S/O houseguests….caused chaos? Broken something? etc?

My mother is the queen of destruction. I love her dearly, but she is really hyper as she ages and forces things. She broke my kitchen faucet by turning the handle as tightly as she could to turn it off. Good Lord, she must have strong hands, because she managed to turn the handle all the way around!

When she came to "help" for DS's grad party, she decided to wash my windows. I asked her not to, but she went ahead. She destroyed the screens on two, and broke a shrub in front of the living room window with the ladder.

I absolutely adore my mother, but yikes!

I had a houseguest once who coloured her hair while staying with me (she was a longer-term guest) and got spills of it all over my freshly painted bathroom wall, on the tile and grout, on my brand-new shower curtain, and all over my brand-new bath mat. I had just redecorated that bathroom and it was pristine. 

So I thought maybe it was just her being in an unfamiliar place and messes happen and... then she decided to Manic Panic her hair and got it all over my white shower curtain in the OTHER bathroom.

I hate to say it as she is family, but I have not been particularly ready to  welcome her to return after that performance.

My aunt always manages to do something. Thankfully she lives overseas and doesn't visit often!

This isn't destructive, but it was rude. DH's brother and family stopped by our house on their way to Florida. They said how much they loved staying with us because it saved them money on food and lodging. So basically they just admitted they were using us. Uh, you might very well feel that way, but you don't tell the people you're taking advantage of that you're deliberately taking advantage them!

Oh yeah I feel for you. Our first Thanksgiving in this house we had the whole family over - eighteen in all. Well my cousins girlfriend invited her mom, sister and sisters boyfriend. The boyfriend wore spurs. Spurs to Thanksgiving dinner! Hello? he didn't just come in from riding. He had on clean Wranglers and clean boots and he didn't own a horse! Why in the world would he be wearing spurs? Well my freshly re-furbished hardwood floors got spurred. Yep. I didn't notice it until after he left, so I guess it could've been someone else. But no one else was wearing spurs and sitting where he did!

I have nothing against spurs. I wore spurs when riding horses, but we were taught to take off our spurs before entering the house.

~end of rant~

Oh I forgot they also gave away my bed frame and mattress/box springs that were normally in that bedroom. I promptly went and got it back!

My DH's brother came to stay with us while he recuperated from surgery. That I could handle. But he brought his unruly 12 year old daughter along. He couldn't drive, so we were expected to take her to school and any activity she wanted. After 4 weeks, I told my husband they had to go. He didn't want to tell them, it was his brother. He had a home 6 miles from us. He could drive at this point. His son lived there and could look after his needs. I told him they needed to go home because they had outlived their welcome. They were comfortable in my home sucking up our air, me cooking and cleaning, us doing the driving. But they got on my last nerve. When they took their sweet time about leaving, I gave them a deadline and told them if they weren't out, I would pack their stuff and throw them out. They both thought I was joking until the time came and I said 'Out or else!' My DH was a sucker for letting his family stay extended periods of time at our house. And I had no problem throwing them out. He finally got wise and stopped letting them visit more than a day or two.

I have a white marble bathroom in my basement- everything it is black or white but mostly white marble- my niece dyed her hair in there with black hair dye!! It was only finished two weeks before!! Black specks everywhere

Two years later i still see specks and red!!!

My daughters friend broke the DVD player. She dropped it while switching it to another tv. It was not expensive $30 but I still hate spending $30 I would not have had to spend . I knew they were moving it. They are 12 and she didn't do it on purpose. I would not ask her parents to replace it. Esp since her dad got laid off and I know they don't have any money.

Should I tell you about the wood floors, the ceiling, the toilet or the dent in my car? On second thought, you get the idea, if I talk about it I won't be able to sleep.

All your stories are making me gasp in horror!

My Mom's house had a very light colored carpet throughout the house. Her SIL came to visit. She walked out of the room one morning dressed up and wearing red heels. Throughout the day we started noticing little red spots in the carpet in every room. Apparently my aunt had taken red *lipstick* to her red heels to cover up some scrapes her shoes had! She neither apologized nor helped clean up the mess she had made. That was the last time she ever set foot in my Mom's house again.

Another time at my Mom's house she had her mother, a few aunts and her sisters come to stay. They had a great time. But after they all left we noticed items missing from the house. One of the aunts turned out to be a klepto. My grandmother found the items and returned them.

I don't have many guests over after all the experiences my Mom has had with our family. The one time I had my cousin, her husband and daughter over my water bill was outrageous. They'd all take very long showers and baths. I also had to call a plumber because they broke the toilet. My cousin's husband is a very big guy. So after eating up all the food he'd spend considerable time on the toilet. My toilet ended up not being able to handle the assault. That was the one and only time they stayed in my home.

This would work for me. I hate doing laundry and I love pink!