Entitled 27-year-old overstays her welcome at older sister's place, tries to take over toddler's room: 'It doesn't matter if he needed his own space, I NEED MY OWN SPACE!'

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Sep 14, 2025 2:00 PM EDT

This 27-year-old's chaotic relationship with her sister brings new meaning to the concept of family dysfunction. Not only was she crashing at her sister's place for far longer than anyone anticipated, but she even went so far as to confront her sister and brother-in-law about her desire to take over a toddler's bedroom. Her reasoning? He didn't need the space as much as she did.

In one sense, we can extend our sympathies to the 27-year-old, who just got out of a difficult relationship and was in the process of starting over. That emotional reset perhaps clouded her judgment during her stay at her sister's house. Still, that's about as sympathetic as we can get for her situation. All other signs simply point to a false sense of entitlement she has simply because she's older than her sister's children. 

At the end of the day, it is more the children's home than it is hers, so it's not like the 27-year-old has legs to stand on in this conflict. Second of all, from the moment she moved in "temporarily," the sister clearly explained that the one rule was that her children get to keep the bedrooms in their new house. After all, the sister and her husband worked and saved for years to be able to afford a home where they didn't have to share a bedroom with their kids. While the 27-year-old's situation is certainly upsetting and worth extending sympathies for, it's not enough to deprive these kids of their own needs.

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  • "[Am I wrong] for not letting my sister have my toddlers room?"

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  • Perhaps the 27-year-old sister would have been able to make a greater case for herself if she had provided something for the family while she was staying there. She could have offered to buy groceries, cook meals, etc. Yes, she's family, but people tend not to resent the other folks under the same roof if everyone tries to at the very least pitch in something. Unfortunately, the author's sister seems to be more of a taker than a giver at her own detriment.

  • I(33f) and my husband (35m) just bought a house! We worked our b off over the past 3ish years after a surprise pregnancy. We were financially ok but you all know the housing market. So since my youngest
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  • was born, we have had to have the baby in our room because we only had a 2 bedroom and our oldest, now 12, needed his own space. We made it work but we also did everything we could to get into a 3 bedroom as fast as possible.
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  • Cut to now, we have our 3 bedroom. We made a huge huge deal out of it to our youngest... to the point big brother helped design and decorate with us. It was an entire family effort.
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  • On to the drama cause I wouldn't be here if there wasn't right? My little sister, Mona (27f), just got out of a horribly ab relationship and has been on my couch for 2 weeks. That's
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  • not a problem for us, I just warned her that I 100% WOULD NOT make either of my boys give up their BRAND NEW rooms. Like for real, how much overtime and sacrifices we had to make to give them their own spaces???
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  • Well, guess what happened? Mona sat my husband and I down and asked if she could stay in our youngest's room because he just runs for our room in the middle of the night anyway. I told
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  • her no, that that was his room and I reminded her of my 1 condition. She argued that he's a toddler, he doesnt. need his own space. I snapped on her and told her it didnt matter if he needed his own space, I NEED MY OWN SPACE! I asked her how she
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  • would feel ALWAYS sharing her space with tiny eyes and it is MY HOUSE. This straight devolved in a yelling match where I told her if she didnt like it she could leave.
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  • She is now not talking to me and I feel absolutely aweful for her but I worked hard to give my youngest that space. My husband thinks I took it a little too far and that I need to apologize because she's going thru a hard time. AITA?
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  • Eileen Fiona ⚫ NTA- So she's not talking to you but is she still in your house? Because she shouldn't be
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  • Soft_Remote_1511. NTA. but i do have to ask do you have a game plan on her getting out? Because if shes already trying to undermine your condition for staying to secure a room. She will never leave.
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  • While its great that you opened your home to let her stay and get out of a bad situation. But she will drain you more than your 2 kids already do.
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  • *coming from someone that let their friend stay agreed on 6 months to get on their feet. Turned into 4 yrs and I lost my privacy and mind in my own home.
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  • Sea_Register1095 ⚫ It's unfortunate, but if you give her your child's room you can expect to have her living with you a long time. You really don't want someone crashing with you temporarily to get too comfortable if you want them to leave in a timely manner.
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  • MountainMirthMaker. NTA. She came in knowing your one boundary and then immediately tried to bulldoze it. Doesn't matter if your kid wanders at night, that's still his room and you busted your a to make it happen. Couch is fine for a guest
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  • BMal_Suj⚫ NTA. You sister is in a tough spot. Her feeling are understandable. I have a lot of sympathy for her. But I live in a 3 bedroom house with 2 kids, and if my Sister or SiL had to couch surf with us for a while I'd have the same requirement, and answer.
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  • "You can stay on my couch as long as you need to pick your life back up. I'm here for that. I'm here for you. But there are limits. My kids keep their bedrooms."
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  • alien_overlord_1001. NTA, if she gets that room, she will never leave. Sure, she had a bad time of it, but she needs to pick herself up and start moving on. She can survive a couple more weeks on the couch, but then she needs to figure out where to go. Can your parents take her in?
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