Ben by Daniel Shelton for November 20, 2014

Uh-uh-uh! Remember the guests and fish rule.Just say no.

So rude to foist yourself on others, even if family. This is just like something my MIL would do, and my husband even tells her no.

2 weeks is a bit much. It’s imposing and intrusive.

And how is it a surprise if you tell them ahead of time. A real surprise would be showing up on their front porch with two weeks worth of baggage.

change it to one week and you have a deal!

When a guest drops this bomb on me I have a tendency to explain that 1. we have other guests 2. we’re going on a trip to … or 3. the house is in the process of being renovated. If I want to see them I explain that 2 weeks is a bit long; real friends would understand this.

“Oh, by the way, we just moved to Anchorage…”

With Skype (and I imaging other video chats), one can just switch the camera off. I often just use it to text chat as well when family are in different time zones.

Um, no. You don’t just invite yourself to someone’s house. How rude!