“We thought we knew her well until she put the toilet brush in the dishwasher.”
The post resonated with someBuzzFeed Communitymembers, who shared their own house guest horror stories.
Here’s what they revealed:
1.
“I went to a friend’s basement apartment where he lived with a couple of mates.
The place was filthy, and everything was encrusted with dirt.
The sofa looked unexpectedly clean.
I sat somewhat gingerly to enjoy a beer.
Two or three beers later, I asked to use the bathroom.
I hastily made excuses and left.”
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2.
“I was invited to Thanksgiving dinner at my hair stylist’s house.
They were serving both turkey and ham.
I don’t particularly like ham, but I do like turkey.
I had ham.”
“I had a high school soccer teammate who shared many of my classes.
The father brought a steaming bowl of warm, soapy water and a towel.
He knelt before us, removed our socks, and washed our bare feet.
I never went back.”
“My friend has cameras all over her house, inside and outside.
I have never felt so spied on.
I know she watches me and others who visit because she shows me the videos.
During my last visit, I think she thought I stole something.
I heard her going through my stuff and looking for a pair of shoes I had borrowed one day.
She thinks everyone is stealing from her.
She constantly says how rich she is.
She is in her mid-50s now.”
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5.
“I was invited to lunch at a friend’s house.
I took an extra hour off from work and brought chips and drinks, which cost me money.
They lived about 20 minutes away, so I also burned gas to get there and back.
I arrived and handed them the chips and drinks, which I never saw again.
There was no sign of food on the table.
We talked for a bit while I was starving.
Don’t invite me to lunch if you don’t plan to serve me lunch!”
“We were invited to dinner at a friend’s house.
We thought we knew her well until she put the toilet brush in the dishwasher.”
“I had a girlfriend who I met in college, and she invited me to spend the night.
She had an older brother who was her mother’s favorite.
They were in a two-bedroom apartment.
Her brother had his own room, so I figured we would sleep on a sofa bed or something.
At bedtime, she led us into the other bedroom.
There were two beds.
We slept in the room with her parents.
Our bed was positioned at the foot of her parent’s bed.
I was trapped, lived on the other side of the city, and couldn’t leave.
“My friend and I went to a coworker’s house for dinner.
Our host laughed at the parrot’s ‘trick.’
My friend and I left soon after.”
I worked for a church; he and his wife lived in the parsonage.
It was rare for me to walk into a house that smelled so strongly of trash.
To make matters worse, roaches were crawling across the floor and walls everywhere.
It was so horrifying to think people found this an acceptable living situation.
The church would’ve paid for an exterminator, after all.
I still remember those roaches everywhere while my boss ate dinner in his easy chair.
I’m not a clean freak by any means, but that was revolting.”
I don’t know why we were there or who the woman was.
I think it was just a friendly visit to some woman she had made friends with at work.
The yard was full of random stuff, but it was a nice home in a nice neighborhood.
Then, when we went inside her home, it became overwhelming for me.
Every inch of space (floors, stairs, shelves on walls, furniture, etc.)
was covered with dolls and stuffedanimals.
It wasn’t dirty or random.
Some small, some large, all different kinds."
She seemed to be ignoring all the stuff around us.
We went to the living room, and I stood there while they talked forever.
I couldn’t breathe and was experiencing absolute fear.
I thanked her and said, ‘No, I am okay here.’
I didn’t want the dolls to come to life and attack me.
I stood by the door in total fear of these dolls!
I could not believe my mother was seemingly okay with being there and didn’t seem to mind.
She just acted like it was a normal thing and was surprised it had bothered me.
It was something that gave me nightmares for years."
She was (maybe still is?)
on medication that made her seldom hungry.
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12.
“I rode bikes with a guy who was known for being odd.
He invited me over for dinner one night.
He served me that with a reheated hamburger and cold baked beans.
He didn’t eat and claimed he wasn’t hungry.
There were two very pricey identical cars in the garage.
I was as polite as possible and feigned a headache.
I took off when he unlocked the deadbolt and never looked back.”
I wasn’t a vegetarian, but I told her I was."
“I had this friend in college whose family home was so messy and smelly.
The bathroom was like a Petri dish…disgusting.
There were six adults in the house, and no one cleaned anything.
The worst part was their dining room table.
They were never refrigerated.
I only ate fast food, which I brought when I was there.”
“Many years ago, my boyfriend and I lived in L.A.
I was 22 and very naive.
My boyfriend’s coworker invited us over to meet him and his wife.
There were also several pictures of another male enjoying all kinds of sex.
Needless to say, the two of us were in shock and never spoke to them again.”
One afternoon, we stopped by the place to pick up something.
When we walked into the house, our eyes immediately started burning, and we began to gag.
My friend and I canceled our afternoon plans and went to find him an apartment."
“My sister had moved back to our home state after living outside the country for a few years.
The turkey was from Christmas.
I haven’t been back.
She comes to my house now.”
18.And: “I met this guy through an online dating site.
We went out a few times, and it was okay.
He asked if I was okay withdogs, and I said yes.
He opened the door to two huge dogs who greeted me as if they had never seen people.
The dogs had a doggie door to what would’ve been a beautiful backyard if you could see it.
It was overgrown and messy, so the dogs peed in the house.
He said he had a ‘chef’s kitchen.’
He called to make future plans, but needless to say, I was always busy.”
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