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Originally posted by Mister_Ruysbroeck
Does anyone have a beer?
Glad I don't work by the hour anymore.
Oh damn, I almost forgot. When I woke up this morning I had a discussion with my wife about how to handle this problem. Here's the skinny:
My wife is friends with this girl from highschool. She and her husband and child like to invite themselves to stay at our place when they come to town. Well, maybe that's a bit harsh. They do give us the chance to respond.
The last time they stayed with us, it was a complete nightmare. After that, my wife and I agreed we would never let them stay with us again.
Well, they've just called and asked to stay with us again. My wife is waffling on our promise to tell these people they can't stay with us. She doesn't want to hurt her friend's feelings and, after all, "it's just for one night."
So, my first question is how do I get my wife to stick to our agreement? And second, if she agrees that this couple should not stay, how do we tell them off without hurting their feelings (the quality of your answers to the second question may directly impact my ability to get my wife to agree on the first issue).
Thanks.
P.S. you guys owe me a couple responses now that I fixed your toy. get to it.
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First off, why was it a nightmare?
I had a similar experience last summer. And it was a total nightmare. I was visiting my breastfeed-even-though-the-milk-dried-up best friend from college who was like 8.5 months preggers. They still couldnt get their 2.5 year old to sleep through the night so the fucker wailed in the middle of the nightt every fucking night multiple times. The husband has clearly had it and the wife is so fucking overprotective of that kid that it seems to have put pressure on their relationship. Anyway, there I am, single and ready to party and definitlely not wanting to get in the middle of this shit. Also, they live far away so I stayed past the "three days and fish and houseguests start to smell" rule. I tried to get flights out early or a hotel but to no avail. it was the fourth of july and shit was booked.
so obviosuly I aint staying with them again until the fuckettes are at college. What I dont get, MR, is how the friends are so obtuse that they didnt realize that this was a nightmare that could have implications for the friendship in the long run. But given their clear obtusity, I think your wife should say that it would be best for the friendship's survival if they got a hotel,a nd blame it on you. then offer to take em to dinner or something.
thanks for you work on the site.
