help... i have a nightmare coming in 2 weeks

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Originally Posted by tumblnstar

i wish i could just say hey... umm im not gonna be here... but some of them i havent met yet and they are alllllll excited to meet me! woooo.. lol i told phil that they will have to bring their own beds/bedding and he is going to talk to his family about pitching in $money wise for all the food and things. phil and I have no money as is, with just opening our office so spending money on things that we dont need is not an option! we just DONT have it period. ive just come to the point where oh well if they like my food and oh well if they have a good time... they came to my house... maybe next year they will have it at theirs and I will get a vacation

Way to go!!!!!! Asking them to bring their own bedding and pitch in for food will definately relieve some of the stress. And you are absolutely RIGHT! Who cares if they don't like your apartment and don't like your food!!!!!!! Phil obviously is going to like you regardless since he knows his family is somewhat wacko, and he is the only one that matters.

[Janet]

Originally Posted by DianaB

Phil needs to quit playing middle man and passing the buck to you. It's his family!!! He needs to tell them that you are busy with school and such and that they are NOT taking a vacation and making you work for them!!! He needs to inform them that they need to prepare some of the food and bring it with them. And that they need to bring bedding. It is not up to you to provide bedding and air mattresses for everyone. If they don't bring it then they'll have to go out and buy some. Don't buy it for them!! You are students and I'm sure that your money is tight. If they have to buy an air mattress maybe they can use it somewhere else. That is NOT your problem!!

If all else fails just inform them that you've decided to go to your own family's Thanksgiving meal and that they're welcome to come and fix their own food and such. You don't have to put up with such nonsense!!! You are not their slave to be bossed around so don't put up with it.

Excellent advice....

Also, why put the whole burden on you. Why not everyone go to a great Thanksgiving meal at a nice restaurant? That way you're not too tired to enjoy the holiday too. Then the only inconvience would be everyone stay over.

Even better, volunteer them (and yourselves) to work in a shelter feeding the homeless for the holiday?

[Brooke]

I say make them as uncomfortable as possible so they won't want to sleep there any more...A hotel is agreat idea!!! I wouldn't have enough blankets, pillows, turn the heat down and make them freeze.... keep the goodies sparse and knock on the bathroom door every time some one gets in there!!!! Make them RUN not walk to the nearest hotlel... you will be doing yourself a favor!!!!!!!

[Janet]

Originally Posted by Brooke

I say make them as uncomfortable as possible so they won't want to sleep there any more...A hotel is agreat idea!!! I wouldn't have enough blankets, pillows, turn the heat down and make them freeze.... keep the goodies sparse and knock on the bathroom door every time some one gets in there!!!! Make them RUN not walk to the nearest hotlel... you will be doing yourself a favor!!!!!!!

That would be so much fun!!!! Can you imagine what they'd think? Ha ha ha

Originally Posted by Brooke

I say make them as uncomfortable as possible so they won't want to sleep there any more...A hotel is agreat idea!!! I wouldn't have enough blankets, pillows, turn the heat down and make them freeze.... keep the goodies sparse and knock on the bathroom door every time some one gets in there!!!! Make them RUN not walk to the nearest hotlel... you will be doing yourself a favor!!!!!!!

what a fabulous idea!!!!! just wait until i post on here about how fast his family ran away from my apartment lol