MichelleCarmen
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Smith1942|1382629897|3543696 said:NewShiny - I'm rather of Ame's frame of mind, although my husband likes giving parties. The main reason I don't like to host is the amount of work. I'm very tidy and don't like lots of mess, and I feel the house needs to be relatively clean and tidy to host, and then there's the shopping, food prep, and the cleaning up afterward. It's just a huge amount of hassle, when you could meet out somewhere. I also feel that people are judging my place, and since we only have one bathroom, people see all my toiletries and cosmetics and private things, and I have to remove my medications from the bathroom beforehand - basically I find having people in my home to be an invasion of privacy. I would perhaps feel like this less if we had a family house, where the private areas such as bedrooms and bathrooms are hidden away upstairs.
I wonder if Ame feels similar? Look forward to her reply.
I also feel having people over is an invasion and we have a two story home w/separate master bed/bath and when we have company, I do move certain items upstairs. I also feel judged bc I haven't invested much in house decor & rugs bc I have two boys running around & stuff doesn't seem to last with all our activities & moving. Also, I've heard criticism from other family about what everyone does wrong with life, housing, & all other expenses. Either they have spend too much, too little, this or that... Everyone else can't pass the test, so I know we don't.
The only company that is fine are the kids' friends. They know the rules, follow them, and either could care less about what isn't to standards or they are honest and say sweet things like they wished we'd buy the house for sale by them.