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AIBU about having a lie in?

39 replies

Weathergames · 20/04/2014 08:02

My sister, husband and 2 nephews here (7 & 9). They are leaving at 9am today.

They are sleeping with my 3 DC 12, 14 and 16 who were looking forward to having a lie in over the bank holiday weekend. We did Easter yesterday due to early start today.

However nephews have got up at 6 fucking 45 run around the house shouting, jumped down each individual stair playing a game and woken the entire house up.

I was planning on getting up to say goodbye at 8.30 but AIBU to think this is really fucking inconsiderate.

Also does not make her children help with anything (loading dishwasher/clearing table) while mine do.

OP posts:
minibmw2010 · 20/04/2014 08:04

Actually I think you getting up at 8.30 to say goodbye to your own guests is rude !! Shouldn't you be up and offering them breakfast ??

CoffeeTea103 · 20/04/2014 08:07

How rude are youShock were your children not that age once, doing those things?
And I agree with pp, shouldn't you be up making them breakfast and seeing them off? You sound very mean.

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Weathergames · 20/04/2014 08:11

It's my sister. We all got drunk last night.

I don't mind getting up but I am pissed off the kids are literally running round the house at the crack of dawn (and have done yesterday and Friday) with no consideration for the fact that others may try to be sleeping.

Yes mine were that age once and my sister had no kids and created merry hell to the point my ex husband and I sat out in the back garden at 6am entertaining a then 1 and 3 yr old so as not to wake her up!!

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RedFocus · 20/04/2014 08:11

I think mini is right. I would have got up and had a fry up on the go by now for my guests.
The kids are young and excitable so they were bound to get up early on a weekend. Mine do too.
As for helping with the dishwasher and stuff obviously we all parent differently and my youngest is 7 and she doesn't help in that way yet but my eldest is 12 and does so maybe it's an age thing. Maybe they feel they are too young to help yet. Whatever the reasons you are just being a miss grumpy pants this morning aren't you Wink

Perfectlypurple · 20/04/2014 08:13

Yabu. Kids that age are loud and excitable. Also if I have guests I would never just get up to wave them off, I'd be up making breakfast, doing some food and drinksffor the journey etc.

Original poster
Weathergames · 20/04/2014 08:14

My step kids are the same age and do not do this.

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cozietoesie · 20/04/2014 08:16

They've got a whole journey home ahead of them, while you and your family can go back to bed for a snooze if you want. Get that frypan on and do them a full breakfast with a smile on your face.

(And find something in the kitchen drawers for that hangover!)

JapaneseMargaret · 20/04/2014 08:16

Come on. Grin You know you're being unreasonable.

Yes, it is undoubtedly shit being woken at kids' normal start time of 7-ish when you're nursing a dirty great hangover, but everyone knows that kids are no respecters of hangovers?!

Your guests are leaving at 9. Haul ass into the kitchen, and sort them out with some breakfast.

WanderingAway · 20/04/2014 08:18

I dont think YABU.

When i stay with people i try and make as little noise as possible, i wouldnt expect them to wake up for me if i was leaving early in the morning and i sure as hell dont need anyone to make my breakfast.

WanderingAway · 20/04/2014 08:20

What if the sister and her family dont like fry up breakfasts. Do you really expect the OP to pour them some cereal just because it is her house.

Pimpf · 20/04/2014 08:21

I'm with wandering

Pimpf · 20/04/2014 08:22

Especially seeing as she wasn't very nice when you had young children

mum11970 · 20/04/2014 08:22

My youngest is 9 and wouldn't run around like that.

cozietoesie · 20/04/2014 08:23

Certainly do! No point in tarnishing a whole visit by bad grace on the final morning - not when you have a whole day of hangover nursing relaxation ahead of you.

Horispondle · 20/04/2014 08:23

6:45 is not that early! I'd be delighted with a 6:45 lie in!

Original poster
Weathergames · 20/04/2014 08:32

I have brought 3 kids up alone. 6.45 is fucking early.

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cozietoesie · 20/04/2014 08:34

Stop being a grumpy pants and get a couple of paracetamol down, woman. She's your Sis - and I bet you were all best of friends last night.

FourForksAche · 20/04/2014 08:35

It depends, did you ask them to be quiet in the morning? If not, that's pretty standard kid behaviour.

Original poster
Weathergames · 20/04/2014 08:40

Seriously? People don't bring their children up to be considerate about getting up and waking others?

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MoonRover · 20/04/2014 08:42

That's kids for you.

Most children are like your sister's, less like yours and your step children. It's not consideration, it's life.

TheDoctrineOfSnatch · 20/04/2014 08:43

6.45 is really normal waking up time.

Making all that noise is unnecessary though - is your Sis trying to keep them quiet or not?

cozietoesie · 20/04/2014 08:44

Oh - and get off MN. The thread will still be here when you get back from saying goodbye to your guests.

Original poster
Weathergames · 20/04/2014 08:45

No she is not. I came downstairs and asked them to be quiet because their cousins were asleep.

I got up and made everyone hot cross buns.

OP posts:
cozietoesie · 20/04/2014 08:46

There you go. That was a nice thing.

TheDoctrineOfSnatch · 20/04/2014 08:46

The not helping is a bit rude, but if I had three children already helping in my house, I wouldn't have room for two more going back and forth, especially ones who didn't know where things go etc.

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