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!

Yes have done this on many occasions. I hate people unexpectedly dropping in, it can be intrusive. Of course don't mind close family etc or if it's an emergency. I've hidden under dining table, upstairs and all sorts!!

My auntie was terrible for doing this normally on a Sunday evening or after we had been at work would stand over us whilst we had tea and wouldn't go when I was getting ready to bath DS. We would lock the door and hide she would bang on the door then blow my phone up. Thankfully she stopped

My Mother ! ...she can see our driveway from her back garden so when she sees the car there she'll pop over for a 'chat' which takes 3 hours usually involving criticising the state of the house etc etc ...the eldest usually can see her walking across from his bedroom window so with a five minute warning I either whisk out of the house as she arrives with shopping bags (and hacked off youngest DD) ...or hide upstairs

Years ago, some friends and I were visiting another friend. We left her flat and we're walking down the road when we spotted a mutual friend, who was a real nightmare, totally selfish and thick skinned, the type who wouldn't take the hint that you didn't want to stand in the street and talk for half an hour. It wasn't planned, but we all just spontaneously ducked down behind a car, 3 adults and a small child crouched giggling behind a car, until she had safely passed by.

I hate my doorbell ringing when I'm not expecting anyone. Earlier today I was lying in bed with a migraine and DH was in the bath, when my doorbell rang 3 times. There was no way I was getting out of bed and answering the front door, in my pjs, when it was bound to be a delivery for the guy downstairs who orders loads of deliveries but never seems to answer the bloody door for them (shared external front door but individual door bells - people always ring both).

I am hiding right now, from a child! He's new to the area and older than DS and his friends, thought he seemed ok but his behaviour and chat over the last few weeks have been inappropriate to say the least. He has been at my door every single day of the holidays. We just got home from a nice day out, literally in the door 1 minute and he's at the door. Told him DS wouldn't be out and for the second time this week he has climbed a 10 foot high wall which overlooks my garden/house and is just sitting on it looking in, have just pulled all my blinds down. I can't even speak to his parents as i don't know where he lives. Really feel like my privacy is being invaded and it's starting to feel like stalker territory .

I feel your pain! I have a close family member who has zero hobbies other than going round their list of about 6 people. If ones not in they go to the next and then return to the one who wasn't in later. It's not unheard of for them to remain for 5 or 6 hrs at a time which wouldn't be so terrible if they actually interacted with the children and helped out. But no, instead they talk crap at me about another family member I'm no contact with or tells me about all the in depth details about stuff they've looked at like cars even with no intention of buying. Then when the children need things the family member just keeps talking at me so I have to stop their drivel and point out I need to deal with my children's needs.

This person is so selfish and focused on their own need to be entertained that even when I've been visably ill they've ignored it and carried on with their visit. They've also ignored me saying is not a good time and just walked past me in several occasions.

When I had my first baby I was very unwell on top of the demands of a newborn. I had the audacity to ask them to ring or text before a visit to check it was a good time. This resulted in basically being a nasty bitch and bad mouthed to others for several years whilst the unannounced visits continued!

I do now hide when possible when this person calls as I'm so sick of it. Their extreme selfishness has ruined the relationship we should have (there's a lot more to things than just the visit issues) so I am very detached and no longer guilty about hiding.

This person also peers in windows and it's a terrible invasion of privacy. Luckily we've moved recently and the new house is less of a goldfish bowl!

Sorry it turned into a lengthy rant. ..felt good!!!

I had a neighbour downstairs who would hear me come home and knock on the door to keep me chatting for an hour... it wasn't even a proper conversation, just him yacking on while I make "yeah" sounds every now and then. Because he was below me, I couldn't just duck down but had to sometimes stay on the couch and not move for hours so he wouldn't be able to hear my footsteps! After a few times I realised how ridiculous I was being and just ignored his knocks but moved around normally. He moved out soon after!

The problem with the type of people who inflict themselves like this, are they are so thick skinned that they never get the hint. I don't get how you can be so unaware of how intrusive you're being.

Never hidden but I have made up an appointment to get someone to leave earlier as they too are a stay all day sort! Backfired somewhat as they didn't leave until I had to leave for my fake appointment so I had to strap my toddler into the car and drive round the block! I feel your pain!

I absolutely love you guys!! And some of these hiding stories are ace. I have to say I don't make a habit of hiding and this VISITOR is the only person I do it for.
Note3 newborn. I had the audacity to ask them to ring or text before a visit to check it was a good time. This resulted in basically being a nasty bitch
I think this is my fear of being too direct, that I will be the one who is bad mouthed. Lol at Spookypotato not being able to** walk as they would hear the footsteps! So me!
A thought I've just had about the window peerers, they suspect that we're in and ignoring them, surely that alone is enough to make someone think "I'll give a visit a rest today. They're obviously busy".

Also when visitor left I commented on a shopping trolley that's suddenly appeared in our street that had rolled near to our drive (I know, lovely area hey?) and she said "I know, it's been there all day". Is she watching the house 24 /7 surveillance style now? Help.

My first thought was if you know who it is at the door phone them. Tell them you are in but are not coming to the door as staying close to the loo with D&V and don't want to pass it on. Surely that would get rid of them??

