Comments on: Sleeping arrangements

By: Filipina Girl

Filipina Girl — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 01:32:03 +0000

When my mom was dating and then the guy will have sleepover in our house we were lucky that we did not experience sleeping on bedsheets or couch on the floor since we do have other rooms. Same goes when we do sleepover in the guy’s house that my mom dated before, he provided us extra room for us, kids, to sleep.
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By: Mommy to the Monsters

Mommy to the Monsters — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 06:09:59 +0000

OMG..I completely agree with MindyMom..kids get way too many choices nowadays…..
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By: So, who slept where? | Single Mom Seeking

So, who slept where? | Single Mom Seeking — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 06:58:49 +0000

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By: Linsey

Linsey — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:33:24 +0000

When my mom started dating my now-stepdad… I was 4, my brother was 7. We started having occasional “sleepovers” at his place when I was 6 or 7. I would sleep on the couch, my brother would sleep in a sleeping bag. There was no discussion.

By: Avigail74

Avigail74 — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 02:26:01 +0000

Sorry for my grammatical mistake—let me rephrase part of the sentence…you (child) were here first.

By: Avigail74

Avigail74 — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 02:23:55 +0000

Please allow me to share from the “other” person’s perspective, as a former step-mother. One thing that made my relationship difficult with my ex was that I was always beneath his child. What I want to share is: it’s not a good feeling at all. It didn’t feel like a partnership–it felt like a them against me—let’s remind her (me) that she’s not THAT important and that she will stand under you (child) because, you (child) was here first. I often wondered where or why I was even in the picture (at the time). Just something to think about.

By: amymarie

amymarie — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 20:09:43 +0000

With my daughter being 4 there is no question. We co-sleep at home – and she and I would be in the master bed and he would be on the couch or roll away. It isn’t about giving her power – it is about not playing “family” when we were not quite there yet. Married – and an older kid would be a different story.

I am guessing that LG took the roll away. But that after M went to sleep – you snuck into the other room with LG – which could have been really exciting.

By: GLSD

GLSD — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 17:52:23 +0000

I have a son and a daughter, so they always share a room when we go on vacay. When they were younger (6 &9) they loved camping on their bedroom floors. With M being an only child… I’m guessing LG slept on the roll away?! or M slept on the floor in the master room?! After all you and LG had 6 days alone lol )

By: Legal Editor Mom

Legal Editor Mom — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 16:57:53 +0000

While I’m enforcing my daughter sleeping in her own room in her own bed, I don’t allow male sleepover guests when she’s home. If we were traveling with my boyfriend, my child and I would share the bed and the boyfriend would get the roll away, out of respect for her. Now if he and get married, that’s a different story.

By: Priscilla San Remo

Priscilla San Remo — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 15:21:25 +0000

MindyMom said EXACTLY what I was going to!

That’s what I meant in a previous comment about parents protecting their kids too much from having any unpleasant experiences. Not that I want M to have horrible, therapy-inducing sadness and loss in her life. I just think all kids need to learn how to deal with garden variety less-than-perfect feelings, like boredom and homesickness. Or putting up with a lumpy mattress. Believe me, it makes them more compassionate, more resilient, and less entitled as adults.