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[quote=Anonymous]We’re moving into a new house that has three children’s bedrooms.  Two are identical to each other and okay in size, while the third is almost double the size.  They all have built-in furniture, and the third bedroom is done in a very girly way.  We have a DD9 and a DS4, and my DD9 is clamoring for the large, girly bedroom.  I don’t want to give it to her for a variety of reasons -

1. Fairness.  DS4 is little now, but he might get upset when he’s older that DD has a much bigger bedroom
2. Safety.  The girly bedroom has its own door that goes to the driveway.  Practically speaking, it’s not that much harder to sneak out of the house from one of the other bedrooms, but I think giving her this room is just asking for trouble in her teen years
3. Practical use.  The girly bedroom is big enough to be used in other ways, such as a guest room or play room for when they have their friends over, whereas the two smaller ones are suitable only for being children’s bedrooms.

DH has agreed not to give DD the girly room now, but has told her that maybe she can have it when she’s older, which I’m not okay with for #2 above.  He thinks I’m being unnecessarily paranoid in advance, whereas I think I’m being realistic.  What does DCUM think, paranoid or realistic?

Also, I’m thinking that if I can get DH on board with not giving DD the girly bedroom, we should just rip out the girly built-ins, which is what makes the room so attractive to her, as much as I hate ripping out built-ins unnecessarily.  WWYD?

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