A woman admitted she's dreading her "obnoxious" teenage niece coming to stay – knowing it's going to set her back £1,000 for her troubles. Taking to Mumsnet, she explained she used to "get on well" with the youngster until she turned 13 – when her attitude changed. "My sister was divorced several years ago and is sole parent to my niece who's almost 16.
Her ex lives abroad and sees his DD (dear daughter) rarely," she began. "I ignored the snide remarks and lack of consideration or gratitude for as long as I could, but last year things reached a head," the woman added about her relationship with her niece. "She and a friend of hers came to stay with me for 4 nights, as they have a couple of times a year for some years.
I live in London and when she stays I do things with them that they wouldn't be able to do where they live." But after taking the pair on a trip along the Thames with shopping, a film and sight-seeing thrown in afterwards, things turned ugly. "I pay for everything, obviously," she cursed.
"DN's (dear niece) friend was lovely. DN was a complete nightmare. Didn't want to go out and do anything but was angling to go clubbing and angry with me for saying no.
She was 14! "Didn't want to go anywhere I suggested, couldn't suggest anything she'd like to do. One day we had a quiet day locally, because she was so adamant about not going out, and she complained we didn't do anything. I tried talking to her to find out what was going on, but she told me to eff off and .