To put opposite sex DC in same room?

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Going away for a week and there’s a double bedroom and a twin room. I was going to have the double (on my own, nice room with balcony etc) and put DS 17 and DD 13 in the twin but I’ve been told I can’t do that it’s weird.
If they had the choice they’d have separate rooms because they annoy each other as siblings do but they’d both want the double bed but the obvious option is for me to share the twin with DD but I know she’ll wake me where as DS is a heavy sleeper and the other room is lovely and wasted on DS 😁
AIBU to put them together?

If you’re going to make a 17 year old boy share a bedroom with his sister you need to be scrupulous about giving him bathroom privacy. No knocking on the bathroom door telling him to hurry up or jokes about him having long showers etc.

Wtaf?

Can someone explain why the male in this situation supposedly is the only one with a right to privacy?

Completely agree with the pp. WTF?? Honestly, if they want privacy they can just go and find it. It really is not a big deal and, indeed making it one seems even more of a problem.

My opposite sex DCs have always shared a twin room in holiday. There’s a 2 year age gap.

This is what I'd do.

Why can't they share.. teens and young adults travel the world and shared mixed hostel dorms often unless they opt for single sex rooms.

I don’t see a problem. My dd 15 and DS 14 shared a room on holidays recently without any problems.

YANBU. Sharing is fine for a holiday.

I would have shared a room with my brother at that age. How is it weird? Take the nice room and you can always swap if they did argue too much.

I wouldn't expect them to share at their ages tbh.

But I was sexually abused Inc rape by my brother so am overly cautious about it.

No, not at those ages. You'll need to share with her.

I agree there is nothing wrong with siblings of any age sharing for a short holiday. Is it an apartment or 2 hotel rooms? If it's the former then take a spare sleeping bag and if either of them doesn't like it they can move to sofa.

Seriously, you are the grown up parent of 2 teens (and paying for a break). Take the good room without a moment's hesitation!

I shared with my brother when we went away until about 20 and he is 3 years younger. I also shared with my Dad when we went away when I was in my 20's. No issues at all.

Not weird at all! Five years between my brother and I and we’ve shared a twin room tons of times when on holiday. Why would it ever be weird???? They’re siblings!

What on earth do people think will happen? My young adults, 4 years difference, will still cheerfully share for a few nights on holiday. We will often book a two bed two bath apartment where there is usually a sofa in a living area if anyone preferred but they have never bothered with that. They both always wear pjs to bed and they just change in the bathroom. They do get on well though.

I shared a bedroom with my brother on family holidays until I was 18 and he was 16 and I stopped going on family holidays.

This being Mumsnet, I am surprised no one has yet suggested that the kids get a room each and the OP sleep on the sofa.

In the real world, siblings share on holiday even if opposite sex.

Absolutely nothing wrong with them sharing!
I think it says a lot about the people getting their knickers in a twist.

I could have put teen dd and ds2 in together on holiday but not ds1 and ds2, they would have killed each other. You know your dc, you know their relationship.

I always took a female only room when I could. Other times, it was the price I accepted I'd be paying for cheap travel accommodation. They were total strangers and I was never going to see them again...often never saw each other by light of day anyway.

Being forced into sharing with my brother on family holidays while I was over 11 and under 18? No.

We are on holiday at the moment and dd13 and ds15 are sharing. They use the bathroom to get changed. It wouldn’t have occurred to me or them to not share.

Always shared rooms with my brother and older sister on holidays, can't see the problem.
There's surely a bathroom to change in for privacy.
Enjoy the double bed and don't worry about them.
Plenty of families camp and share sleeping spaces, it's a non issue.

you are going on holiday - you need the adult room surely people don’t gave one bedroom per kid on holiday? My 16 year olds boy/girl twins share a room on holiday. I am sure they would prefer their own rooms but it’s too expensive

Of course it’s fine for the kids to share. You’re paying, you get the nice room. It is very worrying where many peoples minds go in these situations. Do you never leave your kids alone together??

We are about to go away for 4 weeks travelling and staying in several different places. In many of them DD16 & DS14 will share a room. They’ll get changed in the bathroom, nobody will be walking around naked. It’s an expensive holiday flying to Europe from Australia - we can’t just ‘book another room’ and we’ll be out and about most days anyway.

If they're uncomfortable about sharing I don't understand why you'd even consider making them when there are better options available.

If they want their own rooms on holiday they can pay for that luxury when they’re adults.

Ask your dc. My dd (23) has offered to share with one of her teenage db on a stay with family next week