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Sharing a Bedroom

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We live in a two bedroom townhouse because most of the year it is just DH and DS10 (we plan on moving next year after DH graduates for Physical Therapy school). So DS10 has his own room. When SS15 comes to visit he shares a room with DS10. SS15 has been up for the summer staying with us, and from day one DS10 and SS15 fought at bedtime. DS10 sleeps with soft music playing and the door slightly ajar so some light for the hallway shines in. SS15 doesn't like this and comes in and shuts the door on DS10 and turns off the music upsetting DS10. He even took his radio and ran and hid it in the basement so DS10 couldn't find it. DH and I were fustrated with SS15, but of course he ended up getting his way because we have been letting DS10 sleep in our room on an air mattress and let SS15 take over DS10 room (since it was only going to be for the summer).

I feel bad for DS10 because he gets kicked out of his own room by SS15. SS15 hooked up his X-Box in the bedroom and when DS10 goes in to just sit there and watch him play SS15 tells him to get out.

ANYWAY, SS15 said he wants to live with us now (even though he has his own HUGE bedroom and bathroom at his mom's house). So we said if he is going to live with us, we aren't moving anytime soon to a three bedroom, so he and DS10 are going to have to compromise and share a room. So we move DS10 back into his own room on Tuesday and SS15 throwns a fit! He starts claiming the room is too hot and he can't breathe and he can't sleep in there, although when he had the room to himself he never mentioned it when we were having record heat in our area (and Tuesday night was VERY mild, especially compared to the heat we were having the weeks before, when he was fine) so DH and I know that is a bunch of BS.

SS15 calls his grandparents (DH parents) complains and says we are being mean and he can't breathe and they play into this and come pick him up so he can sleep there Tuesday night. Then he calls us last night and tells us he is coming to pick up some of his stuff and will stay at his grandparents house until we get AC in his room. Well DH finally put it foot down (after some advice from me)and told him that he can't do that and that he has to come back, that he can't just run away when there is something he doesn't like since he want to live here now. SS15 uses that as a game with DH and his grandparents all the time. If he is not happy he will "threaten" to go back to his BM house, and it works. I am sick of his games, he knows what he is doing.

Anyway DS10 wasn't there last night because he slept at my parents house since they are watching him today while I work, but he will be back tonight and DH is working the late shift so I am going to be alone with SS15 at bedtime, and don't want him to freak out when DS10 and him have to share a room. I am afraid he will freak out again and call grandparents. DH usually deals with this stuff. What do I do?

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BaseballMom42's picture

I don't think it is a reasonable request at all. He is the one coming into my son's room, my son has had that set up for years. Plus like I said he has his own room at his mother's house with his own bathroom attached, so if he wants to move in with us then he will have to deal with certain things. Otherwise if he wants his own way he should go back with his mother.

PLUS, my son can't use things over his ears

AND SS15 falls asleep with the TV on ALL THE TIME, and it will be on all night, so if he sleeps with the tv on then he can sleep with soft music, he is just being difficult and doesn't want to share a room with DS10.

And if he is living with us I don't think he should be able to "take a vacation" to his grandparents home whenever he is not getting his way. I know he does this on purpose. I am hoping my being strict and enforcing the rules will either A) make him listen and follow the rules or Dirol get him to want him to move back with this mother. I am hoping for B