To ask my parents if they were having sex, and if so request that they don't?

[Cubee]

:D

I am in the bizarre situation of being temporarily trapped at my parent's house. I have a badly broken leg and am bed bound and drugged to the max.

They are doing a stellar job taking care of me and my young children (I'm a single parent, kids under 5). So awkward as this arrangement initially felt, it is working out nicely. I think they have been ace, and really appreciate them.

However...

Part of the arrangement is that my 1 yr old is sharing their room rather than mine. Like I say, they are ace. I get to sleep alone for the first time ever. Though clearly it is not that fun,what with the pain and all.

Last night I awoke to what appeared to be the sound of my parents. .. ahem... doing the deed. Quietly mind. Think squeaking mattress rather than whoops of ecstasy. I briefly thought "Ffs, go to sleep! " and then suddenly remembered the baby was in there too.

So I rang my little bell.

No change. Squeaking continued. Possible moans.

So I picked up the box of tissues by my bed and hurled them across the hallway. I was hoping to hit their door. I missed. Instead the cats sprung to action and began that horrendous sprinting about the house like a herd of elephants lark cats only seem to do at night. And frankly that is terrifying when you are stuck in bed with a broken leg jutting out invitingly like a cat sized springboard. So I lay still in the hope that cats wouldn't notice me. Luckily the tissues seemed to keep them occupied.

Anyway I must have fallen asleep then. Now, I don't know for sure what they were up. I am on some pretty heavy meds for a start. ;)

AIBU to ask my parents if they were shagging with my baby in the room? WIBU to request that they don't?

buy some wd40 and them an Ann summers voucher as a thank you for looking after you.

flashes back to being 16 and finding condoms and lube in my mum and dads bedside table shudder

Funniest thread of the week.

I'm imagining the baby spluttering over his morning baby rice "FFS Mum, can you get them to stop trying different positions all bloody night - I can't get a wink of sleep"

My second child was conceived whilst my first was asleep in her cot in our room. I probably won't tell them that though.

OP, probably just as well your parents didn't answer your bell - they might have been all flushed and dishevelled

I can just see the conversation

"one ring means please can I have a drink

two rings means I need help getting to the loo

three rings means I CAN HEAR YOU AT IT"

I'm sorry op this made me laugh . I

I can't imagine how the conversation would go if you decided to bring it up ...

Yeah it's great they still have sex etc etc, but there something a bit icky about doing DTD while someone else's child is in the rom (even if its their sleeping grandchild).

I'm thinking ear plugs, if you are bothered.

OP, did you expect one or both of your parents to stop and rush into your room when you rang the bell? If they had, what would you have said to them?

Well I'm clearly a minority but I would hate this. I wouldn't have sex with my own child in the room let alone someone elses! Yes it's a baby and will have no idea what's going on but I couldn't get 'in the mood' knowing there's a child in the room. Yuck.

Hmmm I understand you feeling uncomfortable for 1) your parents being at it within your earshot and 2) your child being in the same room.

I don't know what you thought your little bell would do though. Maybe ring it louder and for longer next time and hope they stop through embarrassment?

No no no no.

You can never ever speak to your parents of this. No. No.

Just no.

I'm cringing now. No. No not ever. No.

Baby will be oblivious by the way.

No.

I think you need to increase your bell size tbh - something along the church bell line, or maybe a gong.

increase your bell size

You could this and add a big NO to it!

Perhaps they thought the ringing bell was signalling round 2?

LOL

Probably better to switch instruments altogether, how about a trumpet?

It's probably your fault. Your baby has made them broody and now they're TTC.

Yup, you definitely need a bigger bell.

Or, here's a thought... some smoke alarms are very loud... install one in their bedroom, and then if they get too carried away, the smoke alarm will go off.

YANBU and I would hate it. I would never have had sex with dd in the room with us and certainly wouldn't like it if other people did!! I won't even have sex with the dogs in the room!!

Each to their own though!! strange people

Cymbals, perhaps? Or full drum kit?

Oh I can't stop laughing.

Definitely going to need a bigger bell.

I'm sure Parliament won't miss it.

Well both my kids were in my and my exs room till they were two, we had sex loads of time with them in there, they slept through it all, I wouldn't worry at all, do you really except your parents not to have sex until your leg is healed.

I think YABU and possibly jealous of their ahem mobility.

But you could always say "it must be difficult having a baby in the room again after all these years. If you would like some peace one night, then you can put her in my room".

Although at 1 might be she could go in her own room. Presumably the babies of all the PPs who just simply couldn't have their dcs in their own rooms. Or else they only have sex just the once for the purpose of producing the single progeny.
And for that matter OP, what did you do? At home before you were incapacated? Or did it never come up?