@Notquitenorthern
These have really entertained me over the last couple of days! Mines nowhere near as bad but Dsis has a CFer habit of being generous but with other people's time and money. I dont think shes deliberately taking advantage, shes just always been immature for her age and a bit thoughtless. Shes also charming and charismatic so her behaviour gets overlooked/enabled. Anyway favourite examples...
Dsis comes to visit me at uni, she obliterates my student budget raiding the fridge and dropping half eaten packets of crisps in bin but I'm happy to see her. Plan a fun day of activities but she insists we go to this out of town mall. Spend the day feeling poor and trailing after her whilst she goes on an absolute spree. When she leaves the day later she smiles sweetly and presses a fiver and some change into my hand "From mum". When I call to thank mum for the fiver it turns out Dsis had actually been given a sealed envelope containing £80 from parents to top me up till the end of term.
Some years on, we're both working, Dsis living at home but earning reasonable NHS wage. Me living 5+ hours away on crap charity wage. Dads bday, we arrange to have a nice weekend, I'll drive down and cook nice meal one night and parents will treat us to meal out the next night. So I spend 70 odd on petrol, spend ages picking out gifts and making a really nice dinner, generally try to spoil dad. Dsis gets him nothing. Head out to restaurant next night, and Dsis announces "Me and NotquiteNorthern will pay! As a birthday present!" I dont want to be the tight git that points out I've already spent a lot on presents so I cough up, particularly annoying as I'm the only one not drinking and Dsis ordered steak!
Living in a touristy area popular for outdoor sports. Dsis says she will be passing my way to see a friend, could she visit? Only a couple of days notice and Im going to be working but I say would be lovely to see her and shes welcome to the futon for a night if needed. "Great, we'll be there for dinner". Hang on who's 'we'? She turns up at MIDNIGHT with new bf and random friend I have never met, all set for a sporty weekend away together. She proceeds to fanny about setting up extra bed and asking for more towels etc. Next morning I find her in the kitchen packing up the dinner we'd made the night before and raiding the kitchen like its bloody Tesco. "Your spare room is too small, we didnt sleep well at all so we will have to go to a hostel. Self catered so we're just getting a few bits". DH wisely distracts her with breakfast before shepherding them out the door with a (much reduced) care package.
DH wisely distracts her with breakfast before shepherding them out the door with a (much reduced) care package. Brilliant