7 Things That Happen When You Sleep At Your Parents' House

You lived there for most of your life, but there's something about going back for a night.

Last night I slept at my parents' house. I'm not gonna lie, this was mostly because I don't have a DVR and I had a remote broadcast that lasted until 7p.m. and I really wanted to know whether Callie or Arizona ended up with full custody of Sophia on Grey's Anatomy.

I won't spoil it for you, but I will say last night's episode was good!

So I went to my parents' to watch the show with my mom and from last night until this morning I came up with a list of things that happen when you sleep at your parents' that I'm thinking many other people can relate to.

Which one sounds the most like your childhood home?

There is so much food. In my apartment fridge there is currently: two bottles of champagne, a bag of shredded cheese and one yogurt. Also three bottles of ketchup. In my parents fridge there is actual food. Which was awesome because I was able to eat dinner there last night and get breakfast and lunch for today.

There is so much food. Ok, so I know this is the same as #1, but that's because there was a giant piece of cake in the freezer. Why did I go in the freezer? I don't know, because that's just what kind of person I am. Well, there is no longer a giant piece of cake in the freezer. Because I ate it.

All the lights go off at 9:15. It hasn't even been that long since I moved out but I forgot that my parents have a legit bedtime. To quote my dad, "why are we awake?!" Followed of course with, "the alarm is on! Don't leave the house!" Thanks dad, I wasn't planning on it.

This remote control.

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This exists in our basement. Once you move out of your parents' house, apparently figuring out which way to point the clicker is an issue.

You don't have to kill bugs alone. I can kill bugs, I do it all the time, but the ability to yell, "dad, there's a bug in the kitchen," is just something you can't pass up.

Your mom is growing a terrarium in every room of the house. Maybe it's something about having all of your kids out of the house, but my mom is growing a forest... everywhere, and we are all sneezing after every visit. Love you mom, but let's deforest the bedrooms.

Parents are the greatest. When I went to get my keys to leave this morning, there was a $20 bill underneath them. Which I always need and always appreciate, but it's an especially great way to kick off a Friday.

If you didn't get a $20 bill by your keys this morning, at least you have the chance to win $1,000 twice a day for the entire month of May with 2K a Day in May.

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7 Things That Happen When You Sleep At Your Parents’ House