When a couple turned their guest room into a nursery for their newborn, they figured the office was more practical to keep.

But when the wife’s father planned a visit and learned he’d be sleeping on a mattress in the office, he called them selfish—and suddenly, the family drama was in full swing.

This one is bound to make everyone angry, so check it out.

AITA for sacrificing the guest room instead of the office space?

My husband and I live in a 3 bedroom apartment.

We sleep in the master bedroom, and until earlier this year, the other two were a guest room and an office space we both shared.

Our first child was born in October, and we decided to turn the guest room into his nursery.

We thought about sacrificing the office instead, but decided we needed it more than the guest room.

I work on-site, but I also do some freelancing from home, and my husband works hybrid.

We don’t need to do our work from the office, but it’s more comfortable and less chaotic, especially now that we have a baby.

Sure, that makes sense.

On the other hand, we rarely have guests over.

If we do, the office is big enough to set a mattress (edit: a normal one, not an air mattress) on the floor.

My father lives in a different country.

He’s traveling here for Christmas in about a week, and this will be his first time meeting my son in person.

Last time he came, I was pregnant and we still had the guest room, so he stayed there during his visit.

A couple weeks ago, my father called to ask whether he could stay at my apartment again this year.

I said sure, but we don’t have the guest room anymore, so he’d have to sleep in the office.

He asked what I meant, and I told him we’d turned the guest room into the baby’s nursery.

He then asked why I hadn’t gotten rid of the office instead.

I explained my and my husband’s reasoning.

My father got annoyed and said, “Whatever, I’ll get a hotel,” before hanging up on me.

Well then…

The next day, my father texted me.

He said it was selfish and inconsiderate of me and my husband to keep an office we “don’t actually need” over a room to properly house potential guests.

He added that he didn’t raise me to be such an awful hostess, and it’s insane of me to think people would be okay sleeping on a mattress on the floor.

My sister is siding with my father, and I’m starting to doubt myself here.

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AITA?

Balancing family needs with occasional hosting isn’t selfish—it’s practical.

But clearly, not everyone agrees, especially when they’re stuck without a dedicated guest room.

Reddit thinks Dad was way out of line here.

This person says she made the right decision.

This person thinks the same.

This person doesn’t even understand guest bedrooms in the first place.

When the nursery takes priority, some guests think they’re the ones being cribbed.

I think most people would agree the couple made the right choice.

If you liked that story, read this one about grandparents who set up a college fund for their grandkid because his parents won’t, but then his parents want to use the money to cover sibling’s medical expenses.