Hello all,
just need to hear the collected views of you wise Mumsnetters again. My cousin, whom I've always been quite friendly with, is planning to come over from Germany for two months to do a work experience thingy. She's only applying for places in our area, and seems to assume that she can stay with us, without ever actually asking if we'd be happy with that - which we're not! I really don't like the thought of having somebody around for that amount of time, giving up on our cosy 'family-time' together, and as she won't know anybody here I'd be very much the one who'd have to keep her entertained. And I know that dh REALLY doesn't want her to stay for that amount of time, as he's a very private person who really values the time alone as a family even more than me. On the other hand she is family after all, and I don't know how I can say no to her without offending her and becoming the outcast of the family! Do you think I should just shut up and do it? Or is there a kind way out of this?
Please help - and be brutally honest!