Woman Wants to Charge Her Sister's Family to Stay in Her House During Christmas After a Past Visit Gone Wrong
The last time her sister's family came to visit, the woman says, was "a disaster"
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Family at a dining table on Christmas in a stock photoA woman is igniting conversation online after sharing that she wants to charge her sister and sister's family for staying in her home during the Christmas holidays.
In a post shared to Reddit, the woman writes that she recently bought her "dream home" — "a beautiful 4-bedroom place with a huge backyard and a pool."
While she is single and lives alone, her sister — along with her sister's husband and their three kids — recently asked if they could stay at her place for Christmas.
"They live out of state and wanted to spend the holidays with our family without paying for a hotel," the woman writes. "Initially, I was okay with it until I remembered the absolute chaos they bring wherever they go."
The woman adds that her sister's family stayed with her for one weekend last year, and it was "a disaster."
"The kids destroyed my sofa with markers and spilled juice on my rug, which I had to replace. My sister brushed it off, saying, 'Kids are kids' and didn’t offer to pay for the damage," she adds, adding elsewhere in the post that she ultimately paid more than $500 in replacement costs. "Her husband barely helped with cleaning or watching the kids. I felt like a maid in my own house."
Anticipating another disaster, the woman told her sister they could stay over Christmas, but with some conditions: "I sent her a 'house guest agreement' where they’d agree to: 1. Pay a $100 cleaning fee upfront. 2. Cover any damages immediately. 3. Pay $50 per night for utilities since heating and water costs spike in winter."
While the woman writes that she only wants to protect her home and "avoid unnecessary stress and a headache during the holidays," her sister "flipped out."
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Stock photo of a clean home"She called me greedy and said I was treating my family like 'Airbnb guests.' She argued that it’s the holiday season and I’m ruining the spirit of giving. Our parents are siding with her, saying I’m being ridiculous and cold-hearted," she writes.
Now, the woman says that her family is "divided," with her sister arguing that she is "prioritizing my money over family."
"I think I’m being fair by setting boundaries, but maybe I’ve taken it too far? I don't know please help," she adds in the post.
One commenter recommended the woman have her sister stay elsewhere, writing that it would "just be better if you said no."
"Regardless of how much money you charge the kids probably won’t be any better behaved," the commenter added. "The husband won’t be any less lazy and neither of them will be better parents. You’ll be on edge the whole time and they’ll be resentful. They may even see payment of fees as giving them a free pass to be slobs."
The commenter continued: "Better for them to stay with your parents or anyone else who is on their side (put your money and your peace and sanity where your mouth is folks) and you can enjoy your nice clean, undamaged home."
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