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Dear Mom,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s 6 pm. You\u2019re at home watching TV with your family. The doorbell rings. What do you do?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A) Grab the remote, put the TV on mute and slow your breathing. Your kids are only toddlers, but they already know to freeze and keep their tiny mouths closed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

B) Walk to the door and open it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you live in Finland, the correct answer is A.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s already been a couple of years since the YLE tax replaced the old license system<\/a>, but the fear of getting caught by the dreaded TV inspector has left generations of Finns scarred for life. At least that\u2019s my theory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You see, after 25 years of empirical research, I\u2019ve concluded that many Finns suffer from a little-known condition called houseguestaphobia<\/em>. I\u2019ve got lots of really good friends whose homes I\u2019ve never been to. And vice versa. People\u2019s homes are their castles, and here, many of them are harder to get into than Buckingham Palace. But over the past few weeks a steady stream of total strangers have been ringing my<\/em> doorbell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s 6 pm. \u201cDing dong.\u201d I open the door for a woman I\u2019ve never seen before. I hand her a snowsuit that\u2019s too small for my daughter, she hands me 50\u20ac.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWho the f**k was that?\u201d Antti asks. Some lady I met on the Internet, I answer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gotta\u2019 love those kids\u2019 Facebook flea markets<\/a>! Want to get back some of the 200\u20ac you paid for your little darling\u2019s hockey equipment after he decided he wants to take ballet instead? No problem! Looking to unload 400 tiny bodysuits your baby grew out of before she had time to wear them? Sold! Sites like \u201cPunavuori recycles\u201d are a quick and easy way to sell your stuff. But I\u2019m starting to think they actually do something much more valuable than that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I didn\u2019t spend much time alone at home with my kids, but lots of people do. It can be lonely. And it doesn\u2019t take long before you start looking for human contact with people who don\u2019t <\/em>wear a diaper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Like the woman who posted this ad:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSelling a potty, bought 4 years ago from Anttila for 6.90\u20ac, been used by two children. Pick up in Punavuori, price 0.50\u20ac\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Or this hippie:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLooking to exchange a used Muumi pillowcase for a package of tofu or some soy milk.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While I enjoy meeting new people, personally I couldn\u2019t be bothered to lift my ass off the sofa to open the door for someone who\u2019s there to give me 0.50\u20ac for my kids\u2019 old toilet. But I\u2019m excited that the damage done by years of fearing the TV inspector’s \u201cding dong\u201d is finally being undone, one frugal mommy at a time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Love,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lissu<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P.S. Our door code is 3625, come over anytime!<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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