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Never get house to selves

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Newyorklady · 09/02/2025 11:48

We have 2 adults sons in early twenties.
we love them both dearly however their girlfriends turn up every Friday and don’t go home until Sunday evening, Every week. Sometimes come in week too.
this means husband and I never get any time alone in our house of a weekend unless they go out on one of the evenings.
Both girlfriends live locally so I struggle to understand why they don’t stay at their houses more often,
when I ask my sons why they say they prefer it at ours as there is more to do.
This also means GF eat our food all weekend. We never get a Sunday lunch without being here.
both sons pay rent but very little in comparison to their earnings. Both earn good salaries.
im starting to feel like the GF families are into a good thing here.
They also leave a mess.
We both have full time jobs mine in lives travelling so time in the week is taken up.
Would it be unreasonable for them to spend at least one weekend a month at GF so we at least get house to selves ?
Am I being selfish expecting time to selves and some consideration.

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Shinyandnew1 · 15/02/2025 14:39

Eldest son has fallen out with me and not spoken since. Said he doesn’t get why.

Goodness! Time to suggest he gets his own place?

Feralbutcute · 15/02/2025 14:47

I'll go against the grain here and say be careful what you wish for. My weekends are long and lonely id love someone to talk to/ cook for, I realise there's a happy medium, and if they're generally respectful and decent company I'd just have an open conversation about how you'd like a weekend to yourself once a month. Ifff however they take the piss, leave a mess, and treat your home like a doss house then nope no to the open house lol

BettyBardMacDonald · 15/02/2025 15:45

Shinyandnew1 · 15/02/2025 14:39

Eldest son has fallen out with me and not spoken since. Said he doesn’t get why.

Goodness! Time to suggest he gets his own place?

Definitely. Talk about entitled!

He needs to develop empathy, too, ASAP.

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stillnotdark · 15/02/2025 17:40

Just a question Op, how much 'rent' do you charge, do they contribute to household tasks and what sort of space do you have?

Newyorklady · 15/02/2025 17:49

stillnotdark · 15/02/2025 17:40

Just a question Op, how much 'rent' do you charge, do they contribute to household tasks and what sort of space do you have?

They pay £125 each month, don’t help with household chores but do change own beds etc. Keep rooms tidy etc. Occasionally help husband with garden and diy.
I do their washing.
Both earn £25k plus.
Occassionally cook for selves and us (not often).
One son has Uni debt so low rent is to help him get that down.
We do have a large house but there isn’t really a spare room downstairs for them as spare room is an office as me and hubby work from home sometimes in the week.
I know I’ve been too soft !

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kiraric · 15/02/2025 18:01

Newyorklady · 15/02/2025 17:49

They pay £125 each month, don’t help with household chores but do change own beds etc. Keep rooms tidy etc. Occasionally help husband with garden and diy.
I do their washing.
Both earn £25k plus.
Occassionally cook for selves and us (not often).
One son has Uni debt so low rent is to help him get that down.
We do have a large house but there isn’t really a spare room downstairs for them as spare room is an office as me and hubby work from home sometimes in the week.
I know I’ve been too soft !

When you say no household chores, do you mean they don't even say load or unload the dishwasher?

Newyorklady · 15/02/2025 18:09

kiraric · 15/02/2025 18:01

When you say no household chores, do you mean they don't even say load or unload the dishwasher?

They do load the dishwasher and have unloaded it. Youngest has washed own clothes and ironed.
Eldest does look after room well keeps it tidy and cleans it regularly.
They can cook quite well and do cook for selves regularly.
i mean vacuuming, cleaning etc. They don’t really do that each week.

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kiraric · 15/02/2025 18:10

Newyorklady · 15/02/2025 18:09

They do load the dishwasher and have unloaded it. Youngest has washed own clothes and ironed.
Eldest does look after room well keeps it tidy and cleans it regularly.
They can cook quite well and do cook for selves regularly.
i mean vacuuming, cleaning etc. They don’t really do that each week.

Phew, I was imagining it to be worse than it is

Glamiss · 15/02/2025 19:12

Newyorklady · 15/02/2025 14:33

Yes youngest son completely understood and so did his girlfriend.
Eldest son has fallen out with me and not spoken since. Said he doesn’t get why.
I only asked the one weekend a month anyone would think I have banned them from the house.

So he hasn't spoken to you for a week?! Are you still cooking his dinner nearly every night?!
Are the GFs there again this weekend?

Newyorklady · 15/02/2025 19:16

Glamiss · 15/02/2025 19:12

So he hasn't spoken to you for a week?! Are you still cooking his dinner nearly every night?!
Are the GFs there again this weekend?

No and no.

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