Meet the Other Phone. Child-safe in minutes.

Meet the Other Phone.
Child-safe in minutes.

Buy now

Please or to access all these features

AIBU?

Share your dilemmas and get honest opinions from other Mumsnetters.

to want MIL to phone before coming round

5 replies

mostlyconfused · 26/10/2011 20:13

My MIL (and sometimes SIL) will pop round unannouced. It can be anything up to 4 times a week and its really starting to annoy me. Also, if I don't answer the door quick enough, she looks in my living room window!

I find it very rude. Am I being too sensitive? She will sometimes phone, but if I'm out/busy/sleeping/dont hear it, she will come round anyway.

OP posts:
slavetofilofax · 26/10/2011 20:16

Make your Dh tell her not to, and if he won't do it yourself.

I would hide and not answer the door, and if she knew I was in and pulled me up on it, I would tell her that I didn't want to answer the door to uninvited guests, so I didn't. She will get the hint.

hairylights · 26/10/2011 20:21

Yabu to expect them to phone. Just dont answer the door.

Beaverfeaver · 26/10/2011 20:23

4 times a week is a bit much.
I wouldnt mind people popping round sometimes unanounced. I dont get it ever :*(

deliciousdevilwoman · 26/10/2011 20:28

UANBU!! My MIL used to do this, and I soon put a stop to it. It used to bug DH too (though not as much as me) and he had a gentle word. Now she always calls ahead. I hate any unannounced callers-and would not do this to others' myself.

SpookhettiTwirlerAndProud · 26/10/2011 20:34

I thought my MIL did this. She turns up apparantly unannounced and last week when she did it I said to DP that I wished she would phone before coming round and his response? 'But she does phone! She always phones me before she comes round!' turns out she phones DP and he doesn't think to mention it to me [hhmm]

New posts on this thread. Refresh page
Swipe left for the next trending thread