Imagine having your own room, but it’s not really your room. You have to give it up every time a relative comes to visit. Would you be okay with that, or would it really annoy you?

In this story, one teenager is in this exact situation, and he finds it really annoying. He’s not sure what to do about it.

Let’s read the whole story.

AITA for not wanting to give up my bedroom for a distant relative on thanksgiving?

I’m 18 and my family moved in with my mom’s dad five months ago.

It was a struggle since we moved states and it took me a long time to get into college and find a job down here.

Technically i sleep in the guest room, meaning that whenever someone from the virgin islands ( where my grandpa and mom are from ) come to visit, i have to share a room with my younger sister.

When other relatives visit, i have to clean my sheets ( they get thrown into my closet anyways ), stuff away any decoration of mine like trinkets or stuffed animals, and make sure i take any clothes out for the amount of time they would be staying there.

This is not ideal at all.

The longest i’ve been without being in my room has been a little over a week and we have guests at least once a month or so.

Ever since i’ve started my new job, it’s been hard on me mentally and physically to share a room with my sister. i suffer from severe depression and moderate anxiety.

i prefer to have my privacy and miss being able to just come home after a long night at work and sleep in my own bed.

He’s really sick of giving up his room.

This time my grand-uncle just spent a little over a week in my room and i finally moved back in. however my mother told me that my grandpa’s great niece is coming over again to spend thanksgiving week with us.

Her family still live in the virgin islands so she’s here alone and stays on campus, apparently they don’t let students stay during holidays or something??

I’m growing anxious and bothered by the fact that i won’t have my room for another week and im just wondering if aita for not wanting to give her my room?

It’s too bad he doesn’t have a room that’s actually his room instead of living in the guest room.

Let’s see how Reddit reacted to this story.

There’s probably not a lot he can do to make the circumstances different.

Here’s a suggestion to move out.

He should be grateful he has a place to stay.

Everyone agrees that he isn’t doing anything wrong but can’t do anything to change the circumstances.

It is what it is unless he moves out.

If you thought that was an interesting story, check out what happened when a family gave their in-laws a free place to stay in exchange for babysitting, but things changed when they don’t hold up their end of the bargain.