The doorbell rings and you say "oh no"... Who is on the other side of the door?

[Gammonfacedharridan]

This happened to me twice today.... Firstly when a delivery I'd forgotten about arrived, when I was still in my dressing gown feeding the baby, then just as DH got home and I was about to put dinner on, SIL landed at the door with her children, who are currently going through a "challenging" phase. She likes to sit and have a calming cuppa while they "challenge" us. They've just left and the house is a mess.

So who brings out the "oh no" reaction in you when you hear the door?

My mil who never txs first lets herself in and turns up just before kids bath time

I had to remove a key from pils for similar reasons

We hardly ever get anyone interesting ringing our doorbell, its nearly always delivery men with packages they want us to take in for the neighbours or Jehovah Witnesses. Both get the "oh no" reaction!

Charity doorsteppers. I hate them turning up but I also hate the look of those 'no cold callers' signs.

Ofsted inspector

The milk man, nothing against him but I always forget to have change ready so have to rummage round looking for right amount.

Any unexpected visitor. I hate not knowing who is at my door 😂

The police when they were canvassing for witnesses after a fatal stabbing across the road.

Every time the doorbell goes I think of it being an "intruder alert"!

I normally ignore the doorbell as I hate people turning up unannounced.
God I sound grumpy!

Nigel Farage. (Well I mean he would do if he ever knocked on my door)

Chuggers and Jehovah's witnesses

Delivery men with parcels for the neighbours when I’m working nights... Used to live next door to a right CF as her parcels always had “please leave with number 26” printed on the address label. I ended up going round and telling her that yes I was at home during the day, but that’s because I get into bed at 10am and I’d like to sleep, not take in her parcels three times a week

The ex (who is yet to collect all his stuff).

The police asking for witnesses to various crimes.

Anyone who I hadn't specifically invited in advance. But my friends and family know not to just pop by now, I don't answer the door and say I'm in the bath if i haven't invited them.

Anybody from the Brexit party.

Anyone who is unexpected, I dont cope well with unexpected visitors.

SIL. Always turns up unannounced and always happens to catch me at the worst time.

My mother.

My parents are divorced but my father thinks it's such a "treat" to surprise me by bringing her over uninvited. I hate it. I hate it a lot.

Pretty much anyone!! I don't mind DS's friends calling for him (as long as it's to play out and not to colonise my house) but we don't have many friends living locally enough to pop in, so other than the postman, it's usually someone wanting something, selling something, or needing me to empty the entire understairs cupboard so they can get at our meter.

Ds' friends. Not that I really mind them, they're mostly a lovely crow, if a touch noisy-but then so's ds. But they don't ring the doorbell, they thump the door as though they hope to fly through it, so we all jump a mile.

I do find it irritating when they call about 6pm on a Sunday though. There's a couple of them we reckon go out for a family day, come home, have dinner then come round. Trouble is we're about to have our dinner, and then they look so disappointed when I say ds can't come out, so I feel mean.

Charity people or people trying to sell me something. The last few charity people have been rude when I've told them no.

My mother. She would annoy me massively.

Pretty much anyone. But especially the mum of the kids' school friend, who never shuts up and who is always trying to score childcare.