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AIBU?

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To not reward this behaviour?

6 replies

Apexroof · 19/08/2023 16:43

SIL knows I hate people dropping in without at least a text message or call to let us know.
DH has told her this multiple times too and it did seem to have worked for a while.

She's just turned up. We're both busy with domestic chores, I'm upstairs cleaning and listening to podcasts, DH was outside hacking back shrubs.

Our kids are adults, we're empty nesters, for context, but SIL used to do this when they were at home, as did her mum, my late MIL.

DH just sheepishly came upstairs to tell me SIL was here. I've carried on hoovering - I 'm a complete mess, in my cleaning clothes and CBA to go down.

YANBU - stay where you are and don't reward her behaviour
YABU - be the bigger person, go down and be the perfect host through gritted teeth

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Theunamedcat · 19/08/2023 16:44

Stay upstairs keep doing what you need to do

SamphiretheTervosaurReturneth · 19/08/2023 16:46

Leave them to it
She's his sister and you are busy

Hungryfrogs23 · 19/08/2023 16:47

No way I'd be going downstairs. Wouldn't worry about it seeming rude at all, as even if it is, turning up at someone's house unannounced when you've been specifically told not to is way ruder.

Marwoodsbigbreak · 19/08/2023 16:47

I’d be running myself a bath…

xyz111 · 19/08/2023 16:48

Keep doing what you're doing. It's his sister anyway, he can deal with her.

Apexroof · 19/08/2023 16:53

Thank you! She's gone, I think she called up to say goodbye but I can't hear much with my noise cancelling earbuds in 😬

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