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DEL.ICIO.USWho’s sleeping in your bed?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
It can be a year-round dilemma, but one that’s especially pronounced during the holiday season: Your visiting family will be staying with you for a few nights, but you don’t have much guest bedroom space in your cozy little two-bedroom, one-bath.
Or, maybe you’ve got a 6,000 square foot, five- bedroom manse, but your extended family will more than take up that space.
So, here’s the question: Do you give up your own master bedroom and let some of your guests sleep there?
For some people, giving up their bedroom for a guest is a symbol of selflessness and graciousness. For others, giving up their master bedroom for a guest is invasive at the very least.
Where do you stand?
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By judith smith
November 20, 2007 8:43 AM | Link to this
I don’t mind giving up my room when I have guest from out of town. I have been to someones home where they didn’t do the same for me. But it depends on the person and where they stand. Some people say they will never give up there beds because all of there lives they had to sleep on the couch or floor because of a relative. It doesn’t bother me as long as I’m comfortable.
By lovelyliz
November 20, 2007 8:59 AM | Link to this
When my parents come to visit, it’s easy enough to rearrange for just two. The last time they came, they didn’t come alone and I ended up on the floor for 4 nights. The next time this happens someone is getting a motel room and it just might be me.
By Charles
November 20, 2007 9:13 AM | Link to this
If visiting family members will be staying with us for a few nights, we would gladly surrender our master bedroom to members of our extended family. It would be a sign of our selflessness and graciousness.
If we thought enough of friends to invite them into our home for a few nights, they too would be entitled to our master bedroom if space is limited.
No individuals will be invited into our home for a few nights if we thought that surrendering our master bedroom is invasive at the very least.
By Ken Roberts
November 20, 2007 9:33 AM | Link to this
Usually my friends and relatives wouldn’t accept such a gesture. I’ve offered such things many times before to friends, but usually they insist on sleeping on the couch. They would feel too bad at having taken my bed.
Although usually when family visits we either open up the guest room, if we have one wherever we are, or just rent a hotel room. In some cases a mattress on the floor will work too.
By Alexis
November 20, 2007 10:12 AM | Link to this
Well, if you don’t have enough guest rooms in your home to accomodate your guests then you should take one of the following two measures:
Anything other than that is just rude. Cramming people into space where they will not be comfortable, giving up your own creature comforts for guests, none of that makes any sense when there are great hotels everywhere.
By Jamie
November 20, 2007 11:06 AM | Link to this
OMG - then I would have to clean my bedroom! The horror!
By Likes My Own Bed
November 20, 2007 1:25 PM | Link to this
I’m not selfless or gracious when someone thinks they’re getting my bed. I consider them invasive and make sure guests know ahead of time how many beds I have. I have arranged accomodations through friends who will be out of town or won’t have guests of their own.
By Nan
November 20, 2007 1:33 PM | Link to this
I’ll give up my bed when my mother visits, but she’s the only person who’d get me to volunteer to do that. Our place is real small so siblings and other visitors get offered the option of an air mattress or the couch accompanied by heavy hinting there are decent hotels nearby if they want to be sure of a good night’s sleep.