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[quote=Anonymous]Sibling C gets the guest room and sibling B gets the couch (or, like a PP mentioned, pick up an aerobed -- they are only like $50 for a queen size and much more comfortable). Otherwise, sibling with toddler can only visit until the beginning of the bedtime routine (usually like 7pm) when they will have to go back to hotel, which means even having dinner plans is hard -- if they are staying in the guest room, they can simply bathe and put the toddler down and everyone can relax and enjoy each others' company until the adults go to sleep (usually a good 3-4 additional hours).

I have been both the single sibling and the married with toddler sibling. Our family does the "whoever needs it more" approach. I NEVER minded when I was single, because I saw how much harder my siblings with kids had it. And when I had a toddler, my younger single sister was always happy to let me have the guest room. But we are close and aren't the type to be all "I made reservations FIRST" when it comes to getting together.

I guess the alternative is that your family doesn't like to spend time together or the siblings hate the thought of taking care of each other when they need it most. But a single sibling who'd be okay with taking the guest room over a married, toddler-having sibling seems pretty selfish. I sort of miss the simplicity of the couch (and not having a kid!) :)[/quote]

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