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To not give my 14yr old the biggest bedroom in the house?

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sashamichele · 24/09/2019 18:26

I'm a single mum to 4 girls 17,14,5,2 and a son 19. We live in a 4 bedroom house.
The bedrooms are all different sizes there's a box room which will fit a single bed, bedside table and a chest of drawers or a desk.
The next size room is bigger but but an awkward shape but would fit a small double bed, desk and drawers.
The next one is on the other side of the house and is a good size and is mine, theres a king size bed, wardrobe, chest of drawers and a tall skinny bookshelf and bedside table.
Then the 4th is the biggest but not overly massive but the biggest of the 4.
At the minute DD's 14 and 17 share a room and DD's 5 and 2 but now there box room is going spare DD's 14/17 want there own rooms which is understandable so we're swapping round rooms. Dd 17 is going into the second room which atm DD's 5&2 share. So that leaves dd14 in the biggest room of the house and she wants to stay put and let the two little some go into the box room with a bunk bed.
Aibu to tell her that the little ones need the biggest room as they share? She's kicking off about it.

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Derbee · 25/09/2019 14:58

I’m not a big fan of “because I said so” from adults, but there does come a point after reasonable discussion, for telling a 14 year old to suck it up and get over it.

I’m sure it will all settle down soon

UnaCorda · 25/09/2019 19:37

FFS, the level of censorship on this site is getting ridiculous. I'm not sure what the point is of turning every thread on AIBU into a virtual doily.

Sorry for going off-topic, OP.

123space · 26/09/2019 01:13

17 year contributes and has already decorated her room. Op is an adult, paying the bills and deserves a decent bedroom. 14yr old still has a decent size room, just not the largest. The little ones get a larger space as there's two of them. No brainer really.

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