Comments on: Houseguests 101

By: Larry

Larry — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 11:44:00 +0000

I have a house guest at this very moment that has over stayed her welcome. I have tried dropping hints, But this morning, I will announce “today, you are going home”

By: Dealing with a Houseguest Turned 3rd Roommate

Dealing with a Houseguest Turned 3rd Roommate — Thu, 29 May 2008 20:36:10 +0000

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By: Linessa

Linessa — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 16:12:07 +0000

One additional thing that we include with our Welcome Basket (which includes many of the items listed above) is a note telling our guest how honored we are to have them in our home. Nice touch that always WOWs.

By: Nicol

Nicol — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 00:17:57 +0000

Great article, but you missed one component that creates friction around here: children with special needs. Not referring to spoiled kids, but kids who require set schedules and consistent rules.
One visit with houseguests who have few rules and no consequences really, really messes these kids up. Hard to explain why our rule is that you eat what you’re given and all the guest kids eat is what they want: bread, M&Ms, juice, chips, etc. They watch tv 24/7 and our rule is 1/2 hour per day. Really hard to not come off as a b**** when the houseguests undermine all that. Vent over, lol. Love ya, Sara!!

By: MOMMYDEAREST

MOMMYDEAREST — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 23:59:43 +0000

GRRRR…..don’t get me wrong, i love having houseguests, but every once in awhile i get houseguests that don’t want to leave….lol. i always feel so stressed when we have family from out of town visit & stay a few nights. i agree with mom23boys, i really need to learn how to relax & enjoy their company instead of stressing 24/7.

By: mom23boys

mom23boys — Sun, 18 Feb 2007 23:03:39 +0000

Great tips! We don’t have houseguests very often, but when we do I always feel stressed. I feel that something is always out of place and I want everything to be perfect. I need to learn to relax more when I have houseguests. I know it would make the visit less stressing.

By: emily_hope

emily_hope — Sun, 18 Feb 2007 03:44:05 +0000

I have had trouble with houseguests. Last year, my stepdaughter, her husband and their 3 boys came for Thanksgiving. They arrived a day early. It was terrible. Another time that we had guests, we cooked a meal, they even watched us cooking and then later told us they were going out. Aargh! Next time, I will try to find out pertinent imformation beforehand and let them know some ground rules.

By: Michael Gannotti

Michael Gannotti — Fri, 29 Dec 2006 13:54:48 +0000

Was cruising Technorati and ran across your blog. Very nicely done. Hope you and your family are not freezing too much up in MI. My wife and her side of the family are from Saginaw and I know it can get cooooold up there.
Best of luck with the blog. Looks like you are off to a great start.
Michael
http://www.mikeysgblog.com