According to Miss Manners, no matter how uncomfortable your guest is making you (and being sloppy and disrespctful of your things is a breech of etiquette), it would be a worse breech of etiquette on your part to bring this to your guests attention.
For this time, just try to grin and bear it as best you can. However, if the child is in danger it is within the boundaries of good etiquette to share your worry with the parent. Be creative.
(Eg: ';Oh, goodness! I'm so worried that little Johnny will hurt himself!'; [by jumping on my couch and you're not doing or saying anything] or ';Oh don't let him eat that piece of food from breakfast [that you just left on my floor, thank you very much]- he could get sick'; or ';Here, let me take that porceline statue from you little Johnny - I don't want you to get hurt if a small piece breaks off and gets in your eye';)
You can also suggest several child-friendly places they might like to go visit, in the name of being kind and thoughtful - indoor water parks, one of those blow-up jump and plays, an arcade... Anything to get them out of your house.
Next time they are to visit, suggest a nice hotel because you know how improtant it is for those dear little ones to be able to have a quiet place to rest during the day.
Good luck to you! ;)What do you do when you have a house guest who is totally a slob?
How long is this guest staying with you? If it's more than just one more day, tell your guest what the house rules are. I have done this before and it works. This is how I phrase it so I don't offend the person: ';I'm a very anal person when it comes to cleanliness and discipline. My family laughs at me all the time but here are the rules we follow in this house. I know it's extreme but that's the way it has to be or I'll go insane. Thanks for understanding my eccentricities.';
Good Luck
If it is only for a very short time longer then grin and bear it and never invite them back to stay at your place. It also depends on who these guests are....are they relatives or friends? Regardless it is very thoughtless of them to be so sloppy in someone else's home. To avoid an uncomfortable situation with your guest I would say put up with it for the duration of their visit if you can.
My mother has dealt with same problem.
You just got to put your foot down really hard and tell that ***** off and tell her to get her kids in order.
Or you can just through hints and yell @ her kids when shes not looking
Christianly speaking, I would kick him out of the house, because as a Christian, I can't stand bad manners.
I am not an atheist pretending to be a Christian to troll them.
Sounds like a relative of mine. I asked a similar question a few days ago and got BURNED! I guess either put up with it or get that person out of your house and never let them come back.
Deal with it with a smile and don't invite her back. Or, next time give her the name and phone number of a nearby hotel.
Depending on who they are I would tell them to be more careful and just not invite them back.
Politely tell them to get the hell out of your house.
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