So, I have a HUGE area rug on my floor when you enter my house. However, when some families come into my home... they have NO problem walking on my carpet with dirty shoes on. They want to use my living room furniture to set their kid on to put on their shoes. Or siblings come running into my house with muddy shoes, and the parents say NOTHING :confused: I have made comments such as "Sweetie, I think you're shoes may be wet, can you please stay here and wait for your brother?" The parent passively says "stay here", but two minutes later the child is on my carpet. Ugh! I've put a chair in the hallway (yes, it looks stupid) -- however, it's not used by the child that needs the shoes, but the sibling who chooses to scratch the wood floor or climb on it.
I'm trying to stay nice, but my patience is wearing thin. I have a hard time correcting the children while their parents are here. What's appropriate to say? How do I address it with the parents who walk on my carpet? I need a backbone... any advice?
I'm trying to stay nice, but my patience is wearing thin. I have a hard time correcting the children while their parents are here. What's appropriate to say? How do I address it with the parents who walk on my carpet? I need a backbone... any advice?
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