I'm sorry, I need to discuss something.

vanillacourage

I wasn't here for the FFFC but it's a 'hot topic' so I clicked below. 

ad*H*ab:

My cousins have serious issues from co-sleeping too long. My one cousin is 24 married and lives out of the house, when she and her husband are visiting her parents they BOTH sleep with the parents. AND the 16 yo son (my other cousin) sleeps with the parents most nights....seriously wrong.

Um, what?!

jenhum

I just read that three times, but I still don't believe I'm reading it right. That is beyond bizarre.

mustangsallie

Wait.... the chick AND her husband AND her brother sleep with her parents?
Am I reading this wrong????

ibfloridagirl

I know someone who had (has) her kids co-sleep, the youngest daughter is 19 and still does and the oldest JUST stopped because now that she has a 1 yo, there's not enough room on the bed.  Madness to me

SoMdGirl83

My landlord before we bought our house. Had her 16 year old, 13 year old, 8 year old and 4 year old all in the same room as her and her DH. Then again she BF's until 6 too.

JessMil10

Am I reading that correctly?

carrann82

::blink::

radiokate

Yeah, I love that not only does the 24 year old sleep with her parents, but her HUSBAND does too... Um, my husband will let me be all kinds of crazy, but no way he would join in! That's just a Maury episode waiting to happen. Creepy.

goodhartedmommy

That is not the norm. I'm not too concerned that it will happen to us. I do find it completely bizarre, but I'm sure it's common in other parts of the world. I also wonder if the poster was making it up or stretching the truth

adhenash

that is not issues from co sleeping. that is issues with a fuucked up family!

mustangsallie

SoMdGirl83:

she BF's until 6 too.

 

Soter1

MUD??

adhenash

and i was a co sleeper and i don't have any crazy parental boundary issues.

brandonswife07

who would marry into that?

Marie Tourville

As a co-sleeping advocate I still think this is seriously messed.

chalmette

That is not the norm. That is very odd. And it's not a co-sleeping problem -- it's a co-dependency problem.

Mrs.Provost

In some areas of the world, the whole family DOES sleep in the same room, maybe not in the same bed like that and probably not with spouses, but family beds like that are not unhead of around the world.And in those societies, they would look at US like WE are crazy because our society generally puts babies in cribs. It's all just your own perspective I guess.

I'm not worried about that with my own kids. Evan is pretty much happy to go in his own bed now, and I bet Abby will too around the same age. 

It's definitely not the norm for our society, but I wouldn't call it 'fuuucked up' either. To each their own I guess. 

longhorn14

yeah i remember reading that and just thinking i must be out of it.

Mrs.Provost

OH...when Evan was 3 wks old, I slept with my Mom. Dh was working 4 weeks straight no days off of all 7pm-7am shifts so I spent the nights at my Mom's place, Evan was in a bassinet and there was no extra beds so I slept in my mom's bed since she was helping me with Evan through the night it was easiest to all be in the same room. But its' not something I'd do often, or invite DH to do...lol

iris427

chalmette:

That is not the norm. That is very odd. And it's not a co-sleeping problem -- it's a co-dependency problem.

ITA

katslep

Did anyone watch The Real Housewives of Orange County?  The blonde chick on there, Kim, had both of her daughters in her bed!  The oldest was 12 or 13 I believe!

iris427

Mrs.Provost:

In some areas of the world, the whole family DOES sleep in the same room, maybe not in the same bed like that and probably not with spouses, but family beds like that are not unhead of around the world.And in those societies, they would look at US like WE are crazy because our society generally puts babies in cribs. It's all just your own perspective I guess.

I'm not worried about that with my own kids. Evan is pretty much happy to go in his own bed now, and I bet Abby will too around the same age. 

It's definitely not the norm for our society, but I wouldn't call it 'fuuucked up' either. To each their own I guess. 

Yes, that's absolutely true about other cultures.

But when someone goes so far outside the norm of their own culture, it is usually a sign of underlying issues, in my opinion. 

texasgurl

That is all sorts of fuccked up

katslep

SoMdGirl83:

did he need an excuse from 1st grade to go home for some num-num time?

hahah cracks my sh*t up!!

Mrs.Provost

iris427:

Mrs.Provost:

In some areas of the world, the whole family DOES sleep in the same room, maybe not in the same bed like that and probably not with spouses, but family beds like that are not unhead of around the world.And in those societies, they would look at US like WE are crazy because our society generally puts babies in cribs. It's all just your own perspective I guess.

I'm not worried about that with my own kids. Evan is pretty much happy to go in his own bed now, and I bet Abby will too around the same age. 

It's definitely not the norm for our society, but I wouldn't call it 'fuuucked up' either. To each their own I guess. 

Yes, that's absolutely true about other cultures.

But when someone goes so far outside the norm of their own culture, it is usually a sign of underlying issues, in my opinion. 

 

Oh I agree. Was just saying that in general, the idea of a whole family in bed together isn't that weird. But the whole family plus spouses, in our current society - does seem odd. or maybe everyone is perfectly healthy and just like sleeping in the same bed. I dunno. lol

SoMdGirl83

AshKStffr:

SoMdGirl83:

My landlord before we bought our house. Had her 16 year old, 13 year old, 8 year old and 4 year old all in the same room as her and her DH. Then again she BF's until 6 too.

til 6?!?! did he need an excuse from 1st grade to go home for some num-num time?

 

I almost just peed my pants. 

shakespearenluv

Um . . . that's f*cked up.

olivejuice127

Good God! What am I reading? Is this Little House On The Prairie??

mrsm_07

I didn't co sleep with my parents, and at 4 I was so anxiety ridden by being left alone (I still have anxiety issues, not blaming it on the non-cosleeping) that my mom had to kick my dad out of bed and let me sleep with her or I'd become physically ill. I slept in the same bed as her until I was 12...

It's not always a co-sleeping issue.. but I am totally freaked out that the husband sleeps with his inlaws. 

lmdbww

I remember reading this in the op the other night and I still can't stop thinking about it! How odd is that?!

CWMC

oh my!!!