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i don't invite ppl in that 'drop by'. that's right, i will go outside & talk to MIL, but i won't invite her in. it encourages it if you let them in. i'm a b*tch also we live on the top floor of our building, so i often choose not to answer the buzzer if i'm not expecting anyone.

My house is always ready for visitors but I'm not! I always roll up to unexpected visitors with no makeup on and no bra on. Usually also wearing yoga pants or sweatpants. Klassy!

I usually don't care. The house is always a mess, and the LO is always my excuse. I just have to remember to put a bra on before I answer the door.

I do not entertain people who do not call first. My house is clean but it is soooo inconsiderate.

I will drop like a ninja and army crawl somewhere where nobody can see me if looking through the door windows.

@mrs. bird: I love this. I SHOULD do this next time someone comes over unannounced!

IL's always stop by unannounced - it drives me mad.

I didn't used to mind, but now that I'm getting older and work from home, it's kind of annoying and I see it as "my turf". Lol it's, silly but true. I want a chance to do a quick clean (read: throw everything in the bedroom) before guests come over.

We don't live somewhere where people just drop by. If we did, it would depend on who it is if I would have a minor freak out or not. Our house is generally pretty clean, but I like to have things like drinks and snacks on hand, otherwise I feel like a bad hostess!

Rarely happens. If so, it's usually just my family or my BFF. So, whatever. But I'd still prefer advanced notice since I'm usually just in a bra these days at home!

People call first, period. I can overlook the mess but people generally do not swing by without a heads up and a reason

I definitely care! I'm usually walking around the house in PJ pants and a T-shirt with no bra on, and if LO is having a bad day with fussiness the house may be a wreck, so if the doorbell rings I have to do a mad dash to throw on clothes and straighten a bit. Although after it happened a couple of times with different family members, I just stopped answering the door (luckily our house is setup so that there are no windows in the front of the house that face into our living room or kitchen or anything.) Later when it is a good time I'll call and say I was sleeping or showering or whatever. People quickly learn to call first when you do that!

My MIL, SIL, and nephew almost did a drop-in the other day and thank goodness my SIL thought to text first, because 'd just gotten LO down for a nap after 3 straight hours of crying (we're going through a growth spurt and early teething at the same time!), and I think I would've cried if the doorbell or my 2 year old nephew had woken him up!

I haaaaaaaaaaate when people stop by unannounced. The house is usually clean enough (except while I was in the first tri--ha) but I run around in a tank and my underwear... and surprise visitors actually tick me off. Grrrrrr! They don't bother dh though!

We grew up not knocking on doors. We just walk in each others houses, and that's the norm. If my husband goes to my parents house without me, he doesn't ring the bell, he just goes in. Same with any of my aunts & uncles houses, and same with our house. If we are expecting visitors, they just walk in. No door bell necessary.

That said, my mom popped over unannounced twice.

Once, my husband was in his underwear. I've never seen him run so fast.
The second time (because she didn't learn her damn lesson) we weren't even home.

We haven't had any unexpected visitors since.

We don't get them. But I would care. Our house isn't guest ready every moment of the day.

I don't like unannounced guests at all. My house is always clean, but not always up to the standards that I have when I have guests. I am really picky about what my house looks like when I have people come over. DH thinks that I am ridiculous about it, but I can't help it. My mother is the same way.