Has anyone ever 'hidden' from an unwanted visitor?

[N0tNowBernard]

Like actually, blinds closed, cowering upstairs in the nursery?... Just wondering Said visitor has already been round a few times this week and I need some time to do jobs as well as working myself. Visits always spill over into teatime too so left with the awkwardness of do I offer tea or not.
No judgements on the how's and whys, all you need to know is that it's necessary!
Please tell me someone else has done this too!

We had this with a neighbour who had no boundaries at all it was so bad they barged into the maternity ward after I'd just given birth saying they were my parents in my fugged state I didn't realise if I had I'd have been able to tell the midwife my mum had passed away.

She unused to come into my house with a little tap tap and ring 3 or 4 times a day it got ridiculous we couldn't even be in the back garden without a yoowhoo . DH refused to tell them when I came home from hospital I once went to open the back door and she fell in

She's got the hint now it's only taken a year however she saw us come home the other day and door stepped us !!

I called her back and said I had popped out, oh did she come?...sorry wasn't in. Give me a call before you come next time and I can let you know if I'm in and/or not busy.
Too subtle? I swear she knew I was in too...or maybe my paranoia was kicking in!
Janey50 yes, I had the mess yesterday which is part of there reason why I can't take it again today! That milk bottle thing is so something I would do!
I left my washing on the line and it got a little bit rained on what with being under siege, so I suppose that serves me right.

Yes I do this. I also avoid phonecalls when I know I'm going to be kept on the phone for ages whilst they talk absolute tosh and finally get to the point half an hour in. Then they get upset when I ask directly what's up I'm busy at the beginning if the phone call.

I can't get anything done with some guests here and they will helpfully announce that they got all their cleaning done first thing this morning! How lovely for you.

I too have had the guests who show up with the troops of mad and messy kids too. One ex friends did set fire to my bedroom carpet then friend went nuts and stormed off when I told her dd off and explained how dangerous fire is. Had to have whole carpet ripped up.

Some people just don't have proper boundaries.

I remember hiding from a guy I'd been seeing and had just dumped fir being weirdly possessive and controlling. It was a proper red flag.

He wouldn't get the hint and kept turning up at my flat, phoning. He could tell I was in but I sure as hell wasnt letting him in or speaking to him. Because that was an even bigger red flag.

Yep. DC2 about a week old. DC1 was at childminder. A "friend" rang the door bell 3 times. I had a newborn, looked like shit and had my first few hours just me and the baby. I didn't want unannounced visitors with their 18 month old in tow. After 5 mins they got the hint and left.

30 minutes later I was in the kitchen, baby sleeping, making a cuppa. The back gate only bloody opens while I'm in full view of the big patio doors. Couldn't escape. 45 minutes of me time gone baby woke up after she got her cuddle and finally fucked off.

Bernard Yes they did see us and there was no escaping so we had to answer the door. The person I was avoiding was tremendously thick skinned, could talk from Britain, she just never drew breath and actually made me hyperventilate listening to her. I opened the door preparing to come up with some crap excuse about checking the edge of the carpet or something and she just started talking at me. Didn't even refer to the fact that we were lying on the floor under the window with the lights off

I haven't needed to luckily but I absolutely would. In my old house I wouldn't leave if a certain neighbour was outside.

'could talk FOR Britain', sorry

I didn't realise there were that many people hiding in their own homes! Or are we maybe all hiding from the same person? Maybe they go from door to door until they make eye contact?

I've been on the opposite side of this twice that I know of. Neither time was I planning on staying had a quick errand and then loads to do. Once I was dropping off a birthday present for a child. I know they were in the younger sibling was in a baby bouncer in front of TV.
The other time I wanted a quick bit of advice from someone. (Ok that might have turned into a bit of a longer stay but I would never not answer the door to a friend in need)

Honesty is probably best policy...if you possibly can!

Before we got married we used to hide from the vicar.

She took 'pre-marriage counselling' very seriously and she dropped round a lot to 'chat' about our relationship and future.

Several times we saw he heading up the hill, switched all the lights off and laid on the bedroom floor til she was gone.

Anyone who turns up on my doorstep doesn't know me well enough to come into my home

My dads oldest sister (who would have been about 80 at the time) had us all hiding behind the sofa as her "gentleman friend" had been spotted walking towards her front door. She told us all to keep quiet and hide until he left again, as she'd been seeing a different gentleman friend, and didn't want to have the conversation in front of us lot - presumably the one where she told him it's wasn't working out!

When he finally gave up knocking, he had to pull her to her feet again as her arthritis caused her knees to lock!

I shit you not she has just turned up!! I'm in the kitchen making her a cuppa!! Argh!!!

The blatantly 'in-ers' but just ' don't bat an eyelid and don't open the door-ers', I salute you

Yup.

A bloke we knew had a habit of appearing with his kids. A couple of them were fine and would play with my DC, but one rang rings around his father who always missed that magic moment when you could say to the kid, 'Er, enough of that, how about you do xyz instead...' The bloke himself was going through a sticky patch, so he required tea, sympathy and advice. And we'd done a lot of that. And a lot of tidying up after his naughty kid.

One afternoon DH took all our kids off to the cinema. Result! THREE hours of freedom staring me in the face. No sooner had my arse touched my chair than I heard them coming down the hill. I though, 'No I can't, not again, really...' and legged it up the stairs, while the doorbell rang and the letter box clattered as the kids looked through it and the father said, 'Looks like they're not in, kids...'

I felt a total cow, but if I'd opened the door and said, 'Not now, busy', I think the bloke would have taken it badly.

Usually, I will answer the door, but I have honed the knack of blocking it 'to keep the dog in' and 'being busy'. If I do invite callers in, they are genuinely welcome and can stay for an hour.

Quite right Livia!
I hide from basically everyone who turns up at my door without calling prior.

I deal with enough people at work, I don't want to do it at home

I do this all the time. I'm in a first floor flat but I still army-crawl around the flat, turn off the radio and everything

I'm very much "if I don't know you're coming, you're probably not welcome" I'm horrid!

Bernard you've got to tell us more this stalker friend...is she lonely maybe? She must be very fond of you!

She's clearly a loon lonely. I couldn't hack someone like that. It's like a invasion of privacy to me. I'd end up opening the door and telling them to take the fucking hint.

You are making your stalker a cuppa? That's so British

I would feel harrassed too. Couldn't put up with that for very long.

I never answer the door! Anyone who's coming is invited or pre-arranged. Even my parents phone to say they're nearby and can they drop in? My dh always answers it and it always costs him money (door to door sellers). We've got cupboards full of dusters!!!

SIL, and yes she's lonely so I do feel like an arse, but I do end up being a bit of an agony aunt which is a bit wearing. She's just left after me leaving lots of hints of "bedtime" and I also had the courage to say please don't get any more toys out as we're tidying up for bed.

Doesn't take a lot to make me feel harrassed though, I must say. People tagging me in crap on facebook, persistently sending me 'happy sunday', 'life is what you make it' type crap pictures on Whatsapp. That will do it.