What should I do???

Question

Ok, my brother is leaving for college next week and he's going to be living at college. So I share a room with my sister and I've never had my own room and I want my own so badly. While he's gone there's going to be a vacant room, but the problem is my mom and my brother are too selfish and stubborn to let me take the room while he's gone. We'll they'll let me sleep in it, but that's it. But also my sister is younger and doesn't care about sleeping somewhere else but even if i had my room to myself, there would still be an extra bed taking up space. My room is very small and cluttered. I've made proposals to move to the basement and set up my own room down there or have a fouton in my room instead of an extra bed, so that way it's like having a couch in your room. BUT my mom won't let me do any of that. Does anyone have any ideas of how i can get my mom to let me have my own space or how to make sharing a room more tolerable?

I know I sound like a brat saying i want, i want, i want, but this is something for YEARS i've been working to get. And after 14 years, I'm so sick of having 2 feet to move around and a corner of a room to decorate.

Answer 1

You don't sound like a brat. The same thing is happening to me. My older brother is moving out and I asked my dad if i can take his room and he said he doesn't know. I also have always had to share my room. I think what would help is if you stopped asking your mom so much maybe she would let you keep the room. Or just try to convince her and give her good reasons why,
Good Luck!

Answer 2

I understand where your coming from.


How old are you? If I am not mistaken 14.
At that age a girl needs her own privacy. Your mother needs to realize that you are growing up. And as far as your brother is concerned, he doesn't live there anymore so he does not have a say in the bedroom situation. It is not fair to leave a vacant room, when there is obviously someone who needs her own room.

Just speak to your mom and make her understand that you need your space.


Best of Luck!

Answer 3

First of all your brother isn't leaving home, he's going to college, when he comes home for weekends he will expect to have his room.
If you take his room, when he comes home you will complain that you have to move out.
Your younger sister has nothing to do with it, this is about you.

Advice: How about you start getting rid of some of the clutter, in the room you occupy with your sister? this would make more room for you, that doesn't mean that you should throw away good things to make room, clearing clutter means packing the stuff you don't use, when you have finished using them pack them away and do that with everything and everytime.

Answer 4

Ask if your sister can move in that room or perhaps sit your parents down and really come at them really sincere. Ask them why cant you have a space of your own.

Answer 5

YOU NEED TO SIT UR MOM DOWN AND EXPLAIN TO HER THAT YOU ARE GETTING OLDER AND THAT YOU DON`T HAVE ENOUGH ROOM TO GROW IN THE ROOM YOU SHARE WITH YOUR YOUNGER SISTER.

Answer 6

Tell your mother that you are getting to the age where you need your own space. She needs to respect that.