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twinzplusone(old hand)10/11/08 08:24 AM For the first time ... in 5 and a half years my boys slept in seperate bedrooms last night ..Michael asked .. well has been asking for the last week ... if he could have his own room .. so yesterday .. we moved his bed in to the office/playroom ...(after lots of clearing out of clutter ) .. but left his drawers and so on in the other room (just in case it turned pear shape) .... I thought there may be a few problems .. but no .. they both slept really well .. although Cam came out a few times saying he was frightened .... anyway .. it's a huge milestone for them .. and me ... and thought I'd share it ..... a huge step for individualism for my twins .. Alpha(carpal tunnel)10/11/08 09:14 AM Re: For the first time ... Congrats Cheryl, that's a HUGE step.I know my sisters shared a room till they were 14 I think and only at that point asked to be separated and even then mum would find one asleep on the others bedroom floor quite often.But they were separated at school from about 6 years old.Karen2(carpal tunnel)10/11/08 12:19 PM Re: For the first time ... Hi CherylHow exciting Wonder if they will start to miss each other, or if it will be their final resting spots Has Cam got a night light?K & D asked to have their own rooms at 3 years so have been solo since then. What i find is its invaluable for them to be able to get some alone time, as you know how much twins are togeather 24/7. We have a rule that if one kids wants some quiet, the other has to leave his room if he is asked to. for another good night twinzplusone(old hand)10/11/08 12:47 PM Re: For the first time ... Heh heh .. thanks .Wow 14 they asked .. that's cool about still finding them together .. wouldn't surprise me if mine have "sleep overs" in each others room .. as since staying at mum's last weekend that's what they want to do ..They had been going through stages of asking then changing their minds .. so we thought we'd take Michael's bluff .. and he really wanted to ..All of the kids have night lights .. more so I don't go stumbling around in the dark if they wake up .. but also they like to have them now ..It's kinda cool .. but kinda sad ..It's a bit hard at the moment as most of the toys are still in here .. so kinda of still a playroom .. but depending on how the next few nights go, we'll shift them and my office stuff out ..I agree it'll be great for them for their "alone" time ...Cam will be more the one to miss Michael and was quite sad last night and kept coming out saying I want to sleep in there too .. but he really enjoyed the one on one reading time .. They both went to bed with their torches too just in case they got scared .. but never heard a peep from them .... in fact I'll probably jinx it .. but since I got back from Blenheim .. they've all slept all night .. ... so I'm full of energy .. but all up at 6am .. (although Abbie slept until 7.30 .. as she's still under the weather) which again is good for me so I can get stuff done ..G*A(carpal tunnel)10/12/08 12:02 AM Re: For the first time ... Karen2(carpal tunnel)10/12/08 07:56 AM Re: For the first time ... so how was last night? twinzplusone(old hand)10/12/08 08:45 AM Re: For the first time ... All good ..Michael said he was frightened of the dark .. but I think it was more he was over tired .. as we let them stay up and watch the Disney Movie ... and so didn't want to go to bed .... but they both slept through .. so that's a bonus ..So I've shifted the furniture around in Cam's room .. and during the week will shift some of Michael's stuff to the new room .. if I can get some of my stuff sorted .. Cam's finding it a bit hard to adjust with the "boundaries" of their own rooms .. but I'm really enforcing the fact that if they want to go to their own room for space that the others need to accept that ..... so now to find a space for the shared toys Of course they want all the same things in their rooms .. like a bookcase each .. a toy box each .. where before it was all shared .. so that will be an interesting one ..so I'll think I'll invest in some little ones for beside their beds each ..Michael's room is straight off the lounge .. so it will be an incentive to keep it tidy .. as you can see in it from the lounge .. and from outside on the deck .. ... so not only is it a change for them but me too You've got to agree .. they look kind of happy .. heh heh ..I was just talking to my mum .. and she commented that really it should have been done a long time ago as would have helped them to be more independent earlier .. I was like what .. and replied that no really it is up to the boys .. and may in fact have made their insecurities worse .. argghhhh...Well meaning but no idea really!