Does anyone have older teens sharing a room?
Bit of background info. I have 2 daughters aged 16 and 19. I split with their dad about 12 years ago. Moved into a 3 bed private rented home so they had their own room. I remarried 9 years ago and we now have a 6 yr old son. Still in the same house as cannot afford to move to somewhere bigger.
Son was in main bedroom with us for 4 years until eldest went to uni. When she went we had a bedroom reshuffle. It seemed a bit daft to have a bedroom empty for two thirds of the year so moved son into smallest room and youngest daughter into eldest daughters room which they would share when she was home from uni.
Eldest understood why we were doing this but at the same time was not happy about having to share. So what we have done up until now is that she gets sons room when she returns and he shares the main room with us. However he is now too big to co sleep with two of us so I end up on a mattress on the living room floor for a few weeks.
Eldest daughter is just finishing 2nd year at uni and feels she may have failed her exams and might need to take a year out. She knows she is welcome home but would have to share with her sister as the above scenario is not viable for a year. She is not impressed.
I understand why obviously. She has had her own space for the last two years at uni and having to share is going to be a totally different experience.
I just wish she could see it from my point of view, that we don't want to have it this way either but circumstances are as they are. I work full time, my husband part time due to health issues. Private rent is huge and we can't afford anywhere bigger.
Anyone have older teens sharing? Does it work?
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nerfqueen · 13/06/2017 21:30
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