When staying in someone else's house to be helpful...

[ailbhe]

Just before the hour, knock on their bedroom door to tell them it's seven o'clock.

Just as the cooked breakfast is cooked, go into the bathroom for a fifteen-minute "quick wash."

Never, ever consider that the pregnant woman might need to use the bathroom before you occupy it for quarter-hour periods throughout the day.

Remember to tell the adult man that he needs a shower and that his trousers are dirty and he should wash them.

Don't hang the shower curtain inside the tub - but do hang the dirty towel you use to mop the resulting flood out on the line, beside all the clean laundry.

Rinse. Everything. Before putting it in the dishwasher. Even when you're been told it's not necessary.

Leave the hot tap running every time you leave the bathroom.

Stop doing tasks halfway, and start something entirely new instead.

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[merryhouse.livejournal.com]

My sister used to get her MIL coming in to the room (when they visited her) and sitting chatting for several minutes. Ali would be not wearing anything at this point, so despite wanting to get up would have to stay in bed till she'd gone.

Then she'd call up the stairs "breakfast's ready!"

Oh, and the first words she'd say to them would be "good morning, children!"

She's a widow with only one child...

[ailbhe]

Until we had a baby sleeping with us, she used to come in our room and chat to us at night after everyone had said goodnight. And again in the morning, before I was up or decent, yes.

She doesn't any more because we share a room with Linnea.