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Elderly parents on a sofa bed, is it ok?

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Letsgobacktothenineties · 17/03/2022 22:25

Stressing out a bit as to where to put my parents.
We live abroad and they visit us two-three times per year. They were always in the spare room with a nice, double bed. That’s now going to be our toddler DD’s room. We sold the bed and are currently painting it to get ready.
We only gave her bedroom and ours.
I thought of getting a small sofa bed to put in our bedroom as a sofa and into DD’s room as a sofa bed for them when they come to stay (Dd would sleep with us in our room)
Does this sound ok? They’re late 60’s/early 70’s. Can’t think of any other option.
Have offered them our bedroom before, large room with en-suite and terrace, but mum doesn’t want to because our dog sleeps on our bed 🤷🏻‍♀️She obviously wouldn’t whilst they were here and obviously sheets washed etc
She was disappointed when I said we were selling the large double bed as I have a small child’s single for our Dd and said can she not sleep in the double bed, it was huge and wanted her to have her own bed!
Where would you comfortably put them?

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Blossomtoes · 20/03/2022 17:59

@Runmybathforme

Late 60s,early 70s is not elderly !
Sorry, love, but it is by every definition. I’m 70 next year and I don’t want to believe it either but I’ve got to accept that I’ve got another 20 years if I’m lucky and that puts me firmly in the elderly camp. 😭
I8toys · 20/03/2022 18:26

No way would I put my children out for someone staying over and 2 weeks absolutely not. If they visit they make alternative arrangements of where to stay.

LadyPropane · 20/03/2022 23:07

@Runmybathforme

Late 60s,early 70s is not elderly !
Depends.

My grandad was very elderly in his 60s. My mum is the same age now and not remotely close to elderly.

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