It’s not uncommon for parents to put their foot down and refuse to allow you sleep in the same room with your first girlfriend or boyfriend when you’re a teenager.
Even though they’re both adults, married, and even have children, a woman on Reddit revealed that her parents still don’t want her to share a bed with her significant other when they come over to visit.
The 24-year-old lady, who wishes to remain anonymous, said she was recently visiting her parents with her husband and two sons and was getting ready to settle down for the night when her mother informed her husband that he would have to sleep on the sofa in the living room.
When her mother was pressed for an explanation, all she could say was that her father “doesn’t feel comfortable” with them sharing a bed in his home.
She said, “My husband and I are visiting my family. My husband, kids and I were getting ready to go to our room for bed when my parents started acting really awkward. Like something was off.
“I asked them what was wrong and my mum quietly told me that my husband should sleep on the couch in the living room. I was a bit shocked because … why? Apparently, my dad doesn’t feel comfortable. I called her and my dad weird and told my husband to ignore them.
“We finally put our kids to sleep and were getting ready to sleep when my mum barged into the room while we were changing and said that she doesn’t want us in the same room alone in her house.
“My husband was freaking terrified at this point because he was in the middle of changing, so he leaves for the couch and my mum says she’s sorry but she’s not in the mood to deal with my dad’s complaining all night.”
The woman claimed she awoke in the middle of the night to grab a glass of water and discovered her husband was still up, so she went over to sit with him for a while – until they both fell asleep on the couch together.
She continued, “I got up at like 4 am to drink some water and I saw my husband wide awake just lying on the couch. He said the couch is uncomfortable as f**k, so I sat down next to him and we both accidentally fell asleep.
“I woke up later to my mum freaking out. She was whisper yelling so she didn’t wake up my dad and asked if we’re that co-dependent on each other that we can’t spend one night alone. I tried explaining that it was a mistake but she kept calling me disrespectful and said that I was selfish. I was upset but my son called for me so we ended our conversation.
“Now I’m wondering if I really am the a**hole in this situation? My mum says I am because I was being selfish, disrespectful and completely disregarded how difficult her life would’ve become if my dad found us. My whole thing is that it was an accident, I’m 24, and my dad is being weird.” She said
