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shortfiction:
So....everything was going along okay until one of my nieces, who is 19 and has no job, announced that she plans to marry her boyfriend, who lives  in another state, and wanted to see if he could live in my home for a while until he gets a job here and they save up enough $ to get their own place.
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Ummmm.......my mom lives here too.  And we have no bedroom to spare.   And he would have nothing to contribute in terms of money.  And she lives more than an hour's drive away.   Her folks don't want him to live in their home until the wedding takes place.   

I went outside for a while.  Threw up a bit in my mouth. Had a drink.   Ranted to a friend on the cell phone.   Went back in and we all tried to talk some sense into the girl.   

And, uh, how was YOUR Thanksgiving?

Shakesthecoffecan:
I would tell her "No, and in a few years you will understand why so I won't bother going into an explanation."

Don't you just love hollidaze.....

Ellemeno:
They're 19, they can do what they want, hunh.  Just not in someone else's house.

delalluvia:
I always love it how relatives are always quick to volunteer you to do something for them with no consideration whatsoever to the burden it puts on you.

Yeah, I wouldn't have even had to think about it before I said no.  At least you gave her that consideration.

Ellemeno:
One time we agreed a woman could stay with us for three days while she looked for a place.  On the third day she sweared she missed the "three day" part, and we agreed to let her stay longer.  Funny thing was, six weeks later, when I was in a scary car accident near my house, she was the one who I was able to call to quickly come get me.  I am forever grateful for that.  And she did move out, long ago.  We wonder where she is.

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