When you take someone into your home, it's reasonable to expect them to abide by certain basic rules. If you need something -- ask. If you break something -- 'fess up. And if something isn't to your liking -- say so. Give respect to get respect, and all that good stuff.
Unfortunately, some people never learned these lessons when they were growing up, as you're about to see.
The folks below recently went online to share their rude houseguest stories. Here's hoping you have more respectful friends and family!
45. I woulda thrown them out
44. It's my party now
43. Had is the operative word
42. That's one bold kid
41. It's the parents' fault
40. He's the one who needs a babysitter
39. Blood brothers
38. Disengage
37. Midterms vs. mid-act
36. Put on your listening ears
Not my house but my car. I don't have many rules for passengers when I'm driving but there are two I will never budge on. 1) Wear your seat belt and 2) do not smoke in my car.
I had just bought a car, it wasn't brand new but I knew the previous (and only) owner and I knew he was a car guy who took meticulous care of his cars inside and out. He wouldn't even sell me the car before he had given the engine a proper service.
Within a week of getting the car a friend asked for a lift to the train station, I knew he smoked so as we walked to the car I told him specifically to wait until we get to the station before he lights up (a 10 minute ride at most).
I back out of the parking spot, drive to the exit of the parking lot and as I check my left hand side for oncoming cars I hear from my right the distinctive sound of a lighter sparking up. Dude could not even wait until we were out of the car park before he just had to have his fix.
I asked him what he thought he was doing and he just looked at me and said, "Relax, it's not like it's a new car." Chump ended up walking to the train station.
35. My baby > your baby
34. One for you, one for me
33. One man housewarming party
We moved into this new house. Apparently the people who lived there before us never told their "friend" they moved. He let himself in and went into the bathroom unnoticed. I went in there some time later and found this random guy passed out in my new bathroom. He was clearly on something. Worst first night in a new house ever.
(I realize you need to change locks when you move in. The problem was i didn't lock the door in the first place. A bad habit I had from living in small towns in Australia.)
32. That's a clever tactic
31. Talk about a lose-lose
30. Water bed
29. Montessori DVDs
It could have been a very good time to teach the kid about stealing, not asking, etc., but she is one of those granola, home schooling, let the kids learn on their own wackos.
28. Why does moving out feel so much like moving home again?
27. That's on the boyfriend too
26. Your husband is a saint
25. I think we all know a Misty
24. Common scents
23. Were you friends with Pig-Pen?
22. The ultimate boyfriend
My sister's boyfriend. I have never actually hated anyone until I was forced to live with this guy for two weeks. He was an ungrateful jerk and extremely disrespectful to my parents and sister. I'll refer to him as M.
M was staying at my parents' house because my sister inadvertently got him kicked out of his aunt's place. She felt bad so she asked my parents to let him stay for some time until they could find other living arrangements. He brought over all his stuff and made himself right at home quickly. He set up his xbox in the living room and played destiny all day because he didn't have a job. He's 27.
He would constantly complain about the internet being laggy and would tell anyone who was listening that our internet is trash. He would constantly (at least 3- 4 times) take an entire loaf of pepperoni bread, fill it with cheese, bake it, eat some, and then throw it away. Also, he literally screamed at my mother that she was disrespecting him and threw a hissy fit when she casually referred to his music as screamo.
He and my sister shared a room right next to mine, and at night I could hear him singing to her. Not so bad except he proclaimed that he was incredibly talented and never missed a chance to mention it.
The best part about his stay though was when he told me that aliens were on earth, helped build the pyramids, and altered our DNA so that we evolved faster. He would also constantly tell my sister what to do and was very controlling.
My sister now lives with him in an apartment. He recently crashed her car and fled the scene. I hate him.
21. That's literally what I did to my parents in high school
20. Red herring handed
19. Just go dye
18. The poop quilt
My cousin and her daughter were visiting and staying with me in my home. Her kid pooped in a quilt, and for some reason my cousin rolled it up and shoved it in the closet in the guest room without telling me.
17. Not house trained
16. Bush whacker
15. Do you know what 'outside' means?
14. No one should have that taken from them
13. You did the right thing
12. This isn't baseball
11. The couch surfer
10. That's what big brothers are for
9. Maybe you should work more
My grandma visited from out of state for my high school graduation. She stayed for 2 weeks past my graduation, threw a fit if I tried to sleep past 9am, and told my mom that she needed to work less so she could clean the house better.
8. You killed my imagination
7. They got themselves a pizza the pie
6. I'd rather have no friends any day
5. This could hardly have gone worse
4. So much to be thankful for
3. Basement surprise
2. What a monster
1. Just be honest
I had two Australian kids staying at my house for a baseball tournament one time. One of them was a chronic bed-wetter but never told us. He stayed for 5 nights and peed the bed each night without telling us. Instead each night he pushed whatever he peed on to the end of the bed. First night the sheets, second night the actual mattress protector to stop any pee from getting to it. (It was a bunk bed my brothers and I slept on as children) and lastly he peed directly on the mattress for 3 nights. Ruined the mattress and we had no idea till he left.
The real kicker though is when he took a nap on our new couch. Peed all over it and then fled the scene and we assumed the dog had done it, until we saw the bed that is...
I think that is something you should tell people who open their home to you so they can prepare. And please, dont sleep on the couch if ya know ya got a problem. Also, not trying to shame anyone for this kinda stuff. I feel like its more common then most people realize and I honestly just feel bad for him. Just wish he could have been honest with us so we could have helped him out a bit.