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Three in a bedroom…what did you do?

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AmIBeingUnreasonableThisTime · 19/02/2023 20:25

So…

I have a 7yo step daughter and 3yo twins.

Step daughter is here EOW (extra in school hols) and has her own bedroom, twins share. Step daughter doesn’t like sleeping on her own and chooses to share a room with the twins. This means stepdaughter is currently sleeping on a pull out chair bed.

This only started a few months ago but now it looks like it will be long term so a chair bed isn’t ideal. However, we can only fit another bed in if we take everything else in the twins room out (wardrobe, bookcase, etc). There isn’t loads in there to take out but it’s all the personal things and there would be pretty much no floor space after that.

AIBU to not want to take everything out of the kids bedroom to have a room full of beds that’s challenging to get everyone ready for bed in?

Has anyone else been in this situation and how did you resolve it?

Thanks

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GertrudePerkinsPaperyThing · 20/02/2023 14:19

Keep things as they are. It’s clearly the only solid.

Had DH got an actual solution to the problem only he thinks is a problem?

Also, there’s no point talking about making it “more permanent” if you’re moving soon anyway!

GertrudePerkinsPaperyThing · 20/02/2023 14:21

I guess 7 isn’t really all that big. My Ds is (just) 9, but still has the option to run in and get into my bed if he wants - only happens once in a blue moon (once a month or less) but the option is there as there’s a big space for him to get into!

So I guess you can’t say to a 7 yo - that’s it, you’re on your own from now on both at mums house and ours.

AmIBeingUnreasonableThisTime · 20/02/2023 14:26

Mum is happy with things as they are at her house and we can’t dictate what happens there.

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