There are several ways to maintain your privacy when you have house guests. The first is to keep your bedroom safe for yourself. Your bedroom is nobody else’s bedroom but your own. And, never give the key away. No spice…
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Dealing with a messy guest is one of the most awkward scenarios a host encounters because it involves how people were raised and personal preferences. You don’t want to make your guest feel isolated by making a big deal out…
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Right at the start it is important to know that guests are guests, invited or unexpected, you should treat them no different. It is easy to play the perfect host when you a guest list at hand and have invited…
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There are times when you would rather not see and/or socialize or even entertain your best friends. Those times can be due to a TV program that is scheduled for viewing, if you have a headache, or if your meal…
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In these days of financial troubles, don’t add to your woes by not entertaining your friends and family because of money problems. These are the times when we need our friends the most to cheer us up, have a laugh,…
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How to be a good guest in a cross-cultural event is being treated as a perplexing problem by some. As a mater of record, better than half of the introductory sentences in first paragraphs by contestants for many contests, have…
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More than once, unexpected guests came to my home for one reason or another. Then again, you should not be rude to such people. Just allow them to enter if you have nothing better to do at the moment. It…
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It’s always hard after making your home fit for visitors to find that they don’t appreciate the work you put in and treat your home disrespectfully. No matter what the age, the excuse never lies short of laziness, though letting…
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As a worker in a telecom company where the business run 24 hours 7 days a week and as I was responsible about getting our IT systems up and running 99.99% of the time you can imagine how much time…
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Just as you are concerned about giving your house guests privacy during their stay at your home, you must also think about your own personal privacy and how to maintain it during the visit. You have a right to keeping…
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There is no doubt within my mind that the current economic condition of most of the people within the United States of America has caused most people to spend their hard earned money only for those things that keep them…
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I’m not a scientist. Nor do I have a degree in psychology. In fact, the only piece of paper that closely relates to the subject of attachment style are my adoption papers. They don’t make me an expert, but they…
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Of course, blood is thicker than water. Let someone in your family do you a wrong deed, it is supposed to be forgotten. Let someone else cause you trouble and your family will stand up for you every time whether…
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My mother left me when I was a baby a month after she gave birth to me. She decided to fullfill her dreams to be a lawyer. Barely, without any hopes that she will returned, her 4 sisters and 4…
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When friends or family members are coming to your home for an extended visit, maintaining privacy might be a challenge. If your home is large, containing a guest room and bath, the subject of privacy is apt to be less…
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Oh no, someone has had too much to drink and you aren’t sure just what to do now. Drunken guests can be infuriating and pathetic; maddening and pitiful. Most likely, you know this person when they are sober and you…
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It is a well known fact that, in spite of your best efforts, one or more of your guests might, in fact, get as the old saying goes: “Drunk as a skunk.” Such a guest might even had a few…
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I am not a child psychologist, nor am I a teacher, counselor or any other kind of child expert. Although I do have many years experience as a Mom’. So you’ll forgive me if I don’t have many answers, but…
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What follows is a tip for dealing with messy guests rolled up into one. Written in plain text and hung in plain site, hand carved, if you wish, buy it or make it: Mess It, Clean It. What’s so hard…
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There are two schools of thought regarding unexpected guests. Some believe that if guests arrive unexpectedly, they are being rude and inconsiderate. Another point of view is that if close friends or relatives are in the neighborhood and do not…
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There are two reasons guests might outstay their welcome. Either they are having a wonderful time and are reluctant to see it end, which is a compliment to you, or they are insensitive to the needs of others and need…
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The “key” to being a good guest in a cross-cultural event is to have good communication and listening skills. Be cordial when you enter the event by just bowing your head or speaking by saying “hello.” Don’t immediately grab people’s…
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I can’t count how many times I have heard the statement “blood is thicker than water” while I was growing up. My mother said this to me every time I wanted to be with my friends instead of playing with…
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If you want to get her to stop, simply put the seat either up or down as she asks. I know this is not what men want to here, but it IS the easiest solution in the large picture. Women…
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Growing up in my family I learned that one should only have two children. After all that is the “economically sensible” number to have. Imagine the reaction when I had my third and fourth babies. With my first baby I…
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Everyone needs to be accountable for their actions and behavior. There are far too many people who try to shirk their responsibilities and try to blame someone else or something else for their words, actions and/or behavior. An excellent start…
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Patricia Hampl’s memoir “The Florist’s Daughter” chronicles the author’s journeys into the past as she comes to grips with her mother’s impending death. I find that I connect deeply with this work as it relates the experiences of a daughter…
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As a twin, blood is surely thicker than water. I can say yes and no when it comes right down to family ties. Sometimes when family members either hate one another or if they are bonded tighter than a frogs…
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What I am about to say will more than likely offend some, piss off even more, and finally make some of you just down right furious. However, the answer is yes, single mothers raise bad sons. Now, let me explain,…
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I believe that one of the most important gifts we can give to our children is the love they need and a feeling of having protection. A small child needs to be cuddled and held close to the chest of…
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