Re:Ask HN: First-time dad-to-be. What do you wish you'd know...
by em-bee on Monday July 04, 2022 @12:55PM
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no matter what visitors claim, they did impose
this is probably very different for everyone, and is also culturally dependent.
i never felt that visitors were imposing, and i have even been couchsurfing with people who had infants. (they would not have offered to host, if that was a problem). it mostly comes down to the understanding that as a guest, you are not a priority. when we had guests, they would march right into the kitchen and make themselves useful, and otherwise hang around and chat without disturbing what else was going on.
this is probably very different for everyone, and is also culturally dependent.
i never felt that visitors were imposing, and i have even been couchsurfing with people who had infants. (they would not have offered to host, if that was a problem). it mostly comes down to the understanding that as a guest, you are not a priority. when we had guests, they would march right into the kitchen and make themselves useful, and otherwise hang around and chat without disturbing what else was going on.