Chewy Posted July 18, 2011 Posted July 18, 2011 Hey guys, so we've got some guests staying at our home for a few days and their lack of pleasing me has made me want to vent here. When staying at someones house, my rule is you leave it in the same or better condition then when you got there, and you clean up after yourself and your children. When your kids eat at the table clean up the mess. Clean the table surface, clean the dishes, and make it look the way it did when you started. When you take a towel off the towel hanger on the wall to dry your kid off after playing in the water, fold it up, and put it back on the hanger. Oh and maybe squeeze out the swim suit and hang it in the shower to drip dry instead of leaving the suit in the sink and the towel draped over the toilet bowl! WTH? When you put your child in the bed, remove the comforter/decretive cover and fold it up and put it in the closet or on the floor next to the bed and let your child sleep on the sheets like normal people do. (NOT my nautica mattress cover!) Side note: I noticed they allowed him to sleep on it the first night so I made a point of saying something and removing it. THANK GOD!!! The 7 year old pee'd slightly over the night and onto the sheets and the under sheet mattress cover. Susan doesn't think any got on the mattress because she didn't feel anything. Oh and if you feel the need to take off your scanky socks, feel free to put them in your room, maybe your luggage. Please don't leave them on the sofa for my wife to find and toss in your room. If you have children, please make sure they are on their BEST behavior. Yes, I know kids will be kids, but can you make sure they aren't beating things against my walls and woodwork? Thanks for your cooperation and if you're ever staying at someones house, even if it's a relative, make sure you heed my advice. Cheers, Chris
Marylander Posted July 18, 2011 Posted July 18, 2011 I feel for you, buddy. We've had some gusts with kids that I swear aren't housebroken. I'll add my rules to the list: Rule #1. The cat is not a toy for your 6 year old. Leave it alone. If it wants to play, it won't be cowering under the bed, wide-eyed, and looking scared. Follow up to the above rule: In no way is is ok to let your kids run loose, particularly into our bedroom, to hunt for the cat. Rule #2. It's unacceptable for your kids to touch ANY computer in our house, particularly the one in my home office, without first asking permission!
XQIZT Posted July 18, 2011 Posted July 18, 2011 Whoa! Are you running a bed and breakfast or are these family members/friends?
Chewy Posted July 18, 2011 Author Posted July 18, 2011 Ours are my wife's brother and sis-in law... They grew up together but something was lost on him... They left to go out to the museum today and my wife stayed home with our son and she cleaned... They're all going out tonight to see Harry Potter at the iMax and Eli and me are staying home. CAN'T WAIT!!! I love our dad and son time. Chris
Redvenm Posted July 18, 2011 Posted July 18, 2011 Oh man do I feel your pain, been there played that game. It is all a matter of respect for others and their property. Some have it, some don't!!! I could go on and on but I won't.....too much...it is like this. IF I AM GONNA BE NICE ENOUGH TO LET YOU STAY IN MY HOUSE, PLEASE, PLEASE BE RESPECTFUL AND MAINTAIN "MY HOME" TO THE LEVEL I DESIRE. HEY, IF YOU WANT TO BE A PIG, NO PROBLEM, JUST NOT IN MY HOME.....PLEASE!!!!! Hang in there friend, it won't last forever...come back often to vent, mums the word!
Chewy Posted July 18, 2011 Author Posted July 18, 2011 HAHAHAHA... My wife would be disappointed if I locked her out! lol They DO NOT have a key to our home. They DO have a key to pissing me off though. Chris
Chewy Posted July 18, 2011 Author Posted July 18, 2011 This is all just commom courtesy! To you and me Chris... To others, it is NOT!
Doug123 Posted July 18, 2011 Posted July 18, 2011 That's a shame - what you are asking is being polite. Oh noooo, don't leave your moldy socks on the sofa and muck up the bathroom. I am NOT your maid and it's not my job to pick up after you and your kids. If you want someone to clean up after you, check in to the Hilton (and bring your credit card). This sounds strangely familiar! (family incident in my far past)
mc2hill Posted July 18, 2011 Posted July 18, 2011 Sorry to hear Chris! Rule #3 - this is not an all-inclusive resort. You WILL take my family out to dinner at our favorite restaurant ($10-20 per person) with the money you saved by not getting a hotel. We are lucky and have never had problems like yours with our family/guests. On the reverse, we have never caused those problems when we have been guests. We always try to take care of a 'big' job (moving stuff, etc.) for the homeowner, or make their day less stressful (preparing a meal, grocery shopping, picking up kids from camp/school, etc.).
Captain Slow Posted July 18, 2011 Posted July 18, 2011 I always leave whatever place I'm staying at cleaner than when I arrived. Whether it's a hotel room, campsite, friend's or relative's home. My father instilled this in my brother and I when we went to the BWCA in the 1970's and it has stayed with me since. This is also how you get asked back again and again. I also remain quieter than my hosts, bring my own food and drink, basically I try to make my visit as pleasant as possible for the host or hostess. I leave their schedule alone and make mine work to theirs. When I used to go to Florida every summer and stay at the bosses place on Anna Maria Island I always cleaned it before I left. I pulled weeds, washed windows, cleaned the pool and once I trimmed bushes. I did all this with out being asked and I know it is why I am still welcome there. I believe it's called respect for others' property and it is something that is sorely lacking in a lot of people.
Marylander Posted July 18, 2011 Posted July 18, 2011 I always leave whatever place I'm staying at cleaner than when I arrived. Whether it's a hotel room, campsite, friend's or relative's home. My father instilled this in my brother and I when we went to the BWCA in the 1970's and it has stayed with me since. This is also how you get asked back again and again.I also remain quieter than my hosts, bring my own food and drink, basically I try to make my visit as pleasant as possible for the host or hostess. I leave their schedule alone and make mine work to theirs. When I used to go to Florida every summer and stay at the bosses place on Anna Maria Island I always cleaned it before I left. I pulled weeds, washed windows, cleaned the pool and once I trimmed bushes. I did all this with out being asked and I know it is why I am still welcome there. I believe it's called respect for others' property and it is something that is sorely lacking in a lot of people. Dude, you want to come visit DC and stay with us?
Rich Posted July 19, 2011 Posted July 19, 2011 Makes me glad I have exactly 1 bed in our house. No visitors and no kids coming back home.
Vincenzo Posted July 19, 2011 Posted July 19, 2011 Lol. My old best buddy came and lived with us for a week a couple weeks back. Perfect behavior the whole time. Incredibly polite (which is very unlike his normal attitude). Didn't eat all our food, drink all the [censored], mess up the air mattress he slept on, etc etc. Perfect guest all around. The only 2 problems? It was hard to get an answer out of him on this like where to eat (he explained to me that he didn't want to suggest something no one else wanted and force us to eat it) and he refused to let us pay for a single thing, no matter how hard we tried. I'm going to be moving around, staying with people for a while, next summer. I'll have to remember not to pee on anyone's bed or leave pants in the sink.
DieselDude Posted July 19, 2011 Posted July 19, 2011 Chewy I feel for you. I was always taught when your a guest the people your staying with should not even know your in the house. Remember this "Fish and visitors smell in three days" By Benjamin Franklin
Nordgrey Posted July 19, 2011 Posted July 19, 2011 I won't even leave hotel rooms in the shape you are talking about. I clean up the bathroom before I check out and put the used towels where they ask guests to put them (normally in the tub). I can't even imagine not cleaning up after myself in someone's home!
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