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The original was posted on /r/lifeprotips by /u/ImportanceForeign on 2025-07-30 09:27:13+00:00.
My partner has just come out of hospital after what has been a stressful couple of days. Both of us are exhausted as we've had very little sleep.
We've had a lot of people come to visit to see that my partner is okay and that has involved a lot of extra hosting work. Not just for me, but for my partner too.
So here are some tips to be a considerate guest:
- Be mindful of when you're calling a recovering person. They might be resting and your call might wake them up.
- Ask them if they feel like having guests.
- Ask for permission before bringing children or pets
- Let the hosts know how long you intend to stay for - it's best if these visits are kept short as the recovering person will need to focus on rest
- Offer to bring food/refreshments
- Offer to help out with chores/clean up after yourself
Edit: I feel like this is common sense, but I was just surprised by how much this has happened in the period of a few days.