7 Day a Week Rules
House Rule #1 -- Parents will be respected.
Real Rule #1 -- Parents will be acknowledged as being parents, with some level of older, wiser insights leading to occasional sensible requests, thoughts, plans or ideas that may or may not be accepted as reasonable by the adult age children. Also, the parents own the house and cars, and have funds available for any and all purchases, so if you want anything, maybe they do actually get respected. Most of the time.
House Rule #2 -- Projects will be completed if requested.
Real Rule #2 -- Sure. If someone else can't be convinced to do it first. Or, if I remember. And don't have something else pressing to do first. I guess.
House Rule #3 -- Meals will be prepared if requested.
Real Rule #3 -- Wait, cook enough for everyone? Like, right now?
House Rule #4 -- All rooms in house will be kept at a reasonable level of cleanliness.
Real Rule #4 -- In all fairness, have you been to our house? It was never meant for this many adults to be in it all the time, trying to work, relax and eat with no way to escape. It's nuts. Plus, Sabine is used to having a whole floor to herself, and she does not lean towards tidiness!
House Rule #5 -- Dish/kitchen clean up assigned by day
Real Rule #5 -- Not too bad so far, except 6 people for 7 days . . . "Team" dish day is a struggle. See above under Real Rule#2.
Monday thru Friday Rules
House Rule #1 -- All family members will appear on the first floor by 9:00 AM
Real Rule #1 -- All family members will appear on the first floor by 9:30 PM. Plus, why Friday? We don't have class Fridays, really it is Monday thru Thursday. But, yeah, okay, I guess. What? 9:00 AM? Not 9:30 PM? Really? Are you sure?
House Rule #2 -- All family members will shower and dress as per normal
Real Rule #2 -- You know that thing in college dorms where 27 people share 3 shower stalls, and one drain is always clogged so it is really 2 shower stalls? It turns out that shower per normal happens at some strange times . ..
House Rule #3 -- Family Breakfast sometime between 9 and 10, Family Lunch around noon, Family Dinner sometime after 5.
Real Rule #3 -- Are you kidding? These people eat! Right on schedule!
The space/bathroom situation is a real problem. Too many people; too little space. On the other hand I, living alone, have two bathrooms (and showers), six rooms, and a 4-season porch. But no one to talk to (even if it is arguing). Advantages -- Disadvantages. Stick with it. All shall be well. (Of course, Julian of Norwich had a cell all to herself, people to bring her food, and as many visitors as she wanted.)
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