AIBU to be fed up with my niece and nephews each holiday?

[SockYarn]

Every holiday my two teenage nephews and their 10 year old sister descend on my quiet home. We live in the country in Dorset, there's just me, my DH who is an academic and works in the study, teenage DD (who appears to be experimenting with being genderfluid) and the dog.

I really don't mind having the extra children in the house. But they keep getting into adventures and the Police have been involved in the past. And they get through a LOT of ginger beer.

AIBU to say I've had enough of their scrapes and mysteries?

[Bettercallsaul1]

He’s actually in the employ of MI5, HolyPillow - the academic job is just a front. Where do you think his daughter got her sleuthing genes from?

[HolyPillow]

Fanny, in your shoes I’d be getting out my bike, torch and potted meat sandwiches, and joining the kids on their trips. Unless Quentin is pretty fucking spectacular in the sack, there isn’t exactly a lot going for you in your marriage to Mr Shouty, is there?

And why isn’t he at a university or research institute? Surely he can’t do much useful research in a small study in a seaside cottage?

[Bettercallsaul1]

But then I do think that if a gel comes from a decent, middle-class family with a cook and housemaid, she bound to turn out right in the end!

[Bettercallsaul1]

I believe she has a jolly nice friend called Jennifer, with a sensible straight-cut fringe, who is keeping her on the straight and narrow, minisoksmakehardwork. Certainly Mummy and Daddy saw a big difference in her at half term!

[minisoksmakehardwork]

@Bettercallsaul1 glad to hear it. Maybe she has the makings of monitor? I can only hope she finds some good influences.

[HorsePellets]

It must be such a bugger picking all those bits of bracken out of your washing machine

[Witchend]

At least you don't end up with the village bobby coming round to complain about their antics. I've told my pair that they aren't going to do any more detective work on at least two occasions and they still end up mixed up in it, with some excuse that "they couldn't help it" or "they couldn't let Frederick (I refuse to call him by his ridiculous nickname) down."

[Mountainpika]

What about that irritating parrot? Do you shut it in the shed?

Just sit them all in the old chair and wish them away somewhere.

[speakout]

It has been done OP. 0/10

[Staffy1]

@Bibijayne

Famous Five?

My thoughts exactly, with the way it was worded and the ginger beer.

[shinook123]

Send them on a train to Cornwall,I hear the Penruthlans have a lovely farm they could stay.Pack them a lovely lunch for the train,tongue sandwiches and ripe plums.
They can go bathing and eat ices all day !
What could go wrong?

[ilovepixie]

Your lucky my children hang around with a circus boy who has a monkey!

[ButteryPuffin]

You have a DH problem, as we say on here. Tell him to stop getting angry with everyone else when he loses important papers he's working on and do some parenting before his daughter runs totally wild. And you're not just his servant, either!

[BusyDreaming]

Good old Joan !
Glad to hear Timmy is in the body of the kirk.

[pudcat]

You are lucky there is not 7 of them lol

[SockYarn]

In the house yes. Joan made him a bed in the kitchen. Not upstairs and most definitely NOT on the bed.

[BusyDreaming]

Have you allowed the dog to live in the house yet or is he still hiding with the fisher boy in the village OP ?

[SockYarn]

@TheFormerPorpentinaScamander

What exactly is your dh studying? Is it possible he's on the autistic spectrum somewhere?

Almost certainly. And I'm not quite sure what he's studying. Being a nice upper-middle class girl called FRANCES I didn't bother with exams and all that tosh. Leave that to the boys. (tinkly laugh). I went to finishing school to learn about fish forks and how to address the Archbishop of Canterbury.

[Marmite27]

Send them camping?

[SockYarn]

@minisoksmakehardwork

Be grateful she's not hanging round with a hideous girl I used to tutor. Spoilt rotten, always gets her own way. Her parents have now sent her to boarding school and if half the rumours are true, I'll be surprised if she doesn't get expelled.

I have heard about her from DD's friend, Darryl I think. Initials GM?

[TheFormerPorpentinaScamander]

What exactly is your dh studying? Is it possible he's on the autistic spectrum somewhere?

[RedHelenB]

Your niece and nephews parents are CF expecting you to host them every holiday. Yanbu!

[ddl1]

Are the children a bit, er, famous?

[Caroian]

Well I think you’re a real brick!

[Bettercallsaul1]

minisoksmakehardwork. I heard she got off to a shaky start but has now settled down and is loving the tuck boxes and midnight feasts. Looks like boarding school might be the making of her!