Guests need somewhere to sleep. But does that mean someone else loses their bed?

Well this parent thinks an air mattress is the fairest option.

His mom disagrees.

Whose side are you on?

AITA for asking my visiting mother to sleep on an air mattress

My mother is coming to visit for a few days.

I am married and have 2 teenage children.

We have a tri-level home with a second living area that usually serves as a space for our dogs but has been vacated and sanitized for her visit.

The dogs will be kenneled in the basement while she’s here.

He purchases a nice alternative sleeping arrangement.

AITA for buying an air mattress for her to sleep on instead of the couch or taking one of my children’s beds?

It’s a nice, elevated air mattress with an incorporated headboard.

She doesn’t want to stay at a hotel, and I refuse to ask my children to give up their private space. Nor am I going to oust my wife or myself from our bed.

AITA?

Balancing everyone’s comfort is never simple.

Redditors were quite divided on the issue.

Temporarily giving up their space may actually be good for the teens.

If his mother doesn’t have any health issues, this user doesn’t see a problem with it.

An air mattress can be fine, but it needs to be a quality one.

This user disagrees and thinks it’s their duty as hosts to give up their bed.

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How will this attitude impact their teens later in life?

He prepared a separate, cleaned living area and bought a comfortable raised air mattress for his mother’s visit.

He also refused to displace his wife, himself, or either teenager just to create a traditional guest bed.

Nobody got kicked out of bed, which I gotta say, is a pretty solid hosting win.