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what is the oddest thing someone has done when you have visited their house?

790 replies

2shoeskickedtheeasterbunny · 06/04/2012 23:25

mine was my DB, he did warn me but tbh I was so...... [bushock]
I was kind of 'oh ok"
he put old sheets on the floor to protect his carpet from...

dd's wheelchair wheels

guess where we won't be going again(this was after he insisted she was shoved in the corner of the table at a pub...just in case she got in the staff's way....WTF)

??? YOUR please

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threeleftfeet · 07/04/2012 16:55

"Because it's completely odd to me (which was the question the OP asked) to appear half dressed in front of guests when you're so overweight you have to lose 4stones before the hospital will even think about you for surgery (which is true in her case).
I wouldn't do that, I think it's odd."

Then you do have an issue with weight. She was wearing a nightie in her own home and you are family. It was not a dinner party (if so, then yes it would be odd). But they'd asked you over to give them a hand.

I wear my nightie in front of my MIL and SIL (and they do in front of me). Two of us are overweight. Yes I'd rather be slimmer but I'll be damned if I'm covering up in my own home because it offends judgmental people!

I think it's great she feels comfortable enough to not have always need to cover up in front of her family.

Would you have a problem with her wearing a swimming costume on the beach I wonder?

marathonrunner · 07/04/2012 16:58

TwinkleTwinklyStars I am [bushock] at that. Good for you for insisting on the refund!!

PaulaMummyKnowsBest · 07/04/2012 17:05

my dh once went to someone's house for tea..... they served cold beans on toast!

He didn't go there for a meal again Grin

fluffyliquorice · 07/04/2012 17:18

We were once invited round sisters house for the afternoon/evening a few days after Christmas, along with other sis, BIL and our children. We had a quick snack at lunch, assuming she would be doing food. We were all offered one drink and told they were not doing any food as they had her husbands family round the previous day and done a full spread for them so didn't feel like cooking today. Not offered so much as a peanut, not even the dcs. We played a board game then we all went home.

lesley33 · 07/04/2012 17:20

Nothing like some of these [bushock].

But for my nephews 1st birthday I drove 7 hours to get there. I arrived on time and they weren't ready - fair enough - still running around getting organised. I sat there gasping for a drink for over an hour and at no point did they offer me anything, not even a glass of water, or theres the kettle Lesley.

It wasn't until the MIL turned up over an hour later that anyone was offered any drinks at all. My parents brought some champagne as well as lots of gifts. Was swiftly put in the fridge and never appeared again - they were offered tea or water instead.

wimini · 07/04/2012 17:24

NCT group "friend" came to my house. I had DS1 (then 3mo) lying on a lambskin rug on the floor in front of the sofa. "friend" lifted DS1 onto a different playmat and then sat on the sofa putting her feet (with shoes on) on the lambskin. I was speechless.

StealthPolarBear · 07/04/2012 17:26

Bump :o
Twinkle that's the worst I've heard

Sorry fudge :(

maddening · 07/04/2012 17:28

I went round to a friends for a coffee, he and 2 male friends were all naked.

I acted all nonchalant Grin

mummymccar · 07/04/2012 17:28

Just thought of another one: when I was a teenager I was visiting my Grandparents, staying overnight with all my cousins and siblings. In the morning I was last in the queue for breakfast by which point all the bowls for cereal had gone. Grandmother picks up the bowl the cat is eating from, gives it a quick rinse, and gives it to me for my breakfast. Needless to say I made toast instead.

ImperialBlether · 07/04/2012 17:32

So sorry to hear about your dad, fudgesmummy. I can't imagine what that's like.

mrsotter · 07/04/2012 17:33

I once took a nice bottle of champagne to a friend's engagment party, it was a summer garden party.

They put in the old bath they had filled with ice and beer, that everyone was helping themselves to Shock

Never saw it again - wonder if someone took it home?

ZZZenAgain · 07/04/2012 17:34

can't get over the cheek of that bridal pair twinkle. Imagine arranging with the hotel to bill your wedding guests extra for rooms, meals and drinks to cover the price of your own rooms, meals and drinks. That is so tacky, I am quite stunned anyone would try that one.

lesley33 · 07/04/2012 17:35

I had forgotten when I stayed at a foreign friends family abroad. They were lovely and constantly made me massive meals which her mother urged me to eat. One day on the way back we stopped off at her grans who gave us a barbecue. she phoned her mum to tell her we wouldn't need dinner. I was relieved as my stomach got a bit of a break.

The next morning I got up to breakfast to be presented with the intended 3 course dinner for the night before. Of course to be polite I sat and ate all 3 courses and then a 3 course dnner that evening as well!

Convert · 07/04/2012 17:43

This thread is brilliant! I'm so shocked at twinkle's wedding story. I can't believe the cheek of some people.

BillyBollyBandy · 07/04/2012 17:47

I had a friend over who was doing BLW with her ds who was same age as DD. I asked her, did she want to use my highchair, or the splash mat, but she said no it was fine she was only giving him pasta.

