Is it normal for a 3 year old niece to share a bed with her uncle?
My 28 yr old boyfriend and his family seem to think there is no problem for his 3 year old niece to share the bed with him when he comes home to visit. She cares a lot for him, and she doesn't see him often, because he comes home only for the Holidays and maybe 2-3 times a year, for short periods of time. I have a problem with it because I think she may develop another kind of affection for him, later as she grows up. She already makes connection like: Mom and Dad are sharing a room, my Grandma and Grandpa are sharing another room, and I am sharing it with my uncle. She imitates a lot of what she hears and sees, and one time she called him her husband, like her mother called her father. She brags about it when she has to sleep with her parents, for example when I sleep over. When she does that, her mother usually lets her fall asleep with him, and then takes her away, but I think this only makes things worse and lets her think she can get away with anything. His family doesn't see a problem in it, maybe because they don't see as clearly as an outsider would, but I am concerned of what she might think about relationships in the future, or how would this affect her.