Does having overnight company make you physically ill?

JustaMom5465
Tue, 26 Jan 2010 12:33:54 +0000

I am so glad to read this thread. I thought it was just DH and I. I don’t know if we’re bad hosts, or if in-laws are bad guests. But it is soooooo stressful. And we need our “space”.

H’s parents (just his mom now, FIL passed away last year) live near a beautiful southeastern beach. We love to go there. We love it more when there is some reason (ie, construction at the house, extra guests, etc) for us to stay at a nearby condo. We would GLADLY spend the money and spend the week down the street, visit during the day, and then be gone at night…and in the morning. (the post above about guests at breakfast cracked me up - so true!) We’ve often fantasized about going down to rent a condo, and not tell his folks we’re around…except we’re afraid we’d run into them on the beach, or in the grocery store, etc… :eek:

Something about being able to fix a drink, or get a snack, or go to the bathroom, without someone asking what you’re doing…