Going on holiday for a week soon with DP and DSS(13).
For context, DP has had a really bad back for a while. Last year on holiday there was a lot of low-level drama around sleeping arrangements - DSS didn't want to sleep on the trundle-bed, so DP ended up sleeping on it with DSS in the double with me. Or at his aunt's house, he found the couch uncomfortable, so I ended up on the couch while DP and DSS were in the double together.
This year, we're staying in an apartment that has a double room and a sofa-bed in the living room.
When I booked it, I pointed out to DP that the sofa-bed was right next to the front door, and said that if DSS felt nervous about being right next to the door, the sofa-bed looked light enough for us to move a bit further away. DP's response was immediately "It might end up being me sleeping on it anyway, what with my back".
I then put my foot down a bit and said that it's reaching the point where it's getting a bit inappropriate for me to be sharing a bed with a 13 year old boy who's not my own.
Wet dreams may well be around the corner, and that aside, on our last holiday I really missed being able to have some quiet private time with my partner, even if it was just a quiet snuggle and a chat in bed, after being around DSS 24/7 otherwise.
WIBU to say this? DP immediately said "OK, we won't do that, then", but I still left the conversation feeling a bit guilty...
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ladybee28 · 18/06/2019 09:13
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