Sharing hotel beds

[Darcy03231]

When all 6 of us travel (which is rare these days with 2 of them out of the house) we had to get connecting rooms with DH and I in one room and both DD's in one bed and both DS's in a bed in the other room. When its been DH & I and the two youngest (DD -17, DS - 15), the kids share a bed with no complaints. I don't think its inappropriate at all. When its just me and the two younger ones traveling DD and I will share and DS gets a bed to himself.

 

[tami82]

My brother was 9 years older than me and we shared a bed, it was never a problem we used to laugh too much and we would always eventually get seperated and id have to sleep with my mother.. I dont think it is inappropriate at all.

 

[mom2travel]

our kids are about the same ages/genders as yours. They have almost always shared a bed on vacation. I do not think it is inappropriate at all. It is just where they sleep. They will likely only think it is inappropriate if someone suggests that to them. We have recently begun moving away from it, but more because DS is 6' tall than anything else (and moves around too much when sleeping!). One of several reasons why we are staying at CR next week - queen sized beds and a day bed!

 

[daisyduck123]

No big deal at all.

On our last WDW trip (January) my DD14 & DS10 shared a bed.

 

[momma2minnie]

I don't see anything wrong with it unless they are not alright with it.

 

[livie1205]

OMG ...there is nothing wrong with it! They are brother and sister...now when they are older and think its weird then yeh but at that age....no way..

 

[LittleMissMagic]

It is absolutely not inappropriate. They are siblings and have been sharing a bed on vacation and have been fine with it for quite some time. And they're sleeping in the same room as their parents. As long as they're okay with it, I think it's fine that they're sharing a bed (this avoids the fight of who has to sleep on the floor).

 

[*KeepMovingForward*]

I have a boy and a girl in their teens. DS is older by two years. They used to share a bed all the time on vacation. When DS got to around 12 or 13, we got away from that because it was both kids choice to sleep separately.

 

[here757]

yea theres nothing wrong til someone gets touched!
incest?
i wont allow it at all

 

[NHdisneylover]

As others have said; as long as it doesnt bother yuor kids I think it is fine. In fact, we will be at a hotel tomorrow night and DD12 and DS10 will share a bed then (like yours they always have)

 

[LisaNJ25]

yea theres nothing wrong til someone gets touched!
incest?
i wont allow it at all

yikes.. one of the last things that would be on my mind when it comes to vacation.

If incest is going to happend I doubt vacation is where it will start.

 

[twanner]

My brother and dad would share a bed and I would share with my mom, so we did the "boys bed" "girls bed" thing. I think when the hormones start kicking in, that would be the time to nix the co-ed sibling arrangements.

 

[here757]

yikes.. one of the last things that would be on my mind when it comes to vacation.

If incest is going to happend I doubt vacation is where it will start.

it can happen anywhere...
my friend.. her niece touched her cousin behind a garage..
since i lived through her heartach i try to advoid any situation where it COULD happen..
it is not something that can be taken back..

 

[Happy Mami]

I have not read the responses, but we have an 8-year-old DS and a 6-year-old DD. DS and DH sleep together and DD & I sleep together. It just works best for all of us.

 

[2poohbears]

seriously. i think the world has gone overboard with all this PC stuff.

unless your children have some problem with sleeping in the same bed, i see nothing wrong with it. they are siblings, you're on vacation in the same room together, and they are just sleeping.

 

[C&G'sMama]

seriously. i think the world has gone overboard with all this PC stuff.

unless your children have some problem with sleeping in the same bed, i see nothing wrong with it. they are siblings, you're on vacation in the same room together, and they are just sleeping.

Thank you. Everyone worries too much about everything.

If incest is "going to happen" it's not going to be because a brother and sister are sleeping in the same bed on vacation. It goes way deeper than that.

My kids don't share a bed because DS kicks and rolls all over the place. I'm the only one that can share a bed with him and actually get some sleep.

 

[2disneyboys]

I agree w/ the touching comments.. if something like that is going to happen its going to be going on somewhere other than vacation and it's going to be a bigger issue. AND and if your going with that mentality... girls can also touch girls and boys can also touch boys. it's not just a boy/girl thing.and it's also not just a kid on kid thing... lots of adults are in on it as well. I agree w/ you have to be careful as you can't undo whats been done, but SERIOUSLY??? REALLY??? you are in the exact same room like 2 feet from each other... if something "happens" then, goodness only knows what is happend at home where there's whole bedrooms to sneak around in. I'm not saying these bad things don't happen and you don't need to be aware. However, assuming these things are NOT happening, there is nothing wrong w/ Siblings sharing a bed.

Your in the same room. and most likly going to be so tired everyone just passes out.. if it works for you, let them share until they no longer want to. But I'd ask BEFORE the trip so you can maybe bring an airmattress or something for the one who does not want to share the bed. I only have sons, but grew up in a big family ( I'm 1 of 8 3 boys 5 girls) and throughout my life and many vacations have shared beds/tents/rooms w/ opposite sex siblings and or cousins and none of us ever had a touching problem (I am very thankful!)

Now, DS6 will sleep w/ Dad, and DS8 will sleep w/ me on our upcoming vacation, simply because DH & I can not share a double. We have a King at home and sometimes that feels too small!

 

[brymolmom]

I grew up with 2 sis and 2 bro and yes did end up sharing beds with one of the boys on occasion, of course, this was before 'PC' and worries of this sort of thing and my parents would never consider getting a cot or bringing an airmattress - we were LUCKY to be on vacation! I guess there was the floor as an option, mom and dad would have let us do that - but the bed, even with bro in it - was a better option.

No way would I ASK my kids if they mind. I'm the parent - you sleep where I tell you. Now if one of my kids was doing something weird or tossed and turned all night long keeping the other up all night - THEN I might do something for them. But honestly - if anyone asks me - yes I would prefer a KING SIZED bed on vacation and for dh and I to get our own nice, very quiet, room and while I'm at it I would prefer not to be awakened before 8:00am, but no, I'm not going to get it. And likely they will not get their first choice of sleepign arrangements either. But if they would prefer not to go on vacation - that's an alternative too.

I would never have them sleep separate because I was afraid of incest or that type of thing. If I had even the slightest incling of that - there would be way more things to worry about and likely vacations would be put off for awhile. Now seriously - the people writing this type of comments - do you have a brother/sister the opposite gender from you? Honestly, with my sibs - sexuality is the LAST thing on your mind when your sibs are around.

Mine are very close in age and shared a bedroom until a few months ago (dd is 5 and ds is 6 now) - and I actually have encouraged them getting used to sleeping together on vacation so they're used to it and more accepting of it as they get older....

 

[SLK1]

I don't know...you gotta start thinking about "things popping out" of clothing items - not intentionally of course - and if you're ready to deal with the embarrassment of it. I think we started with a female bed and male bed when they started to be aware of their bodies - and we have a very open household where you can talk about anything. It was a little weird for my DD to be sleeping in the same bed with her brother who was proudly showing off his armpit hair.

 

[jenharring]

I agree I wouldnt worry about it. I dont think it is inappropriate. If you feel uncomfortable have the sleep opposite ends. They are brother and sister not like there are friends.