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To not want my DC's friends visiting on weekend mornings unannounced?

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Dragonwoman · 10/03/2013 17:18

This morning, like many weekend mornings my doorbell went at 10.30 & next thing I knew I had 2 extra 8 year olds in my house.
I called DD1 upstairs & told her to tell them to leave. She knows I don't like people round when I'm not dressed. She thinks I'm being mean & DH also thinks I'm being a bit odd. In the end DD1 went out to the friends house instead.

Am I really that odd, bearing in mind that -

  1. I work all week, so don't get much time in the house during the day.

  2. I sleep in the raw, so does DH & we often nip across the landing in the nude to the bathroom. We don't have an ensuite. I don't want to come across other peoples kids when I'm in the nip thank-you!

  3. We live on an estate & kids are calling all the time - if I don't put my foot down I will have extra kids all day every day weekends & holidays.

  4. One of my DC will invariably wander into my room for something & then leave the door wide open. I don't want randoms on the landing who can see me lying in bed!

  5. While other people may be up & dressed earlier than 10.30, in my own house on a day off I don't want to!

If it was a pre-arranged visit for something special of course I would get dressed, but as it is I think I am entitled to some privacy in my own home.

OP posts:
Ragwort · 13/03/2013 14:20

No wonder it's so hard to get parents to help with childrens' activites at weekends if everyone is enjoying a lie in Grin - spare a thought for the parents who are freezing on the rugby touch line/football pitch/scout camp etc etc.

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