Good one.Date: 7/11/2008 8:39:24 AM
Author: Madam Bijoux
Nobody can take advantage of you unless you let them. In the immortal words of Nancy Reagan: ''Just say no''.
What if you staged a robbery right in front of your door??Date: 7/11/2008 12:23:24 PM
Author: Harriet
Good on you!
What disincentive packages can I offer? You''d think having to share a bathroom with 2 dogs would be enough.
Yes. We don''t mind though. When family comes to visit we set a limit of no more than 2 weeks. Friends are more understanding and never stay for more than a few days.Date: 7/10/2008 8:44:20 AM
Author:Harriet
Do your friends and family treat your apartment as a hotel?
Wait a minute! Are you in NY?Date: 7/12/2008 12:22:55 PM
Author: jewelerman
I see my family so infrequently that its a real pleasure to have them stay over when they travel...gives us a chance to talk and eat...talk and eat...until early in the morning...i have a few close friends that we get together and have late night movie marathons or barbaques and they always have the guest room ready for me.
How is the weekend going?Date: 7/12/2008 1:27:35 PM
Author: scarlet16
As Ms. Harriet knows from my complaints during lunch, my itty-bitty 525 sq. ft. apartment is definitely constantly a hotel. In fact, despite my currently studying for the bar, my in-laws are staying with us for the weekend. I love them dearly but 4 people in here is JUST SIMPLY not enough space! But honestly, how do you say no?
Unbelievable!Date: 7/12/2008 2:18:04 PM
Author: Bliss
Yes! We love it actually when immediate family members come to visit. But if cousins get thrown into the mix, they stay in hotels because they want to, thankfully. NYC is pretty complex to newcomers so it''s not like we can let *some* of them run loose - some of them are older so they''d pretty much expect us to handle everything: meals & entertainment. LOL. But thankfully most of our cousins WANT to stay in hotels, so they just call and say they''re going to be in town and ask if we can get together on X date.
There was a situation in which my mother (who lives very well in a big house) had a cousin come live with her for 6 months! He was essentially helpless and his parents sent him away to live with my mom because he had girl problems back home. They were like, ''Here, take him off our hands!'' It was a huge burden for her to bear. So that was a big lesson learned. No more shipping relatives off to live with my mom. What is she, a country club?