Holiday sleeping arrangements

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My mom routinely slept on the couch (she has since passed away) since she and my dad didn't have a great relationship and he wanted to sleep with the TV on and she didn't. I'm not saying that's a great situation but "sleeping on the couch" is not the horror that some of you act like. Neither is sharing a bed with someone. Since OP has offered the hotel, the aunt could easily have said "okay that sounds fine" if the aunt wanted that. She clearly doesn't so I would just stay at her house.

As an aside, my family of four loves sharing a hotel room on vacations. It feels like a big family sleepover. My kids would literally be disappointed if we got two rooms.

Something doesn’t have to be a “horror” to be undesirable when better option is readily available (hotel).

[Anonymous]

I think it’s fair enough that the grown daughters don’t want to share a bed. It’s ridiculous that the house is full and yet the aunt invited another family of 4 to stay in it anyway.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think it’s fair enough that the grown daughters don’t want to share a bed. It’s ridiculous that the house is full and yet the aunt invited another family of 4 to stay in it anyway.

She probably assumed her daughters would be reasonable and fine with sharing a bed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think it’s fair enough that the grown daughters don’t want to share a bed. It’s ridiculous that the house is full and yet the aunt invited another family of 4 to stay in it anyway.

She probably assumed her daughters would be reasonable and fine with sharing a bed.

Maybe she should have asked at least one of her daughters before inviting a family of four.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think it’s fair enough that the grown daughters don’t want to share a bed. It’s ridiculous that the house is full and yet the aunt invited another family of 4 to stay in it anyway.

She probably assumed her daughters would be reasonable and fine with sharing a bed.

If it were my sister and me, we'd flip a coin (or take turns) and one of us would take the couch so our mom didn't have to.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think it’s fair enough that the grown daughters don’t want to share a bed. It’s ridiculous that the house is full and yet the aunt invited another family of 4 to stay in it anyway.

She probably assumed her daughters would be reasonable and fine with sharing a bed.

If it were my sister and me, we'd flip a coin (or take turns) and one of us would take the couch so our mom didn't have to.

As any functional, non-ahole person would do. Or if I didn't want to share with my sibling, I'd share a bed with my mom, which also would not bother me even now at age 42. People on these boards are so precious.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think it’s fair enough that the grown daughters don’t want to share a bed. It’s ridiculous that the house is full and yet the aunt invited another family of 4 to stay in it anyway.

She probably assumed her daughters would be reasonable and fine with sharing a bed.

If it were my sister and me, we'd flip a coin (or take turns) and one of us would take the couch so our mom didn't have to.

That’s what a non-selfish person would do. But you’re in the minority here with that type of attitude.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think it’s fair enough that the grown daughters don’t want to share a bed. It’s ridiculous that the house is full and yet the aunt invited another family of 4 to stay in it anyway.

Some people are crammers when it comes to extended family holidays and they find it perfectly normal to have people sleeping in common areas and/or on air mattresses in the name of Family Togetherness. Aunt sounds like one of those.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think it’s fair enough that the grown daughters don’t want to share a bed. It’s ridiculous that the house is full and yet the aunt invited another family of 4 to stay in it anyway.

Some people are crammers when it comes to extended family holidays and they find it perfectly normal to have people sleeping in common areas and/or on air mattresses in the name of Family Togetherness. Aunt sounds like one of those.

As long as she is willing to give OP's family the master, and she is willing to take the couch, I don't see what the problem is. OP is not claiming she needs more than one bedroom, just saying she doesn't want Aunt on the couch. That's the Aunt's choice.