Dad refuses to kick 16-year-old daughter out of her room to make space for his 38-year-old son and 17-year-old grandson, they accuse him of favoritism: ‘She can sleep on the couch’

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Bar Mor Hazut • Senior Editor
May 27, 2025 12:00 PM EDT

I am a firm believer that family vacations are a recipe for disaster, especially when said family doesn't really know what they are getting into as they agree to go on vacation together. Usually, either mom or dad sets up the vacation, they invite their children and their families, and they agree without really knowing what it entails.

That is mistake number one.

If you decide to join your family on a vacation, make sure to get all of the details first. Where are you sleeping? What are the sleeping arrangements? What activities do they have planned? Who else is joining? Trust me, asking these questions is a must if you do not want to be disappointed or cornered into situations you do not want to find yourself in. It is also a way to fix in advance any issues that may present themselves during the vacation, like the sleeping arrangement. Something that could have definitely been talked about before this family in the story below decided to go on a summer holiday together.  

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  • When one has a kid and does not want to share a room with their kid during an extended family vacation, that is something that needs to be discussed in advance. Which is not something the 38-year-old man in the story below thought of doing.

    So when he started making demands while on vacation with his dad and the rest of the family, they quickly put him in his place.

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    AITA for not asking my daughter to sleep on the couch?

    I have 2 kids who have different moms. My son who is 38 and has a 17yo son Kai. My daughter Delia who is 16.
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    A while ago I inherited a house from my own dad. It's next to a beach and perfect for vacation so I decided to go there for the weekend and invited my son and his family to also join us.
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    The house has 3 bedrooms, my wife and I took one room and gave one room to Delia and the last room to my son and his family.
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    They arrived and asked where their "rooms" are. I told him that there is only one room for them and they can do what they want with it. One of
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    them can also sleep on the couch if that's what they prefer but the room has enough space for all of them.
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    He said OK, then Kai and Delia can take turns sleeping on the couch and the other one gets Delia's room. I told him that this is not up to him. He said
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    I'm showing favoritism. I told. him that I gave each on of my children a room so no I'm not. Delia is the same as him, not
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    the same as Kai and my child is my priority, just like Kai is his priority. He thinks I'm an a_h_le.
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    Mother Search3350 He can pack up his family and go home if he doesn't like the accommodation you are offering them for free.
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    Who walks into someone's home and demands their kid leave their bedroom for their kids?
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    You have 2 kids and each of them have a bedroom in your house. That's the end of the matter NTAH
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    AdReasonable1128 NTA. You gave both your kids a room, that's fair. Your son's the one trying to play musical beds for no reason.
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    ececacademic NTA - it speaks volumes that your son felt he could just order your daughter/his sister around because she's roughly the same age as his son. He's not an authority figure in her life, and he doesn't own/rent the property, so he gets no say.
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    Dogginsdale I'm sure your daughter really loves you for making a decision like this and I mean that with zero sarcasm. You sound like a good father
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    crimsonraiden ΝΤΑ He can sleep in a room with his son, what's the issue here? He doesn't seem to respect his sister much.
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    Suncroft56 NTA. The problem is, your son doesn't see his sister as his equal. If he is that bothered by the arrangements on offer, he is free to decline the invitation or make his own arrangements.
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    Substantial_Egg_4660 Don't invite him in future NTA
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    Much-Introduction-72 NTA and it's not your son's house. It is yours. He is a guest there. And sorry, but teen girls need a lot more privacy than boys do.
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