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Who get the bigger room!?

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Motherhood86 · 22/06/2023 20:38

To cut a long story short my partner and I have blended our families. I have 1 son 14 yrs and he has 1 son 13 yrs.
All lived together for about 6 months in 3 bedroom house, due to landlord selling house we have to temporarily move back to my old 2 bed flat.

My partner and I will sleep in living room, leaving larger bedroom which used to be mine and smaller one which was my Son's.

How do we decide who gets bigger room?

Just for context current house both the boys rooms are same size and also duration in flat shouldn't be much longer than 3 months.

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Jjc23 · 02/08/2023 09:25

Good morning,

Husband has 2 sons (13 & 11) from previous relationship. We have 2 children together, son (3) & daughter (1).

We live in a 5 bedroom house with 2 biggish rooms, 2 small rooms and a box room. My step sons have the 2 small rooms to stop arguments. The second biggest bedroom is currently a spare bedroom as we had other plans for it before we had our daughter.

However, recently my eldest step son and said he wants the spare bedroom (the bigger room). But the plan my husband and I made when having our daughter was that our two children would share that room when our daughter was old enough to move out of ours.

My husband has now changed his mind and told his eldest son he can have that room without discussing it with me first. My husband said as he’s 13 he will need the room more than the younger two.

Am I being silly thinking our two children should have the bigger room over my 13 yr old step son??
Advice and opinions urgently needed!!

(the 13 year old spends equal time at our house and his mums house)

ps. Sorry for the long post.

SleepingStandingUp · 02/08/2023 09:25

GrettaGreen · 22/06/2023 20:41

Bunkbeds in one room and you and your partner in the other.

This.

mumsworkneverstops · 02/08/2023 09:26

I put them in the big room and share the small room with hubby. Then it's not unfair and we aren't constantly moving bedding out of the living room.

SleepingStandingUp · 02/08/2023 09:27

Jjc23 · 02/08/2023 09:25

Good morning,

Husband has 2 sons (13 & 11) from previous relationship. We have 2 children together, son (3) & daughter (1).

We live in a 5 bedroom house with 2 biggish rooms, 2 small rooms and a box room. My step sons have the 2 small rooms to stop arguments. The second biggest bedroom is currently a spare bedroom as we had other plans for it before we had our daughter.

However, recently my eldest step son and said he wants the spare bedroom (the bigger room). But the plan my husband and I made when having our daughter was that our two children would share that room when our daughter was old enough to move out of ours.

My husband has now changed his mind and told his eldest son he can have that room without discussing it with me first. My husband said as he’s 13 he will need the room more than the younger two.

Am I being silly thinking our two children should have the bigger room over my 13 yr old step son??
Advice and opinions urgently needed!!

(the 13 year old spends equal time at our house and his mums house)

ps. Sorry for the long post.

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