This is a little bit of a rant but more so wanting to understand if I'm being unreasonable...
My SIL has asked my husband (not me) if she can come around to our house to watch her football matches as she doesn't have the sports channels. My husband agrees this with her and then tells me it's happening. It can be at unsociable times e.g. 8pm. I've told my husband that (a) he should have asked / be asking me as it's *our* home and (b) she's the sort of person where if you give her an inch she takes a mile (our age but acts immature and will always fall back on her brother instead of taking responsibility herself for things e.g. she lives with her parents but when they need things e.g. help with tech or organising family events she doesn't help knowing they'll come to my husband when she refuses.
I've explained that we need to put our baby's routine first, that he needs to understand someone walking through the door at unsociable times is going to cause disruption and he has said he will ask she comes in quietly and sits in a room with the door closed. He will be on hand to help me with baby as needed.
When I said she needs to learn to take responsibility and save up for channels she can't currently afford instead of spending money irresponsibly and learn boundaries he's just dismissed me as being out of order.
Maybe I am..I don't know...I just feel like it's a strange reason to come around. It would be different if she regularly wanted to come over to see our baby..
Am I unduly irritated?
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No I would be annoyed too, not your problem she can’t watch football!! Tell her to sit in a pub instead

Yeah I think this is a bit annoying, especially if it's happening after/during baby's bedtime. I wouldn't be up for any visitors coming to our house in the evening regularly. If it was a one off special match or something then maybe?
I have no idea how sports things work, but why has your SIL physically got to come to your house? Is there a way she can stream it and use your husband's login?
Otherwise I think you or your husband need to have an honest conversation with her and just say it's not working - evening time is precious and you want to relax in your own home.
Thank you both! Sometimes it's hard to articulate how you feel about these things but your responses have helped loads.

Not being unreasonable at all, I wouldn’t allow it, that’s a complete invasion of your privacy and a bit of a brass neck for anyone to use your home in this way, especially with a baby in the house! I would be having strong words with my husband about agreeing to this without consulting me which I see as very disrespectful and putting appropriate boundaries in place with his family. We don’t have visitors after baby goes down at all never mind as a routine thing, she’s very difficult to put down to sleep and I’m shattered by bedtime. Your home should be your own safe haven x