I thought he should still go in a highchair, but didn't say anything as fair enough - cooked pasta isn't likely to make a mess.

She sat him down in the middle of my carpet in the lounge, and gave him a tupperwear container of pasta and tuna mayo. tunamayo!!!! He digs in, all of about 9 months old. I came back into the room, not having seen her actually give him the food to see a food tsunami across my floor.

I just stared at her, and she said "don't worry, I'll clean it up afterwards, ds likes to explore with his food".

Not been back to my house again to eat strangely.

Oh and I went to a wedding where they got married at 1, booked a really expensive venue for the reception but didn't tell anyone that the food wasn't served until 7. We were all hammered on the very expensive bar by that time.

thegreylady · 07/04/2012 17:50

We were invited to a dinner party by a family whose DC I tutored. It was a biggish party of about a dozen guests. After dinner the host showed us a room he had made into a home cinema and invited us to sit and watch a film. This was about 9.30 and the film was almost two hours long (Ransom). We sat in the dark,in silence till the film ended and we sat and sat till after 15 minutes one of the guests switched a light on. We found that our hosts had gone to bed and the whole house was locked up,in darkness with alarms set. There we were 12 strangers trapped in a house near Ilkley Moor on a winter night. Eventually we made a bit of noise shuffling and chatting and the housekeeper appeared from her room,didn't speak,opened the back door and we all slunk off into the night.
The next time I tutored the children I asked the girl to thank her parents for me as we hadn't been able to before we left.
The family was from a non British culture and the girl asked rather nervously if her parents had given us a pleasant evening as they hadn't entertained in this country before. I just said it was lovely and that the food was delicious.

Mopswerver · 07/04/2012 18:02

DH and I once went to stay with good friend of mine living in France. She was lovely as usual but we barely saw him for the whole weekend. He only got up around 3pm (stoner) and she insisted that we, our kids and hers (age 1, 3,3,and 5) be quiet so that we didn't wake him! It was absolutely freezing cold at the time but we chose to go out all weekend instead. He didn't even get up to say goodbye to us after lunch on the Sunday! Thankfully they are now divorced!

garlicbunny · 07/04/2012 18:08

Is anybody else monitoring this thread in case THEY turn up on it?? [bushock]

lesley33 · 07/04/2012 18:09

Naahh - My SIL will be on NH.

ovaltine · 07/04/2012 18:11

ha ha i was thinking that garlic!

i used to tell friends not to come over to see me as soon as I got home from work as i dont like to speak to anyone for an hour or so, i like to watch tv [busmile] but they used to be there as i got home from work so i used to ignore them for an hour as they just never took the hint. they did say to my XP once about it and he just said oh you know what she's like. ha thanks!

MNHubbie · 07/04/2012 18:16

Shock twinkle That is... breathtaking! How the Shock... nope I can not at all understand that. Had they never been to any other wedding, ever?

If that happened to us, even just the evening bill, in a place like that we'd have to check out and leave immediately begging my dad to help pay for the cost of our own dinner.

Hecubasdaughter · 07/04/2012 18:18

XSIL came to visit while I was at work. Decided I hadn't done the kitchen well enough so 'cleaned it for me' . Rearranged all the cupboards and chucked out the Christmas cake I had baked the night before 'because it wasn't iced', chucked out my mincemeat which I only noticed after I had prepared the pastry. Guess who complained that I didn't give her home made mince pies like the year before. Angry.

She is currently punishing me for several things she does not approve of by not speaking to me. [bugrin] bliss.

hormonesnomore · 07/04/2012 18:20

It was my DSis's 50th birthday and we had a family gathering at her house.

During the evening, her normally lovely (and excellent host) DH disappeared out of the house and didn't come back until next morning.

He just turned up, didn't say anything - and she didn't bat an eyelid.

The rest of the family were a bit gobsmacked.

garlicbunny · 07/04/2012 18:26

Did you ever find out, hormones?

lifeisfuckinggreat · 07/04/2012 18:27

Got some corkers from when I did home visits for my medical job. Think my worst one was visiting an elderly gentleman who asked for any spare dirty gloves when I arrived. I was understandably reluctant to give him any because of cross infection and not really understanding why he wanted them. As we got into the appointment he confided that he fantasised about me and saw me as the ultimate dominatrix (I'm six foot tall and can be rather bossy but WTF?). I was speechless as he was in his eighties and I just didn't see it coming. BUT then he got down onto his hands and knees and started to lick my rather muddy boots..it took all the control I could muster not to kick him in the face.
My initial instinct was to give him a bollocking and leave but realised that I would be fulfilling his fantasies by doing that so I politely smiled and left.
Never returned, obviously!
Used to go to a patients house and he used to make me stand outside while he had a wank, and then let me in straight afterwards....My friends think I have some sort of magical appeal to old men.

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