I swear that this person would still ask to come in and say "I'll be quick"

A thought I've just had about the window peerers, they suspect that we're in and ignoring them, surely that alone is enough to make someone think "I'll give a visit a rest today. They're obviously busy".

You would think so OP but they just don't think like this.. they wouldn't in a million years think you would be hiding. Their thought would be "ahh she's probably upstairs and can't hear, better keep knocking!"
I really think it's a case of total ignorance, as opposed to knowing someone is ignoring them and persisting anyway... they seem so oblivious to how people feel!

Visitor! I'm so glad you're here!! I need a hand unblocking the drain/scraping up toddler sick/insert hideous stinky task of choosing here... every time.

Oh I'm so sorry we are right out of tea - are you going up to the shops? We also need..,

Be shameless right back, my dear ;) your home is your castle

We are all far too polite, sometimes you need to be blunt. Open a window so if they are barges they can't get in, and a 'is something wrong I wasn't expecting you today' followed by 'I have plans, call me next time'.

My neighbour was a harrasser, in the end we had to be very blunt and firm and cool. He thought us rude but no price to pay for a happy house.

I have, from my In Laws, FIL rode the clutch on his car, (rested his foot on the clutch pedal instead of on the car floor ) he also could never get the car into the right gear, which meant I could hear his car engine screaming for a gear change as he turned into our road. It was like an early warning system, I'd lock the doors, grab the kids and hide upstairs until they'd gone.
Not every time though, I did let them in if I didn't have plans or things to do. However, it was just really inconvenient at times when they'd come to visit, they'd sit there for hours, neither of them were great at making conversation which was tiring as I'd be knocking myself out trying to fill the long silences.

I have mentioned this before. DH and I had genuinely gone out one day, we came home to find in laws car parked outside, we let ourselves in and found them sat in the garden waiting for us. We asked them in, and as it was a lovely day DH went open the patio door, our newly just installed that week patio doors. The door had an optional extra on the lock, the door could be left open by 2" but locked, for ventilation. DH noticed The door was off its runners and partially out of the frame. FIL had seen the door slightly open and rived at it to get into the house.
Fuming is no exaggeration.

Blonde that's shocking!! He effed up your doors to gain entry to your house while you weren't even there, who are all these mad people in this thread? Just no boundaries and no rules.

Did he pay to get it fixed? Does he know that breaking and entering is a crime? What other mad things do you in-laws do? I'm sure you have some stories

Oh I could write a book! FIL was a law unto himself, MIL was lovely, she never caused any bother.
he kept quiet but she whispered to me in the kitchen "I told him not to do it, but he wouldn't listen."
DH fixed the door himself with fils help, together they lifted it back into place with spade.

We're the perfect in laws to our sons in law, we just do the opposite of what my FIL did. 🤣

Bless him. Maybe he just really wanted a cup of tea

Hasn't everyone? I met someone through work, I was in a professional role they where not if you see what I mean. Anyway they found out where I lived and started to drop by. It was awkward and strange. I did point out it wasn't professional and I would see them through work but they did not listen and continued to call at all times of the day and night, usually with some minor problem. I hid, I had to..I'm not proud.
They had behaved this way before with other people. It's sorted now but my god the stress. I wanted to start a thread about it at the time but I was sure people would call me a troll

I've hidden from an ex who kept coming round. Usually though I answer and send them away but I'm going to have to start hiding from my neighbour.
The other night at about 11pm the people from the flat above us knocked the door to collect a parcel we had accepted for them. I was about to go to bed (think PJ's and dressing gown) but presuming they could see that my tv was on when they walked past (we are ground floor) I didn't see a problem with handing over a parcel. She then tried to come in because she "hasn't seen dd in a few weeks and would love a cuddle". I had to physically hold the door almost closed and repeat three times that she was asleep and I was on my way to bed before she would get lost who expects to be allowed into a neighbours house, who you don't know well, at 11pm, to wake up and cuddle their 6 month old baby???

I miss my old house for moments like this. The sitting room was at the front, kitchen and dining room at the back. As soon as I spotted a certain person coming up the path (would never ring first, just turn up and then stick around through dinner - aaaagh!) I used to nip out the back, shut the door in between and spend a while out of view with a cup of tea.

Alas, I can't get away with it now. It's open plan with a huge bay window, so nowhere to hide. DD always gives me away anyway by running up to the door and yelling for me.

I had a friend who would randomly rock up, sit in the lounge for hrs awkwardly. Once, after she'd hovered while I bathed DTs, one if the boys (then about 2) projectile vomited. again and again. she just sat chatting as I tried to clean him and the room. she was totally oblivious at reading us.
Afterwards we got a bell we could only turn on when deliveries arrived, a front door with spyhole and no window.

You may think me rude but arriving unannounced then staying for hours is Glen Close territory

Middle of therapy your post made me laugh! Gosh some of these visitors are crazy! We didn't have the car on the drive yesterday as DH used it for work but he's off today so I can't even pretend to not be in. Also I agree with a previous poster about little ones running to the door and giving us away! I would die as well if DS said "mummy was hiding" or something similar!
When VISITOR turned up again (unexpectedly) at 6:30 DS was talking to her and saying "shush be quiet" and I know it was because this is what I was saying to him upstairs when we were hiding! Snitch.