With the holidays around the corner, we're gearing up for visits from our close relatives, who make the trek down to our neck of the woods every year.
Fortunately for us, we've got plenty of room, so they can camp out in the basement or our guest room without disturbing my own kids. But I know not everyone has as much room as we do. And I can tell you this, if we didn't, you can bet my out of town guests wouldn't be sleeping in my kids' rooms.
I'm all for showing hospitality to my family, even friends, and it's certainly good for my own kids to see that we do what we can to help out those we love, but I worked too darn hard to get my kids to actually sleep in their rooms to move them for an adult who should be able to sleep just about anywhere.
I'm more than happy to get them a blow-up mattress, or an extra blanket or two for the couch, but when it comes to sleep, if my kids don't get it, then I don't get it, and this makes me very unhappy.
But let's be honest here, that's just the tip of the iceberg. Because as much as we think we know Grandmom and Grandpa, what about Uncle Bill or Cousin Michelle who we haven't seen in years? We teach our kids to not talk to strangers and yet, we're willing to say that "2nd cousin twice-removed I'm not sure how he's related to you actually" will be sleeping with them in their bedroom.
Sorry, that just doesn't fly.
We never assume that we'll be able to stay with our own families when we go and visit them. Not just because we have four children and that's a bit challenging for anyone to accommodate, but also because we don't want to put anyone out, whether it's just us, or our entire family of six.
So as much as we're willing to do what we can for friends and family, if it means that we've got to risk our kids' sleep or safety, I'll happily direct them to the closest hotel and call it a night. I'd prefer to keep the "Happy" in my "Happy Holidays!" thank you very much.
Would you move your kids to accommodate out of town adult holiday guests?
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I hated doing that as a kid! It's not like I wanted to see people there in the first place.
Recently, I've had a family member invite herself onto OUR family vacation. Kids on the floor with blankets... No fair! Then she joined us for dinner and guess who paid for that, too? We lied to her about when we were leaving so that she woule leave early. This is the same person that asked for a $2,000 in August and went on a cruise in November.
Four bedroom house. plus sun room House guests come..
My father gets the guest room
My brother and sister in law get one daughters room
My other daughters room goes to my sister and her husband
Our room goes to the five kids all girls with our bed and two blow up beds( our room is big
My husband turn the sunroom into a makedhift room for us
The front room couch pulls out for anyone else with a trifold screen and shelf for privacy
Yes the family is misplaced from their rooms..It is called hospitality! It is called manners! It is called thinking of the comfort of others before yourself. Maybe some of you teach your children that they dont always come first. Guests get the best most beds. EGADS.
We have once a year guests that we move the kiddos for. In the past they have always taken the babies room because he was so portable-just throw up a pack in play in our room and he was good. This year I am not positive who's room we will give them....but either child will have a blast making a "pod" on our floor and sleeping in with us. I remember growing up doing this too-we always had such fun when cousins came!