Dd has often told me, although we have happy times here, she does not like our home.She is not a spolit madam i promise !! She just does not share our taste.We have a thin vicotian terrace which is mostly wooded floors- the rooms are small and run in a series of small rooms with a downstairs kitchen- the stairs run up the middle of the house so even if walls were removed the stairs wd be in the middle unless we did major work to change the position.it is really thin hence we have no hall way just open room from f garden.
I really loved my childhood home ,which was a detatched 1930S home with cosy carpets and traditional furniture.
We live in a lovely area were we have 90 ft thin gardens and the neighbours are all lovely - it s like a village.especially as folk pop in and you can hear thro the walls!!!our area is v expensive for our city as its popular with familes and academics and you can walk into the city.
I think we are really lucky and i like the house but i know for the money you can get higher spec 1970 type or modern houses for the same or less near by and inthe next town a big house with double or more size rooms - our are 12 x 12 ??.It feels so sad to me that Dd has always found own home odd - its 4 floors- like a telephone box!! and wants a open feeling home ...when we go to that type of prp on holiday or freinds she is in her element- i really want her to have happy memories of family home not that it s odd!!!!feeling a bit emotional re this - sorry .
AIBU?
to be sad dd does not like our home...........
booksinbed · 04/11/2012 20:34
Has she said her memories are influenced by the design of the house?
I grew up in a mould ridden, run-down horrible council flat on a horrible estate in whats considered a not very nice part of London. My parents have always had 
tastes in regards to decorating and I always found our home a bit embarrassing.
However, I have wonderful childhood memories. I think you're being ridiculous and precious.
Its not to do with if your house is nice or not, or if she's justified in her thoughts. Its just the way she feels.
Well, you can hardly knock down walls to make her happy 
and you can't really move home because your daughter wants a different layout
What about making her room her space? Giving her total control over how it's decorated? Or does she have that already?
fwiw, my children moan all the time about our home. It's a bog standard 2 bed semi.
Kids tend to have a big 'grass is greener' thing going on and if you lived in a two up two down and your friends and family lived in a 'telephone box' - I promise you she'd be wanting that instead
Oh well, there you go then.
She wouldn't be happy even if the walls were made of gold
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