How do guests drive you mad....

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Now Xmas/NY is out the way, guests are returning home. It's so difficult having others in the house and in your space .
People live so differently !!!!!!
how have your guests drove you mad or what weird things have they done?

needing a laugh to breath through multiple things broken/wrecked before I deep clean HAHA
NC just incase!

Owning a huge hairy smelly dog. It's quiet and obedient but we are not really doggy people and its not converting me at all.
I'm still being amazed at finding its hair about the place after hoovering, sweeping and washing the floors. Also the lingering smell of it and its stinky food.
Good job its people are a joy and delight.

My siblings will definitely recognise this but StepMum (known her 35 years, love her to bits) will spread knitting and wool all over the sofa. My Dad will then cover any remaining space with newspapers. If you have two sofas, they will target one each.

The rest of the family will need to sit on the floor to accommodate the copious amounts of wool and crossword pages scattered around.

So so many things. Inviting themselves and not telling us how long they are going to stay for. Not getting me a gift, not even a bottle of wine for the house. Doing nothing to help. Spending their entire visit telling us how we should live our lives. Talking about themselves continually and showing no interest in anyone else's life, not even their own mother. Upsetting teenager DD1 by talking over her while she was nicely telling MIL about winning a choir competition, then making us all watch a video of their (adult) choir and telling us how fabulous their (adult) choir was. Getting arsey with me when I point out (after 20 minutes of having to watch this choir) that I don't allow the DC to have screens at the table. Getting arsey with me when I ask them to put down their music so everyone else in the kitchen can talk. Walking about with their mobile phone blaring out whatever they're listening to. I have two teenagers and this person was far more selfish than either of them.

Phones not on silent and constantly bleeping loudly. Constantly trying to 'help'. Won't just sit the fuck down!

That is so terribly annoying for you. Poor DD and well-done to her! Feeling everybody's pain on this thread. I don't invite people to my house. I have one CF drop by sometimes (uninvited) but he's recently been banned and DH has been told that there is no way around it and thankfully this time agrees.

I hate it when people can't make a decision. What ice cream would you like? Oh, just any. What pasty do you want me to get you for dinner? Just whatever is easiest. It is not like they are making decisions for the whole group, these are individual decisions I should not have to make for you.

My favorite type of guest are the ones that just get on with things themselves. Thirsty? They'll get a drink. Hungry? Ask if anything is planned then just help themselves otherwise. Tidy up after themselves. Go to bed and get up when they want. I don't feel like I host them, they just integrate.

I know it’s not simple for everyone but we do everything we can to avoid having people stay over. We host people for the day a lot and that’s hard enough. We have a spare room but only one toilet and bathroom. I can’t cope with sharing these with loads of people especially as it’s all in one room. If I had a spare room with an en-suite I think I would be more open to overnight guests.

Sometimes my SIL is in the area for work and guilts us into staying over. She talks non stop and makes us watch all her crappie tv shows. My husband used to hide in the evenings when she stayed but I would make him entertain her for the evening as it’s his sister!

Due to covid we got into the habit of doing half way meet ups with family. I think seeing people for a day is enough unless you really love their company. Admittedly I am quite an introvert and think socialising is exhausting. I also don’t like staying at other peoples houses except my mums.

This wasn’t over Christmas, but when we have guests they mostly all wake us up in the night by using the toilet that’s right next to our bedroom in the middle of the night, rather than the bathroom that’s literally next door to the guest room. It couldn’t be any clearer. It’s really weird.

I’ve had 5 separate guests wake me up by walking down the hall to use the toilet next to us and while there blow their nose and fuck about for God knows how long. Makes me angry thinking about it.

@DemBonesDemBones its not your problem. It’s theirs. Its totally unfair on you.

you should not be putting up with this.

Making no decisions.
Arriving totally empty handed.
Standing in the way on purpose and being affronted when I say “excuse me” all the time to get things done because….
They do nothing to help themselves, won’t even put the sodding kettle on.
Talking over my kids who are trying to chat with them, or me for that matter.
Asking about mine/DH’s work and then extolling how wonderful fully the other brother is doing (even though DH has worked harder all of his life and is doing far better).
Talking fecking ages to say goodbye/leave!!!!!

