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To ask my parents if they were having sex, and if so request that they don't?

188 replies

Cubee · 16/10/2014 13:16

:D

I am in the bizarre situation of being temporarily trapped at my parent's house. I have a badly broken leg and am bed bound and drugged to the max.

They are doing a stellar job taking care of me and my young children (I'm a single parent, kids under 5). So awkward as this arrangement initially felt, it is working out nicely. I think they have been ace, and really appreciate them.

However...

Part of the arrangement is that my 1 yr old is sharing their room rather than mine. Like I say, they are ace. I get to sleep alone for the first time ever. Though clearly it is not that fun,what with the pain and all.

Last night I awoke to what appeared to be the sound of my parents. .. ahem... doing the deed. Quietly mind. Think squeaking mattress rather than whoops of ecstasy. I briefly thought "Ffs, go to sleep! " and then suddenly remembered the baby was in there too.

So I rang my little bell.

No change. Squeaking continued. Possible moans.

So I picked up the box of tissues by my bed and hurled them across the hallway. I was hoping to hit their door. I missed. Instead the cats sprung to action and began that horrendous sprinting about the house like a herd of elephants lark cats only seem to do at night. And frankly that is terrifying when you are stuck in bed with a broken leg jutting out invitingly like a cat sized springboard. So I lay still in the hope that cats wouldn't notice me. Luckily the tissues seemed to keep them occupied.

Anyway I must have fallen asleep then. Now, I don't know for sure what they were up. I am on some pretty heavy meds for a start. ;)

AIBU to ask my parents if they were shagging with my baby in the room? WIBU to request that they don't?

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SirChenjin · 16/10/2014 17:07

Was that from your personal photo album? I feel as if I've intruded on your love life there.

McFox · 16/10/2014 17:07

At an appropriate age all teenagers should be furnished with a sex cessation bell (aka the bonk buster/shag silencer/rumpy pumpy restrainer) to be used in times of parental banging trauma Smile

ghostmous3 · 16/10/2014 17:08

At least it wasnt caravan shagging with a very embarrassed 12 year old 3 feet away.

I'm still traumatised 25 years later

neverletgojack · 16/10/2014 17:08

jellybean
precisely that soundWink Grin

squoosh · 16/10/2014 17:10

How to get you DH to stop coming to you for sex, after you consummate the marriage

Easy.

Electric cattle prod.

Thebodyloveschocolateandwine · 16/10/2014 17:10

This thread is a classic even if just for i rang my littie bell keep seeing you as Noddy op and your parents as the wicked goblins.

squoosh · 16/10/2014 17:11

'So I rang my little bell' is the best thing I've read today.

RiverTam · 16/10/2014 17:18

Oh god, I am still cackling with laughter over this.

Sorry OP.

DING DONG!!!!!!! Go, OP's parents, go!!!

WitchWay · 16/10/2014 17:20

Just as well they didn't hear the bell & come rushing in in the nude all flustered and your dad with a stiffy

Shock

Hilarious thread Grin Grin

MajesticWhine · 16/10/2014 17:48

OP we need you in the Daily Mail tomorrow with a sad face.

Bowlersarm · 16/10/2014 17:59

Grin hilarious

LotsaTuddles · 16/10/2014 18:33

I'm sorry OP, but that is hilarious.

In theory ringing your bell was a good idea,but what if one of them (preferably your mum) came in to see if you were alright.

We used to do it while DS was in the room, that's actually how DC2 happened Grin

TheRealJoanWarburton · 16/10/2014 18:44

One solution is you and your child swap rooms
Grin

Aridane · 16/10/2014 18:49

I think the cringe-y things is hearing your parents having sex, not that the little one is there

justiceofthePeas · 16/10/2014 18:51

You really should not ring your bell while your dad is ringing your mum's bell.
Maybe next time they will do it louder so you know not to interrupt them.

As for pp who said about happy noises. There was some childcare guru or such, forget who, who said you should have sex as much as possible when pg as it floods your body with happy hormones which the foetus also benefits from. So...if you had sex whilst pg they will have heard your sex noises already and associate it with happy.

unless of course you had no sex whilst pg. No sex with baby in room. That is a lot of no sex.Sad
then again if having sex with dp elicits a similar response to any icy hand down the back that may be a good thing Confused
I make quite a few noises during but I don't think yelping is oneShock
Mmm sexy yelping Grin

justiceofthePeas · 16/10/2014 18:51

joan Grin

catnipkitty · 16/10/2014 18:58

I'm mostly amused by the cats going bonkers about the flying tissues while remaining oblivious/not caring about all the other goings on!

TheRealJoanWarburton · 16/10/2014 19:14

joan Grin

Not mine, sorry. I nicked from upthread. I thought it was hilarious... Grin

Fabulous46 · 16/10/2014 19:14

I think you should get rid of the bell and insist on baby monitors in their room so you can't just shout next time.

Seriously, this thread has cheered me up today. Ring my little bell Grin

Lweji · 16/10/2014 19:16

To "monitor the baby" in the room? With a camera? Hmm Shock Grin

Januaryjojo1 · 16/10/2014 19:19

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Message withdrawn at poster's request.

SirChenjin · 16/10/2014 19:20

justice - that was a stream of consciousness if ever I heard one Grin

Fabulous46 · 16/10/2014 19:23

Lweji baby monitors to me are just for listening. Do they come with cameras now? Bloody hell NO NO NO not the camera ones Grin

TheRealJoanWarburton · 16/10/2014 19:25

I had sex with my little ones in their cot
Shock No, that's not what you meant.... Grin
Again, from upthread.
This thread is.... breathtaking...Grin

Lweji · 16/10/2014 19:50

You want one of these

From the website:

"high-definition live streaming, night vision, two-way talk and mobile apps, you’ll never miss a moment—whether you’re at home or on the road."

"See what goes bump in the night."

Grin