Parents are tired of their adult sons taking advantage of their generosity when they visit.
I think they should offer to take their father and me out for a meal or otherwise reciprocate, but this feels like it would be an awkward conversation! Advice?You are the parents of these adults. You’ve given and given and continue to give. Yes, this might be awkward, but please don’t run from awkward. Many powerful insights have been delivered by people brave enough to initiate an awkward conversation.
We have a washer/dryer in the unit, but my sister does not like doing this, so she brings a single twin-sized flat sheet and a pillowcase with her when she visits. She puts the sheet on top of the flat sheet on the king-size bed. She then uses the blanket and the cover that we have on the bed. She believes this is sufficient and that she does not need to wash the sheets on the bed she has slept on.
But your sister doesn’t bring two sheets. Furthermore, she’s your sister, staying presumably at her own convenience , and you and your wife have made your house rules extremely clear and easy to follow. And so — your reaction to her behavior should also be very clear and easy to follow: “You can’t seem to follow what we’ve asked you to do at the end of your visits, so you’re going to have to find somewhere else to perch during your trips to Chicago.”
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