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Blue_Roxy's picture

Bare with me as this is my fist entry :) 

A little back story about my step parent journey: I've been in my skids life since they were 3 and 4. They live out of state and we have gotten them for summer break and alternating holidays. My sd who is now almost 12 has not come for summer break for 2 years now. Which I get that she's getting older and wants to hang out with her friends but I also think that if it was the other way around Bm would not let her come and stay more often. Anyways back to my latest dilemma, after she had decided not to come this past summer (she and my oldest who is almost 15 shared a room with bunk beds as we have a 3 bedroom with 4 kids when they are all here) we decided to get rid if the bunk beds as my oldest started high school. My Sd saw that they were gone via social media and immediately for defensive and started asking questions. Instead of being up front and telling her its because my oldest is getting older my spouse said we were getting new beds because he said he didn't want her to feel some type of way. Fast forward to now weeks before Christmas and she is asking about her non existent bed for the one week a year she comes down. Should I force my oldest to have bunk beds for one week a year? Am I crazy for thinking its ridiculous to have a whole bedroom set for a child who comes once a year? Before last summer we did but now it seems like pulling teeth to get her to come so I don't see why we should have to keep the bunk beds.

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Blue_Roxy's picture

Yes, since she was 10 it annoys me as well! My DH doesn't like to rock the boat and it just gets us nowhere. 

tog redux's picture

No bedroom if she can't be bothered to come for the summer. An air mattress or pull-out couch works fine for a week. But you know your DH won't go for that. 

justmakingthebest's picture

I agree with the others. 

Up until we bought our current house SS16 would share with BS15 when he came to visit. We had a Futon in his room. That was BS had a hang out for his friends and for the few weeks a year we saw SS he would have a bed. 

Also, she should have never been allowed to make the call about visitation. Hopefully your DH stops that from this point forward. 

PokaDotty's picture

We just ordered a cheap trundle twin sixe bed and slide it under. Maybe another idea to consider to what the other ladies have suggested? We got a cheap memory foam mattress for it and it's surprisingly more comfy than the actual bed mattress. Go figure LOL

Also, air mattresses have come a lllooonnngg way in comfort and even with the base. Getting a larger size might be a nice compromise as well.

I would NOT keep bunks beds for a 1 week guest...

justmakingthebest's picture

This is a great idea!! 

We also got cheap bed frame and memory foam mattress for SS's room off of Amazon. I think in total it was less than $350 and my son swears it is more comfortable than his mattress that I spent close to $1,000 on... which is just awesome to hear LOL

Blue_Roxy's picture

I have looked into to trundle beds and think that is a great idea too! And we had planned on getting a trundle bed but we have to wait until our finaces allow. I don't want her to feel pushed to the side at all but I feel like I'm set up to fail with her.

Winterglow's picture

Let's put this into perspective... She's 12, thinks she can decide to override the Court Order, and only sees her father for one week per year. It's not you who's pushing her aside, she is managing that quite well by herself. Of course, your dh could extract his head from his nether regions and actually parent her, like an adult but... 

 

tog redux's picture

Seriously, I can see shortening the summer visit, because it must be hard for kids to be gone all summer and not see friends, but she doesn't come at all? That shouldn't be her decision.