Teen Wants Little Sister to Sleep Alone, Parents Call Her Ungrateful

Imagine being a 17-year-old girl, on the verge of starting university, and still having to share your bed with your 6-year-old sister. That’s the reality for one teen, who’s been trying to get her little sister to sleep in her own bed for years. But instead of helping, her parents call her ungrateful and selfish for wanting her bed back. Let’s dive into this family drama and see if the teen is really in the wrong or if her parents need a reality check.

The Bed-Sharing Begins

Expecting a Change

Prepared for Independence ️

Five Years Later…

Craving Privacy

Parents Dismiss Her Concerns

Selfish or Sensible?

Taking Matters Into Her Own Hands

Nighttime Bed Switch

Trying Everything

Parents’ Frustration

Ungrateful?

Feeling Ignored

Lock Not an Option

Embarrassing Situation

Is She the Bad Guy?

So, is this teen really being ungrateful for wanting her bed and privacy back? She’s tried everything from staying in her sister’s room until she falls asleep to moving her sister to her own bed in the middle of the night. But nothing seems to work, and her parents continue to dismiss her concerns. Now, with university and hospital shifts on the horizon, she’s feeling hopeless and desperate for a solution. Let’s see what the internet has to say about this messy family situation…

Teen forced to share bed with little sister, called ungrateful.

NTA. Move out. Your mental health is worth it.

Offering empathy and advice to OP’s lack of privacy issue.

Sibling boundaries and privacy: NTA sets an example

Suggests staying away to teach sister to sleep alone. NTA

Commenter expresses concern for child’s attachment and lack of boundaries.

Sneaky suggestion to expose parents’ unreasonableness to their friends

Assertive advice for a sleep-deprived teen dealing with parents’ negligence

A helpful suggestion to seek support from a school counselor or doctor.

Teen’s sister needs to learn healthy attachments and boundaries

Parent shares personal experience and advises on co-sleeping dilemma

Teen wants privacy, parents threaten to remove door. NTA.

Parents neglecting their child by forcing OP to parent her. NTA

Teen wants little sister out of room, suggests duct tape

Teen seeks privacy, parents dismiss. Supportive comment section

Stand up for yourself and your sister. NTA

Teen wants own space, parents call her ungrateful

Suggests bribing sister with candy to sleep with parents. NTA.

Standing up to entitled parents, NTA sets healthy boundaries

Sibling’s clinginess is not healthy. NTA. Get a lock.

Teen defends her right to sleep alone, calls out parents.

Move out for university, you need your own space

Sibling shares personal experience and suggests creative solution

Teen shares frustration over sharing bed with sister, seeks advice.

College might be the best option

Supportive comment suggests reaching out to trusted adults for help

Engaging solution for sleeping issue with a younger sibling

NTA suggests little sister should learn to sleep in her bed

Sister seeks advice to deal with ungrateful parents and sibling

Sleeping alone is normal, parents overreacting

Stand your ground, don’t let your parents enable her behavior.

Encouraging little sister to move to own room – NTA

Commenter calls out parents for potential future hypocrisy.

NTA. OP advised to provide sleep studies and info on attachment.

NTA – Parents are fostering resentment and dependency in sister

Weighted blanket suggestion for sister, parents’ plan is bad

Supportive comment suggests reaching out to pediatrician for help

A creative but impractical solution to sibling sleeping disagreements

Commenter plans to revisit the thread in a week

A humorous exchange about bedroom privacy and assumptions

Teen seeks privacy, parents blame her for sister’s behavior. NTA.

Teen suggests bluntly telling parents need for privacy and masturbation

Teen rightfully wants own space, parents need to listen

Parents should parent their child and teach her to sleep alone.

Commenter sympathizes with OP and encourages leaving toxic situation

Setting boundaries is important, parents should do their job

Sibling tries to help little sister sleep alone, seeks advice

Commenter sympathizes with OP’s parental struggles and advises leaving home

Sleeping with kids for love and attention? Yikes

Sleeping with little sister is odd, NTA for wanting change

Sharing a bed with a child while on your period? NTA

Teen called ungrateful for wanting own space, NTA.

Demand privacy! Stay with a friend when this happens!

Set boundaries and prioritize self-care.

Teen’s parents and sister violating privacy, NTA for standing ground

Lock the door and ignore comments until sister sleeps alone

Suggests moving into sister’s room to avoid codependency. #NTA

6-year-olds should sleep in their own beds. #NTA

Parent shares experience of similar age gap and importance of privacy

NTA – Short and sweet, no need for explanation

Teen refuses to share bed with sister, parents blame her. NTA.

Engage your younger sibling with a new bed

Sibling boundaries crossed, parent’s response inappropriate.

Adult daughter defends sister’s privacy, criticizes parents’ behavior

Teen defends decision to not share bed with sister.

Get the damn lock and let her scream

Savage response to NTA comment with a surprising reply

Encouraging independence for younger siblings

NTA calls out parents for avoiding sleep training

Sibling rivalry and boundaries – NTA needs a padlock

Sister’s room as a study space? Great idea!

Straight to the point

NTA – Parents risking emotional damage to younger sister, OP stuck.

Teen deserves privacy and independence, not ungrateful label.

Encouraging comment about sister’s independence, with a warning

Should social services be involved?

NTA suggests reporting parents to CPS for selfishness and abuse

Commenter shares personal experience and offers helpful advice.

NTA. Little sister has attachment issues, parents need to parent

Supportive comment, encourages standing up to parents

Sibling’s lack of privacy led to resentment. NTA for boundaries.