"I made the mistake of hosting Thanksgiving in my new home. It is a three-story, two-bath home built on the water off a jogging path. The lot is long and narrow, so one hallway runs through the entire house, and it isn't fenced off. My brother was supposed to bring just his girlfriend. Instead, it was her, her two screaming sons, and another friend with her two uncontrollable dogs."
"I finally had to corral the dogs into my laundry room because they wouldn't stop jumping on people or trying to get out. The boys refused to close the door properly or do anything short of screaming murder. The rest of my guests were obviously unhappy, but then my neighbors came by. They were outside smoking the turkey, and the boys wouldn't stop screaming and trying to come over."
"The grandkids had left toys and a mini trampoline they wanted to try. When their backs were turned, the oldest stole the trampoline and took it to my yard. My neighbor was very polite when pointing it out, but the kid screamed that he was a liar. I lost my temper and yelled at him to shut up and apologize."
A host invited family for Thanksgiving at a new three-story house on the water with a long, unfenced hallway. The brother brought his girlfriend plus her two sons and a friend with two dogs; both adults drank heavily and neglected supervision. The children screamed, stole a neighbor's trampoline, and refused to follow basic rules; the dogs jumped on people and one escaped and remains missing. The host corralled the other dog. Conflict ensued with neighbors and family; the brother blamed the host and demanded compensation for the lost dog.
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