Oh! Also, using aerosol bodysprays/deodorants all the time rather than showering regularly! And stinking my home out with their cheap synthetic smells… (this is such a great thread).

Turning up with terrible coughs, making no effort to teach their two year old to cover their constant cough, leaving them just coughing in the face of my children. BIL looking liked he’d rather be anywhere but and constantly on his phone or falling asleep. Making no effort to make conversation.

Insisting on helping clean up at the end of the evening when you just want to be in your own space, sorting out your own house, quickly and quietly! Insisting when you politely decline several times….

Well that was(n't) a laugh - I thought this was supposed to be light-hearted, not a "all of my relatives are bastards" thread

If I find one more plate by the dishwasher rather than in the dishwasher I am going to explode.

Also, it's 20C in the living room, the fire is on and my mum is wearing a scarf. I know for a fact that it's a darn sight warmer than their house too 🤯

It could be worse - putting them in the sink!! Put the bastard dirty crockery IN the dishwasher or on top of it if it’s full, but not in the blethering sink!

Mine only stayed three nights and left days ago but I'm still over hosting forever.

Never making themselves a cup of coffee. You know where the bloody kettle is!

Sitting in my living room in a hat and scarf. It was not cold, it was 23 degrees in the room.

Wanting to be taken to the pub every day. I'm 36 weeks pregnant with a two year old - early evenings down the pub really weren't top of my list even if "just for a couple of beers".

Wanting the TV on and needing it LOUD. We don't watch much tv and definitely don't have it on for mindless noise.

And phone not on silent. On loud, like every bloody thing.

we have had guests for 10 days, one week of them has been my brother and his (ex) wife and their daughter. They live in another country.

I have had a very difficult relationship with my brother, he is likely (undiagnosed) ASD and has struggled all his life. As a child he was very sensory defensive, very restricted diet and had severe social anxiety and no friends. He is intelligent and has several degrees but didn't complete a vocational degree as it required an internship and he wasn’t socially capable of applying. Unfortunately there have been periods of drug misuse and, more recently, alcoholism and he has been aggressive, verbally abusive and downright nasty to us all, especially my other brother. My mother has never admitted he has any issues at all, through periods of unemployment, alcohol and drug misuse and abuse towards us all. My mother has blamed every other family member for conflict my brother has instigated and my other siblings and I have all gone LC as a result - too much drama.

He thinks he has an unparalleled insight into human nature, and that no one else understands how people work like he does. He can’t get on with adults and has been fired from multiple jobs. He can’t have a conversation, everything is about him and his insights into the world.

He and his wife separated 2 years ago in response to his alcoholism but decided to go on holiday together so their daughter could meet her cousins. Their daughter is very sweet but she is shy and her English is very limited.

They aren’t terrible guests, his ex is lovely, she has cooked amazing meals, they are grateful for multiple trips out and they offer to pay for things. My brother is not drinking much in my house. They leave tomorrow, I’m back at work tomorrow and I’m so tired.

My brother is just so so noisy - Will play soccer with His daughter from 0700. Loud shrieking, yelling, high pitched shouting (from my brother). Complete lack of social awareness that other family members are sleeping. My teens are getting increasingly annoyed but (mainly) holding it together, with the exception of my 14 year old being rude a few nights ago (which she was told off for).

They have been travelling for 2 weeks now so today is “getting ready to go home” - washing, some shopping for souvenirs and we will have pizza tonight so no cooking requirements but I’m literally counting down now.

I refuse point blank to have anyone staying over, despite having spare bedrooms.
They call in and I make them a cuppa.
They finish the cuppa, I take the cup back into the kitchen and return with their coat.

100% this one! It's like they think keeping you company is the help?!

Yep!!!! I keep repeating to put in DW! Still in sink everyday!!!!

My SIL sharted on my dining chair. I’m going to have to burn it. 🤢

Smoking.
Criticising everything.
Hogging the loo.

You need to watch The Cockfields on UK TV Play 😂