‘In this house’

[StillCoughingandLaughing]

I see this regularly on AIBU, but it became quite a key point on one particular thread recently. A topic will be being discussed and someone will pipe up with ‘In this house the rule is...’ or ‘In this house we do X, Y, Z and everyone abides by that, no excuses’. It’s by no means universal, but as far as I can see it’s normally used by posters very keen to portray themselves as no-nonsense, firm but fair types who have ‘no truck with snowflakes’ and who ‘parent their children, not the other way around’.

I know it doesn’t affect me in any way whatsoever. It shouldn’t matter; I can just scroll on. But I can’t help feeling that anyone who uses this expression is the kind of person I’d walk under buses to avoid.

AIBU?

Indeed 😊
Now, I'm thinking of charging rent when they're older so my position may get weakened!!!

Tistheseason17

It won’t. They’ll be lodging with you and still subject to your rules.

Awesome news, Jolly! 🥳

Tistheseason17

😂👍

@ProfYaffle

Of course, there are no gender issues on here but 'Woe betide any man who doesn't learn to say' YES DEAR' within the first days of a relationship and he is dead meat/

Of course, there are no gender issues on here but 'Woe betide any man who doesn't learn to say' YES DEAR' within the first days of a relationship and he is dead meat

Again, what?!? No one is talking about men or women. We’re talking about adults and children. My DH only says ‘yes dear’ to annoy me but I equally say it back to annoy him. He is an equal in this house and we both make decisions. If one of us feels strongly about something, they usually get their way. I care what colour the walls are in certain rooms but he doesn’t. He cares about the garden but I don’t. We both have the same expectations when it comes to behaviour from both children and adults.

Of course, there are no gender issues on here but 'Woe betide any man who doesn't learn to say' YES DEAR' within the first days of a relationship and he is dead meat/

Anyone smell cow poo?