What would happen if you gave your DSD the option of either bunking it with DS2 or having the converted room? Any chance of that being a happy arrangement?
Back in the day when we were fostering, we regularly hhad an extra child staying with us, and they were on a camping stretcher in a partitioned part of the lounge room. There was a concertina-ed door we pulled across to divide the lounge, and there was room for the stretcher bed, and a bit of space either side, and a little desk where they could put their bags ...
It was pretty make shift, but (like what you've done) we had little things to try to make it "homey".
Ultimately, there can be no real offence that there's not a dedicated room for an extra guest, and on the contrary, you're taking specific measures to try to help her feel welcome and at home.
Would she be happy to be in the cupboard and share with ds2 just for the xmas period?
I remember I always had to share with my brothers over xmas when we had extra family staying.
Thanks ladies - I think I was just being a difficult cow on purpose. Don't know what's wrong with me?!
Whilst the house is quite large the bedrooms are pokey. Both DSS and DS1 have double beds in their room and, in all honesty, I couldn't see them bunking in together - they are both rather tall and gangly almost 18 year olds. One is an early to bedder and early riser clean freak and the other is content to fall into bed dressed in the days clothes and sleep until you drag him from his room.
I've staked out the playroom and will convert it into a nice little place for my parents. It has sliding doors onto the front verandah so I'm going to put a little table and couple of chairs out there for them for their morning coffee. I've found some awesome room dividers on the web called Designer Dividers and they have free delivery - now I just have to decide what one to buy.
DSD will be content enough in the cupboard. I just want everyone to have their own "space" as over Christmas as people can get worked up in close quarters. Now to redesign my family/kitchen/diner room to seat 10 people for a couple of weeks! But that's another thread....
Well she only wants to come for a week now from 2 January because it doesn't fit in with her plans. DH and I both go back to work the following Monday so I don't give a fig and she can damn well sleep on the floor!
So sick of his kids disappointing him and leaving me to pick up the pieces! Ungrateful little so and sos!
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