Summary
Eventually, they cross a line and start offering unsolicited advice and opinions about you, your habits, and suggesting areas for improvement. Meddling!
Overview:
Some relatives and friends are full of unsolicited opinions on how to improve everything about you; after all, your thought process and your lifestyle need improvement.
Some guests and relatives have impeccable habits. They possess idealistic views about governance, politics, geopolitics, and the way things are run in their households, as well as yours. They have superior intellect, despite their limited life achievements. Educated intellectuals are the worst. They travel through the indoctrination sieve at universities, then they take the garbage out and spread it around the world, unabated. They have a superiority complex.
It's almost a rite of passage moment, during a visit, when unsolicited and unwarranted opinions start pouring in. This habit can be particularly challenging to address, and it's often the less successful visitors who are most prone to trying to bring you down to their level.
When the visit starts to become more irritating than enjoyable, it's important to remember that you have the power to set boundaries. Sometimes, the best response to unsolicited opinions is no response at all.
Then the task changes to How do I get these crazies out of my house, my space, and my life? The eviction process begins. Techniques will differ.
Let's face it, dealing with relatives can be a whole different ball game. After all, you can choose your friends, but you're stuck with your relatives!
What some famous people have to say about visitors in your home, unwarranted advice, and opinions from others.
Benjamin Franklin- Wise men don't need advice. Fools won't take it.
Oscar Wilde- The only thing to do with good advice is to pass it on. It is never of any use to anyone.
Taylor Swift- I never advise unless someone asks me for it. One thing I've learned, and possibly the only advice I've to offer, is not to be the person giving out unsolicited advice based on your personal experience.
John Steinbeck- You know how advice is. You only want it if it agrees with what you wanted to do anyway.
Winston Churchill- In those days, he was wiser than he is now; he used to take my advice frequently.
Eddie Murphy- The advice I would give to someone is not to take anyone's advice.
Ernie K. Doe (1961)
Classic Song: Mother-In-Law