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To ask for your ideas to take petty revenges on an uninvited guest?

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guestsareinvited · 06/03/2026 13:18

Because of boring and longwinded reasons, I can't currently prevent this person from coming to stay with me whenever they like. But I don't have to treat them like a guest, because guests are invited. I have plans in place to renounce this obviously terrible arrangement as soon as possible, but in the meantime I am relieving my frustrations by plotting small, petty revenge's that aren't unreasonable.

(They have a lovey home of their own, and don't really want to stay here. They are choosing to be here specifically because they know I don't want them and to make the point that they still can. It's silly and childish and I didn't choose it. They did, and are also deliberately prolonging the situation. There's nothing to do but laugh about it, and this is intended to be in jest. Although I can't promise I won't put one or two into practice if there are good suggestions.....)

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HowMuchShouldBePaid · 06/03/2026 14:28

plug the washing machine /tumble dryer into an Alexa plug ,programmed to go off at random times , but you have an override

basically anything where the plug is hard to get to

Cantyouseethishorselovesme · 06/03/2026 14:28

Hire a clown in full costume who never speaks. Have them sit in an armchair when visitor is in living room, and stand outside the bedroom at night. If the visitor comments to you, say "Clown? What clown?"

2catsandhappy · 06/03/2026 14:27

Ha ha ha I like it @Nofeckingway and her illnesses. The rheumy cold she had in 1989...the trots in 1994 the awful symptoms were...

Jane143 · 06/03/2026 14:27

BauhausOfEliott · 06/03/2026 14:24

How is making her own house stink and ruining her own curtains going to bring about revenge on a guest?

I hadn’t thought of that!😀

HowMuchShouldBePaid · 06/03/2026 14:26

Fully Hide a “noise cricket” in their room ,tiny device that makes small noises at random intervals for weeks !!

Greennuttysmoothie · 06/03/2026 14:26

If it's uncomfortable, they won't want to stay.

Get rid of/destroy any spare bed and replace with an airbed. Thin pillows. Install a ticking clock on the wall. Take the curtains down for 'upcoming renovations'. Get up early/late. Keep asking for their help with house jobs and moving things... the messier the better. Get up in the night because you heard a noise and can they come check it out with you. Have stale laundry drying in the room. The list is endless. They will get bored before you do!

PermanentTemporary · 06/03/2026 14:25

Baylis and Harding?? Steady on

Dollymylove · 06/03/2026 14:25

Thingything · 06/03/2026 14:07

Wind yer neck in! She's under no obligation to share private information with strangers on the internet. Same for you @daisychain01

But the OP has posted on a public forum ans invited comments
Of course everyone wants to know the full story!!

Amiacoolorwarmcolour · 06/03/2026 14:24

Play music you know they hate constantly.

BauhausOfEliott · 06/03/2026 14:24

Jane143 · 06/03/2026 14:21

Prawns in the hem of the curtains. They will smell terrible in a few days

How is making her own house stink and ruining her own curtains going to bring about revenge on a guest?

OSupergran · 06/03/2026 14:23

Fill pillowcase with live bees
Put honey in their comb
Change bedroom light bulb to deadly lasers
Fill bath with angry pirhanas
Fill their shoes with super glue
Swap your hand soaps for Baylis and Harding

HorsesForMorses · 06/03/2026 14:22

Conspicuously leave bedbug and scabies treatment bottles visible in several rooms. Ask them to please report any symptoms.

Rewmin · 06/03/2026 14:22

So you already changed the Wifi password, right?

Also your washing machine is on the blink for some reason. First it won't work at all. Then, when they can finally wash some of their stuff, it unfortunately still has bleach in it from when you were cleaning it out.

Jane143 · 06/03/2026 14:22

ThreeTescoBags · 06/03/2026 14:14

^ invite this poster to stay at the same time

😀

Jane143 · 06/03/2026 14:21

Prawns in the hem of the curtains. They will smell terrible in a few days

SuziQuinto · 06/03/2026 14:21

CurlewKate · 06/03/2026 14:00

Rise above it.

You'd think.

Theonethatlurks · 06/03/2026 14:19

If it’s a stepchild then you are a bit unreasonable.

PermanentTemporary · 06/03/2026 14:17

Nofeckingway · 06/03/2026 13:32

Invite some garrulous old biddy to stay also . Tell her they are very interested in talking about her dead relatives and detailed facts of old journeys she used to take , particularly the B roads and names of villages .

I am available for hire for this role*

*Assuming you do decent breakfasts

Play hard house/Beethoven/Andre Rieu/Eminem/Jeremy Vine according to the opposite of the taste of your guest, from 6am to 11pm.

AmythestBangle · 06/03/2026 14:14

Get (or borrow) a pet of a kind of animal they don't like.

ThreeTescoBags · 06/03/2026 14:14

LindorDoubleChoc · 06/03/2026 13:56

Yabu. Ask in Chat or Relationships.

^ invite this poster to stay at the same time

sesquipedalian · 06/03/2026 14:13

It would be a pity if you had had to change the locks because you’d lost your keys, and you were out and not back until late when they arrived. And no food in the house because you’d already eaten. And nothing in the bathroom, neither towels nor loo paper nor anything else. And you got interrupted tidying the airing cupboard and had to leave its entire contents on their bed, together with any other odds and sods such as unused suitcases and rubbish from the loft. Scatter a few Lego bricks on the floor between their room and the bathroom - they’re hell if you accidentally tread on them. If it is an ex-partner, I’d just completely ignore them, and leave the room and not speak to them whenever they appeared.

BeeCucumber · 06/03/2026 14:12

I’m here for the long winded story.

TheMorgenmuffel · 06/03/2026 14:11

I'd just ignore them and do absolutely nothing for them, if possible do no dishes, have no food in the house etc.
Of course not possible if you have children there too.
Fart spray on their pillow

Createausername1970 · 06/03/2026 14:11

I probably would keep basic food items to a minimum/non-existant in the kitchen and I definitely wouldn't be including them in any meals. I would also make myself scarce, either meet friends for meals out, or get a small takeaway for myself, or shop daily for bits and bobs to cook a meal for me.

Remove shampoo etc from the bathroom if they don't bring their own.

Stash useful items like tin openers, vegetable peelers, bottle openers, corkscrew etc under your bed.

Hopefully you can resolve the situation sooner rather than later.

MoodyMargaret11 · 06/03/2026 14:09

springyla · 06/03/2026 14:07

Is this an adult stepchild?

I thought some form of 'family' too.
Maybe the OP still luves with their parents, who allow for their sibling to drop by/stay the night unannounced. In which case, instead of plotting revenge I'd advise OP to move out to their own place.