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CONFESSION #0046 — OPEN HOUSE HORROR
Saturday, April 26, 2025
I hosted an open house last Sunday and a woman walked in with her three kids, two dogs, and what I can only describe as a full picnic setup. She spread out a blanket in the backyard, let the dogs run through the house with muddy paws, and her kids opened every single cabinet in the kitchen looking for snacks. When I politely mentioned this was a showing, not a park, she looked at me like I was the unreasonable one and said, "Well the listing said family-friendly neighborhood." Ma'am, that's not an invitation. I spent forty-five minutes after close cleaning paw prints off the hardwood and picking goldfish crackers out of the couch cushions. The kicker? She signed in with a fake email that bounced, so I couldn't even follow up. Not that she was ever going to buy. I'm pretty sure she just needed somewhere to kill time between her kids' soccer games. Next open house, I'm putting up a sign that says "This is not a petting zoo or a daycare. Refreshments are for serious buyers only."
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Judge Reginald Escrow III
Judge Reginald Escrow III
⚖️ Presiding
GUILTY OF CRIMINAL FAILURE TO DEFEND SOVEREIGN TERRITORY FROM DOMESTIC INVASION
This Court has witnessed many indignities in its tenure, but the image of a woman deploying a FULL PICNIC BLANKET on listing property while her offspring ransack cabinets for sustenance has caused Judge Escrow to require a brief recess for breathing exercises. The defendant agent stood there, politely mentioning this was a showing, as if gentle suggestion would stop a woman who brought TWO DOGS and what was clearly a premeditated leisure operation. You are guilty of terminal doormat syndrome, of allowing your open house to become a FREE RANGE DAYCARE AND CANINE SPA, and of failing to understand that "family-friendly neighborhood" is marketing copy, not a legally binding invitation to colonize the premises. The fake bouncing email is simply the cherry atop this sundae of disrespect, and frankly you deserved it for not checking ID at the door like the bouncer you should have become. This Court sentences you to laminate that sign immediately and to practice saying "Ma'am, the dogs wait outside or YOU wait outside" in the mirror until it feels natural.
SCANDAL RATING: 6.8/10 Picnic Trespass Enabler

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