchen and DS had done the laundry. The lazy prick hasn't so much as picked a wet towel off the bathroom floor after himself.
The final two straws- tells me last night whilst pissed that he "wouldn't be able to get away with it at SIL's homes.
Got up this morning and he's clearly been helping himself to food in the night and had also found a bottle of very nice, expensive wine I was saving for my day off when we have a nice meal as we are closed for two days. And a bottle of Bucks Fizz.
DH is a useless prat and it will be left to me to tell it's time to go home. Then I will probably be treated as even more mean by the poxy SIL who all think it's fine for me to deal with him but none of the 3 of them want him at theirs.
Please tell me I'm alone.
And yes I'm about to give DH hell along with DD who is sick of the tosser as well

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LandladyofTheValley · 28/12/2025 10:52

xAwaywiththefairiesx · 28/12/2025 10:44

Who behaves like this in someone else's house??!!

Leaving dirty clothes all over the floor of someone else's living room and leaving wet towels on someone else's bathroom floor?

Unbelievable.

That's bad enough before you get to the wine-stealing, being a prick to your kids part.

For God's sake, kick him right out of the door. It's 28th December now. How long exactly was he planning on staying??

And kick your DH firmly in the nuts too.

What exactly have you got to lose??!!

When I realised about the wine, I was making a coffee and went straight to our bedroom and woke DH up.
He's apparently going to tell him today to go home and think before DD and I genuinely cause him bodily pain.
In their defence DD did tell him to fuck off and pointed out she had just finished the kitchen.
I've told DH this is the last bloody time and if he can't go to one of the others tough shit

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LandladyofTheValley · 28/12/2025 10:49

SwanNecked · 28/12/2025 10:39

But why invite him at all, if he’s this awful?

I said, it's our turn.
And DH doesn't like the idea that the rest of the family would leave him alone all Christmas if he doesn't come to us.
I would rather not and not would DD who will be telling DH exactly how pissed off she is later as well.

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xAwaywiththefairiesx · 28/12/2025 10:46

LandladyofTheValley · 28/12/2025 10:38

Yes very much so
He's 61 would you believe and been single since his divorce over 20 years ago

God, I bet his wife thanks her lucky stars every day that she signed those papers. I hope the poor woman didn't suffer too long.

What an absolute loser.

Lifesd · 28/12/2025 10:44

Tell him to fuck off and not darken your door again OP

xAwaywiththefairiesx · 28/12/2025 10:44

Who behaves like this in someone else's house??!!

Leaving dirty clothes all over the floor of someone else's living room and leaving wet towels on someone else's bathroom floor?

Unbelievable.

That's bad enough before you get to the wine-stealing, being a prick to your kids part.

For God's sake, kick him right out of the door. It's 28th December now. How long exactly was he planning on staying??

And kick your DH firmly in the nuts too.

What exactly have you got to lose??!!

Grumpynan · 28/12/2025 10:43

It’s time to put your foot down, throw his dirty washing in his bag and say Christmas is finished.

SwanRivers · 28/12/2025 10:42

As always, so much of this could be solved with adults using their words.

If no-one's willing to do that, nothing will ever change.

So you've plenty more Christmases like this to look forward to 🤷‍♂️

EmeraldJeanie · 28/12/2025 10:41

Not me I may add! My children wouldn't dare!

EmeraldJeanie · 28/12/2025 10:40

I give you a young whippersnapper relative staying with his parents who has refused to let them watch their TV programmes as not culturally superior enough. When he leaves they shall binge watch their Christmas TV.

SwanNecked · 28/12/2025 10:39

But why invite him at all, if he’s this awful?

LandladyofTheValley · 28/12/2025 10:38

EmeraldJeanie · 28/12/2025 10:37

I presume he is single.
How old is he?

Yes very much so
He's 61 would you believe and been single since his divorce over 20 years ago

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EmeraldJeanie · 28/12/2025 10:37

I presume he is single.
How old is he?