Guests frequently disregard established house rules, resulting in chaotic and uncomfortable situations. In one instance, relatives brought an untrained dog into a home despite clear requests to leave it behind. This caused a significant mess and distress for a young child. Another relative displayed aggressive behavior over a kitchen gadget, showcasing entitlement and narcissism. The reactions of these guests demonstrate a troubling lack of respect for their hosts' boundaries and home environment, leading to family conflicts and lasting impressions of the visit.
My brother-in-law and his wife had a huge, totally untrained German Shepherd. We had a 2-year-old who was terrified of dogs and had asked that they not bring it when they came to visit. They agreed but showed up with the dog anyway. We had a storage building, and said they could put the dog in the storage building. It was Thanksgiving in Indiana - chilly but not freezing - and we thought the storage building was a good solution. They brought the dog into the house during the night. It got into the trash, dragged it all over the house, and ate some used disposable diapers, which it then vomited back up all over the house. We awoke to a mess and a screaming child. They and my husband's parent thought we were being unreasonable for being unhappy that they ignored our request.
My brother and his wife came down on July 3 to spend two nights for a family 4th of July party. I fixed a nice dinner and homemade dessert that night, and they stayed in our very nice guest room. I fixed a good breakfast in the morning, and we were preparing for the family event. My brother was trying to use my quirky little electric can opener and couldn't get it to work, and was complaining about it not working. He is extremely narcissistic and insisted he was using it right, but that it was broken. When I told him it worked fine and that I would show him how it worked, he exploded into a rage, spouting extremely obnoxious curse words, screaming at me and my fiancé, with whom I lived, and said he was leaving. He instructed his wife to leave and then took his cooler, which we had filled with beer and other drinks for the party, and dumped it all out on our floor.
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