To think 4 people can't fit in 2 bed house

[BananaCakePie]

The title explains it all really.

Teenage son in one room,mother,grandmother and teenage daughter sharing a room.

[pregnantat50]

i live in a 2 bedroom flat with my son, daughter , sons girlfriend and daughters boyfriend so 5 of us, My son and daughter share a bedroom with their partners and i have converted under the stairs into a room (think harry potters cupoboard..lol) it works well to be honest. Its my flat and they are saving for a deposit to get their own places so not long term although i reckon at least 2 more years x

[Babyroobs]

I have friends who never managed to move up from their 2 bed tiny starter home. They have had 3kids now teenagers and for many years the parents have slept on a sofa bed in the lounge and the 3 kids share the bedrooms. Second bedroom is a box room really.

[SpunkyMummy]

The gran should sleep downstairs on a sofa-bed.

No one should have to sleep with a snorer. It's barbaric.


That is true. I used to room with a snorer😖

And I also agree with the people wondering about the son having his own bedroom whilst 3 women are in 1...

[InTheseFlipFlops]

Assuming they are keeping the living room as a living room, they need to put which ever adult is last asleep and first up in their. Otherwise living room sleeper will be waiting for everyone to go to bed.
If you can also get to the kitchen without going through the living room. That way the person can still sleep in the living room if you want to make a drink.
I think its doable, but it will be tricky. I would probably go bunk beds rather than double bed to save floor space for storage. My sister separated her living room into a dining and living room with the ikea square shelves you can put baskets in. It worked really well as they are tall.

[TheMaddHugger]

Amandahugandkisses
Why does the boy get to have a bedroom like a king whilst the women are in like sardines? This sends out such s bad message.

You have a valid point.

[Theoretician]

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[blitheringbuzzards1234]

As a person who really likes her own space I wouldn't be ecstatic about this but understand that it depends on what you can afford.
I had to share my bedroom with my messy sister and hated it. When I left home it was bliss to have my own room.

[HazelBite]

A decent Builder would be able to put up a plasterboard partition to divide one of the bedrooms in two for the teens, for very little cost or divide one bedroom using wardrobes etc.
If you are getting bunk beds for adults do get metal framed ones with metal mesh mattress supports, as many of the wooden ones are not strong enough to deal with constant use by an adult. (here speaks the voice of experience!)

[BananaCakePie]

She says the boy was going to have his own room because -
he stays up later than everyone else,he's messy,always has friends over,controlling over things like space and privacy.

[Sirzy]

He will be controlling over things if he is used to getting his own way!

If needs must and circumstances change then everyone has to compromise not just those who don't complain are willing to change.

[user1477282676]

Gran and Mum on sofa beds downstairs. Adults don't need the same privacy as teens! The teens will have homework to contend with too.

I'm amazed at people saying the teens don't get privacy because it sends a "bad message" Of course they get privacy! They're growing so need more and odd sleep amounts...and they have homework.

[Blondeandinept]

Difficult but totally doable.

The teens should have their own rooms. Mother and grandmas on sofa bed in living room.

[user1477282676]

If HE gets a room then so does the teen girl. Any other arrangement wouldn't be on.

[Blondeandinept]

Why does the boy get to have a bedroom like a king whilst the women are in like sardines? This sends out such s bad message.

Doesn't in the slightest. Flip it. Grandpa, father, son and daughter. No one would nat an eyelid if it was said that daughter needs her own room.

[atticusclaw2]

If the boy stays up later etc then perhaps he should have the sofa bed

[TotallyOuting]

She says the boy was going to have his own room because -
he stays up later than everyone else,he's messy,always has friends over,controlling over things like space and privacy.

Christ. She sounds like an excellent parent. Her daughter must love watching her pander to this.

[SaucyJack]

"Nobody should sleep downstairs if there is only one room -it'd just be like sofa surfing. Unless gran is one of those who goes to be at midnight and is up at 5am."

I'm reserving my judgement on how much consideration the Gran should get until we have a backstory as to why she's been landed on them.

I love my own mum dearly, but she's a fucking mental bitch objectively speaking and if she ended up homeless through every fault of her own, then it would have to be the sofa or nothing.

[SpunkyMummy]

If HE gets a room then so does the teen girl. Any other arrangement wouldn't be on.

100% agree. It isn't appropriate to punish the girl for being nicer. And she shouldn't be expected to share a room with 2 people when her brother gets his own😡

[graphista]

While not ideal it can be done. My mum's one of 6, when she was 9 her gran moved in due to ill health so 9 in a 2.5 (very small box room) room flat. 4 girls in main bedroom (all in one bed too), boys in bunks in box room, gran in medium size bedroom, mum's parents sofa bed in living room. Separate kitchen but no dining room. Millions of people around the world do similar.

However, that said, this is a wealthy country and its worrying people are returning to arrangements of the 1940's for the same reasons - lack of money.

[TotallyOuting]

Doesn't in the slightest. Flip it. Grandpa, father, son and daughter. No one would nat an eyelid if it was said that daughter needs her own room.

Are you ignorant of the key difference that means you can't simply 'flip it' in the way you have done and have it be the same, or are you just hoping to start a bunfight by pretending to be?

[NerrSnerr]

Why is Gran living with them? Does she have to live with them as they are clearly struggling to afford to find somewhere appropriate. Could Gran contribute so they could get a three bed?

[stopfuckingshoutingatme]

who are you expecting to pay for an extra bedroom though OP?

[Blondeandinept]

Totallyouting
Huh?

[graphista]

Also agree the mother in this scenario is pandering to the son!

[BananaCakePie]

The gran lives with them as all other family members are married/have kids and don't want her there. She's capebable of doing things like going to the shops but can't live on her own,she'll forget medication,leave the oven on etc.

Their side of the family think because SIL is widowed,she can have the grandmother living with them.