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I only ring it when the door is locked.. otherwise I just walk in :)
I wander in if the door is open, if it is locked the dog sees me and starts barking like crazy anyway, he's like a really annoying doorbell that doesn't stop :p
When we go to my IL's house we usually knock once or twice and then walk in without waiting for anyone to answer the door.
I just walk in. My parents still have 3 kids at home, about 8 dogs, and an alarm that rings when someone drives down their long driveway. They know when someone's there. They would probably laugh if I rang the doorbell. Actually, I doubt anyone in my entire extended family rings my parents' doorbell. It's kind of an open house.
As for my MIL, we typically knock as we're walking in and announce that we're there; just in case any nakedness is going on.
At my FIL's house, you ring the doorbell. Even if you know a bunch of people are already there for dinner, you still ring the doorbell and wait for them to come answer it. Barf.
I knock on the door only because they keep their door locked at all times. If it was open I would knock then open it & walk on in.
I always ring the doorbell when I go to my mom's because I have no key but Mr Rugbee just walks right in to his parents' house even when they're not necessarily expecting us. I always thought it was a bit weird.
We always just walk in. Same for my family's house and even at my brother's!
I have a key for their house (I lived there for nearly 20 years after all) so I just let myself in, or my mom sees me and opens the door. FH and his family use the garage, we always use the code and go right in.
Though I think if my parents moved I may be more inclined to knock.
I always just walk in to my Mom's house. And my Grandma's. Even if it's locked I have a key so I would just let myself in. And I never thought about it before but we would always ring the doorbell at FI's Dad and Stepmom's house. And I think that's a pretty accurate reflection of the family dynamic.
I never ring my parents doorbell, even when I do just drop by (which is not very often). Their current house is not the house that I grew up in but they’re my parents so it doesn’t really matter. We don’t ring the bell at my IL’s either. I also don’t ring the bell when I go to my aunt and uncles. I guess we’re a “let yourself in” type of family.
I dont have a key to my dad and step mom's house and even when they are expecting us they typically always leave their doors locked so, yes, I ring the doorbell or knock
My mom's house is usually kept unlocked and I do have a key so the only time I'd ring the doorbell is if I forgot my key for some reason and she hadn't left the door unlocked
They mostly lock their doors, so I ring the bell. Holidays when people are expected I just stroll right in.
I just go right in. I'm an only child and live 2 hrs away, so even if I showed up unannounced, they would be too excited to see me to care if I rang the bell.
If they know we're coming, we'll just walk right in. If it's unexpected I'll always call first then ring the doorbell.
Since I live six hours away from my mom I just go right in. She calls every twenty minutes on my way up to see where we are so it isn't like she isn't expecting me lol.
I have a key to my parents house & Dh has a key to hisa parents house, so we walk right in.
My parents live really far away, so the only times I've ever been to the house they live in now were when I was visiting from out of town and staying with them, so I obviously don't ring the doorbell then.
FI just lets us in whenever we swing by his parents' place, announced or not. We usually call beforehand, though.
My dad's g/f moved in the house, and she has a killer dog. Seriously I've seen that thing try to go thru the glass door to get to a kid outside. That and the door is always locked and when she moved in the first thing she did was change the doors and toilets, so we don't have keys anymore either.
We just walk into his mom's house.
It's the same for me and my FI with our respective parents' houses...if we have the key we just walk in, if we don't have the key then we ring the doorbell ....
Never. That would be so weird to ring the doorbell at my parents house. We don't ring the bell at my IL's either. Even without my husband with me, I walk right in just like I would at my parents house.
I'm definitely guilty of just plain walking in. When we're expecting them, they do the same to our house and we're fine with it. We'll always do a courtesy call before hand if they aren't expecting us and they'll do the same for us too.
We don't ring the doorbell or knock at my parents' house or at my in-laws. But we also rarely ever stop by unannounced.
We only ring the doorbell if the door is locked. Otherwise, we walk right in if we are expected.
We do the same when we are going to the homes of extended family for the holidays, BBQs, etc.
I *think* that I usually just walk in...but I may have rung the doorbell if I felt it was a more formal occasion!
I don't ring the door for any relatives, really. Even aunts and uncles. We're a very casual family with an open-door policy, same with the hubs.
Although people usually ring the door at our house? Is that weird? I wonder if we give off a more formal vibe. Sad!
We walk right in to both houses.
There are 7 kids in my family, and us and even close friends have always just walked in. If I ever rang the bell, my parents would be so confused. I may have to try it just for fun!
I just walk on in for both my parents and the IL's. I drop by the IL's all the time, and MIL hates when people knock. She prefers people to just let themselves in, so we do all the time.
I also have keys to both houses, so I just usually use my key.
It's a little different now that they live in a different state, but when we were all in one place I had my own key and just walked in.
Thanks for all the responses- very interesting to see how everyone's family operates.
I was just thinking about this because I know I will be standing outside MIL's door with 2 children and a dish of Thanksgiving food in my hands next week waiting for them to open up!
I just walk on in to my parents' house, even if it's locked, I have a key and usually they know when I am coming over.
We knock with DH's parents but usually they are expecting us and often right at the door when we get there.
We have a key to his parents house and my parents house, so we always let ourselves in. My little sister is still living with my parents, so there's not usually any chance of nakedness there. FIL likes to walk around naked though, we're lucky if he even has underwear on. So DH always walks in first and announces "It's both of us." Then I wait on the front porch for a few minutes while FIL puts pants on. That's if they're not expecting us, or if they're expecting us but there's no set time. He usually tries to be dressed when he knows for sure we're coming over :P
Only on the off chance that it's locked. I would usually just walk in and then yell "hello!" from the door at my house. Same as DH's house.
I always ring the doorbell since that's how I was raised to approach a home that wasn't mine. It's just something I've kept up out of habit.
Now, I don't because we moved in, but when we were still living in our apartment, I would always just walk right in. Then, again, I never officially moved out, lol. I just kind of stopped coming home and slowly started moving stuff out, little by little. Got the bed out three weeks before we turned around and moved in to help out.
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Now I'm not talking about when you stop by unexpectedly (heaven forbid you catch the parents getting busy). I am talking about when they are expecting you to arrive like for a planned dinner or holiday with a specific time you are supposed to get there. I would never ring my parent's doorbell... I would just let myself in. However DH and all his siblings ring the door bell to their parent's home. It just seems really odd to me because it is a very different family dynamic than my own. What do you do when you go to your parent's house and they are expecting you? Also, do you think it makes a difference if it was the house you were raised in vs. one that your parents purchased after you moved out?