This weekend, 2 people knocked on our door and said they were the previous owner’s children. I answered via our ring camera. They explained that their father had just passed away and that they wanted to come inside to look around and see the house where they grew up. They were emotional and said they were struggling with the loss. And that this is was the place they had the most memories of and left connected to their father.

I felt bad, but I told them no. I explained that I wasn’t comfortable letting people I don’t know into my home, and I didn’t feel safe or prepared to host strangers, regardless of the circumstances. My husband also wasn’t home so I was alone.

They didn’t take it well. One of them became visibly upset and the other said they couldn’t believe I would deny them something so small when they had “lost everything.” They lingered on the porch for a bit, clearly angry, before eventually leaving.

About an hour later, another older woman came to my door. She introduced herself as their mother and the previous owner’s widow. She asked again if she and the children could come inside, saying it would help them with closure and that it was “still their home in a way.” She said they were devastated. At that point, I felt overwhelmed and uncomfortable. I told her again that I was sorry for their loss, but that the answer was still no. She left upset and disappointed.

AITA for not letting them in?