To think dd18 is acting like a spoilt brat?

[Twistella]

We've driven for hours and hours to get to France. We've been lent a lovely house by a friend. The three dcs have all run in very excited as there are four en suite bedrooms. Dd18 got the last one left - it's lovely, pretty with an ensuite shower. But it has twin beds. All the others are doubles. She's thrown an almighty strop and is refusing to talk to us. Dh offered her a beer and she's actually flounced out into a random French town.

In every holiday she's ever been on shes got the 'best' room in account of being the oldest. AIBU to think she should just cheer the hell up? And if so, any tips on dealing with a vile tempered teen for a week??

Teacher22 Oh how like me you sound! And I'm not surprised to see your name! I don't think some people have the ability to appreciate their luck. This is such an "entitled" society now. For me it started about 40 years ago in fact. I took children on school journeys and worked my socks off for a week so they could have a great time. We returned and only one out of 40 would say "Thank You", the rest just rushing to go home.

The same last year when my friend took her post GCSE daughter and 5 friends to a Gite, driving all the way, cooking, taking them out, getting exhausted. On return not one said thank you and they were all from a private school.
Many times I feel very despondent, then I meet someone young who is so decent and kind and doing charity work and appreciates everything.... I can only say, I think some people, no matter what you try to teach them, still have a selfish outlook while some others are born with a sensitive and caring nature.

Can we stop the name calling please, I wouldn't appreciate my child being called a silly moo or similar and he's 22. OP will not like it either

Ffs I had a single bed till I left home , the no it's my son neared me in height I bought him a double bed, he was 6ft by the time he left was I supposed to have I'm in squashed and very hanging out of bed for three years .... Some people !!!! There are kids out their on drugs and battling all kinds of issues and s one of you lot seem incensed but a child having a double bed

Yanbu OP. used to share a single bed with DH most nights at 18. Or we'd crash at friend's houses and get the floor. Honestly i would have no truck with an 18 yo "needing" a double.

Mine all have doubles - because they have big bedrooms and we often have guests staying.

Ellyess. Sounds more like autism rather than spoilt and entitled

Yeah, thanks, she's not silly etc

She had a long chat with me last night about how she's not feeling herself and shes going to stop the pill for a while as she thinks she's getting depressed and anxious. She's happy with the bed now. We are all having a lovely holiday

Ah good stuff OP. I feel her pain - we all need a strop now and again! I hope she feels better soon.

The pill gave me horrendous PMT. I was awful on it.

Glad you're having a nice time now and have had a chat.

Tough. It's about time she realised being an adult you have to make sacrifices for younger children. Let your eldest Dd get on with it, she'll get over it!