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ChiefSuptGobbledigook · 28/09/2006 17:13

Have SIL, BIL and their dds coming to stay (4.10 and 6 months). Really looking forward to seeing them and going out to do fun things but the one thing that's stressing me is the way they let their 4 yr old stay up until whenever she wants.

Ds1 has a normal school day tomorrow, and ds2 has school nursery. Tonight is a normal week night where we have tea, ready for bed, books and milk then bed (around 7-7.15).

They will be arriving at about 6pm. I know that we'll have the whole 'well it's a strange house' business and she'll sit up in the lounge among the adult conversation and 'adult' tv (ykwim!) until she falls asleep on the sofa, which will probably be about 10pm.

This is going to wind me up to some tune. By 7.30 I've had enough - I want dinner in peace and then a nice chill out in front of the TV with a glass of wine.

I don't want to have a row about it and in the past it's just happened and I've made a few comments but what else can I do?!

Heeeelp! I'll be on here later moaning she's still up

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CountessDracula · 28/09/2006 17:14

She is not your responsibility though is she

TBH I don't mind how late other people's kids are up as long as I don't have to look after them!

lockets · 28/09/2006 17:16

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ChiefSuptGobbledigook · 28/09/2006 17:16

Really? Would it not get on your nerves if she was sat there while your kids were in bed?

Maybe I really do need to chill out a bit!

Have decided that I'm going to have whatever I want on the TV and if it's inappropriate then it's not my problem. THey let her watch Bad Girls anyway so 'The Apprentice' isn't going to do her any harm

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mrsflowerpot · 28/09/2006 17:17

I have friends that do this and it drives me spare. I don't want to see my own children after 8pm at the latest, let alone anyone elses.

Is it tonight they are coming? Can you take the 'ooh, if she stays up, my boys won't go to bed and it's school tomorrow...' approach?

ChiefSuptGobbledigook · 28/09/2006 17:17

Lockets - the boys will be OK. There would be no point resisting! There's school tomorrow and the rules are the rules!

I know I seem a bit strict on this but I've got 3 kids 5 and under and by the evening time I want adult time.

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lockets · 28/09/2006 17:20

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lockets · 28/09/2006 17:30

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CountessDracula · 28/09/2006 18:08

No it really doestn' bother me

Now here's a weird thing, I would never ever invite someone round and the first night they arrived sit and watch tv do you not want to talk to them etc?

FioFio · 28/09/2006 18:11

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ChiefSuptGobbledigook · 28/09/2006 18:24

Obviously we wouldn't watch TV if it was friends coming over for the evening but this is dh's sister coming for the weekend - yes we talk to them, of course, but we watch TV as well. They just make themselves at home and we all 'slob out' just as we normally do. We do the same at their house - we just do what we normally do.

We are not formal with family!!

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ChiefSuptGobbledigook · 28/09/2006 18:28

And anyway, you can't exactly have grown up conversation with a 4 yr old ear-wigging can you?!

If we were going to talk about how the kids are getting on, for example, I wouldn't be discussing it in front of her.

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Joolstoo · 28/09/2006 19:38

they would probably think you'd had a seizure if you turned the tv off and said let's chat!

CountessDracula · 28/09/2006 20:06

weeeeirddddd!!!

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