Visiting Relatives

goodwithsaving

My parents don't mind me turning up without planning it, but I'd hate for anyone to turn up at mine unnanounced, my sisters are the same. Especially if it was in-laws.

Marvel1

I prefer arranged visits, any random knocks and i won't answer.

FtbDreaming

I dont mind if people just turn up at mine. They hardly do though. Im a visitor in the family and i just turn up all the time. Half the time they don't answer if they are out or just cant be bothered. Some of them ill text beforehand just so I'm not going out my way for a wasted journey.

Different people have different ways.

comeandgo

I'm glad to see anyone, I once even unintentionally invited Jehova Witness's in. My friends and family can call at any time. There is always food in the freezer, bed for the night and wine in the fridge. As the kids have grown up and left home house is usually tidy.

suki1964

My husbands family are very strict about ringing and arranging times to visit, week or more in advance

Me, if they ring an say can we pop in, Id faint

My family live in different countries so we don't just turn up. The kids, well they tend to give us 24hrs notice they are coming, but then they would be stopping over night so need beds made up etc

onomatopoeia99

elsien wrote: »

Anyone who does drop in on me needs to know that my house is a shed and may not meet their hygiene standards - if you don't want that, then don't call in on the spur of the moment. I've got better things to do than keep a tidy house "Just in case."

This. So, so this.

I'm likely to not answer the door if I'm not expecting a visitor. They need to email / text / call (in descending order of preference) first to make sure I'm home and have enough spoons.

Pollyflinders

I'd just love to have any family near enough to pop in.

I don't mind friends popping in either. Can always put the kettle on

flanker6

Pollyflinders wrote: »

I'd just love to have any family near enough to pop in.

I don't mind friends popping in either. Can always put the kettle on

Same here!


Close family live 45 mins drive away so always prearrange visits to ensure I'm home.


But, I know my parents and sisters just call in on each other because they live really close. I'd be fine with this.

KxMx

We always call ahead and expect the same in return.

When I have my own place I definitely don't want unannounced visitors either.

oldhaggis

Fortunately our family all live some distance away, so we always pre-arrange visits to each other. The rest of the family all live in the same small town.

MIL was in the habit of just dropping in to SIL's house and the back door was usually left unlocked. On one occasion MIL let herself in and on seeing no one about, made herself at home in the sitting room. SIL had popped out. Meanwhile BIL (who works shifts) came downstairs in the middle of the day, completely naked, to fetch his newspaper only to find MIL installed on the sofa reading it!