I am a Scorpio. I love my hidey holes. That's what Nestlewood is to me. Sure, I love to have company, but I use the front door and the telephone, etc... for my convenience. In other words, unless you have been invited, I'm likely not going to answer the door if you come a-knockin'. Unless it's convenient for me to talk on the the phone, I'll probably not answer the phone if it rings. Perhaps that is a little bitchy and not Southern, but, hey.
However, this only applies if I am here by myself. If my kids are home, the door is wide open, come on in. They can have all the company they want, and I will talk on the phone all the live long day. But, if I'm here alone, my time is MY time and no one else is welcome. Let me tell you an infuriating story about my mother in law. Remember, she lives about 30 yards from my front door?
So, I'm here alone the other day, with the front door shut and dead bolted. She knocked and I ignored her because #1, I had just been in the shower and was in my robe and #2, I didn't want to fool with anyone. So, rather than go away, what did she do? She came around the back of the house, opened the gate of the picket fence and came in my back door! WTF? She comes in hollering my name and I came around the corner of the bathroom door and say "what?", likely with molten lava coming out of my ears! There was no emergency or anything, she just wanted some candles!!!
My mother in law and I get along really well, but she really crossed a line. I always knock on her front door, even if it is wide open.
You can bet your booty I'm keeping my back door bolted from now on!
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I guess we're lucky that Vic's mom lives about 20 mins. away. Of course it was a real bitch when I was going over there every night, but now I like where she's at just fine.
You may need to have a talk with her if this keeps up. She may not realize that this is an invasion of privacy. My MIL would walk into my house with out knocking also, scared the hell out of me a few times. Luckily I got divorced before I had to have this little talk with her.
That's just terrible! She really should respect your privacy.
I have an idea! I'll send Tiamat down there, and you send Mama up here! M'kay?!! ;)
You should have come out naked.
well, when you need a Toni candle you just need one :P
I had one burnign today when I was soaking in an oatmeal bath. I inadvertantly warmed my but in some poison ivey and now I have poison ivy ass! hahahaa
it is about to give me a nervous breakdown but the candle was nice.
My inlaws are an hour away and I'm not sure that's far enough. FIL once mentioned that since they have 7 acres of land, there's room enough for us to build a house there if we want. I almost ran screaming away. There is no way in hell I could live with my inlaws in my front yard, or me in theirs. I'd have to kill them.
I admire you for being able to put up with your MIL living so close.
Time to establish boundaries!!! Makes me think of "Everyone Loves Raymond". I would go absolutely nuts in a situation like that. Even my sister and her kids knock when they come to my house - and vice versa.
I am a decently good natured Capricorn (though I have 4 planets in Scorpio) but holy moley! I would flip if someone did that to me! Even if it was my own mother.
Um, I keep my door locked at home 'cause I'm never wearin' clothes. I've had people (ahem, SweetBoy hisseff) walk in when the door's unlocked. He did knock, though.
I value my alone time. I don't often answer the phone. 'Bout the only one who ever knocks on the door is the UPS man. Leave. Me. The. Hell. Alone. I can be a real bitch when necessary. I highly recommend it. :)
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