In the early days of settling into a new house, privacy often becomes a luxury.

For one woman, that privacy was quickly compromised when her relatives made themselves a little too comfortable while she wasn’t home.

Did she overreact?

Read on for the ensuing drama!

AITA for not allowing visitors in my home while I’m not around.

My husband and I recently moved our family to a new home.

Literally three days ago — boxes everywhere, nothing in order.

She invited her mother over to help with babysitting.

During the transition, I needed some time to myself to clean the old place.

My mom offered to babysit my baby at our new home while I was away.

No issues with that.

But soon, the guest list grew without her knowledge.

However, halfway through the day, I called to check on my baby and mom and heard other children screaming in the background.

Confused, my mother then told me my BIL, niece, and nephew came over to see me but then discovered I wasn’t home.

So instead of leaving, they let themselves in for the rest of the day (several hours) without anyone that actually lives at that home present.

Uncomfortable, she confronts her mother, who is quick with an excuse.

When I communicated that my husband and I are not okay with my mom letting other people into the house while we’re not home — for a number of reasons — she got very defensive and said, “Well they just walked in themselves. What am I supposed to do, kick them out?”

YES.

Anyway, we communicated the boundary with both BIL and Mom.

But man, is this such a crazy thing to not want a bunch of people in your home when you’re not around??

AITA?

Her trust was tested even before she had a chance to throw a housewarming party!

Redditors chime in with their two cents.

This commenter muses that maybe her family’s behavior is some kind of payback.

This commenter outlines how her mother should have behaved.

This mother was just plain getting too comfortable in someone else’s space.

This user does kind of see the mom’s side.

Apparently, some people treat unlocked doors like open invitations.

If you thought that was an interesting story, check out what happened when a family gave their in-laws a free place to stay in exchange for babysitting, but things changed when they don’t hold up their end of the bargain.