Is it normal that when i was 16 i use to take naps with my parents?

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So when i was 16 years old i use to take naps with my parents. No i didn't sleep with them every night i was 16! Don't get me wrong i slept in my own bed but sometimes when i came home from school and i felt tired and since my parents bed is the comfiest i always fell asleep there. Then we would all take a nap together. a few months after my parents were in the middle of getting a divorce and my mom went to Boston to visit her mom. So i haven't seen my dad in awhile and one night he asked me to sleep with him. I kinda thought it was weird but i know my dad and he would never do anything sexual to me! He's my father after all he loves me and has never done anything bad to me so i said "i guess". So i did and nothing happened, but was it weird that he asked me to? Or was he just feeling lonely since i haven't seen him for like 6 months? Oh yeah we were a really close family! I have a big brother too

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  • emilydoll
    12 years ago | pl

    Ppl assume the sickest things these days. He misses you and you're his baby girl!

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  • Shrunk
    12 years ago | pl

    taking naps with them i think is normal, i do and im 19 but if he asked u to sleep all night with him that's kinda weird but maybe he is just remembering the old times, even so that's kinda sad i think he's too lonely...

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  • KismetHappens
    12 years ago | pl

    If it was my dad I would feel weird but I ask my sister to sleep in the same bed with me when I go stay at her house. It makes me feel closer to her. He might have just been lonely you know?

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  • TyLee
    12 years ago | pl

    Well if it made you feel uncomfortable than it is a problem. But just because most families aren't close and are dysfunctional that doesn't mean that you can't be close with your parents. Think of it this way. Would you feel weird about your son or daughter sleeping with you in your bed at that age. Probably not. I guess it's normal.

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  • YagM
    11 years ago | pl

    It made you feel weird because the natural state of things is that a child comes to the parent for affection. ESPECIALLY after a certain age for stuff like cuddling or sleeping in the same bed.

    He was probably fairly beaten down to be in a place where he would ask for it. It must have been wonderful to feel so close to his little angel at a time so troubling for a family and he would be glad to know that your antennae are sensitive to those kind of vibes.

    He didn't pressure you into it by the sounds of it, so he got one black mark on his parent card instead of a suspension. A little wound to his pride and food for thought for a young lady.

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  • I_steal_free_bread
    12 years ago | pl

    Nice family connection.If your on the comfort level where you sleep with your parents then its normal.

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  • [Old Memory]
    12 years ago | pl

    Society makes kids grow up too fast nowadays. You're never too old to be there for your parents.

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  • emilydoll
    12 years ago | pl

    Normal!!!

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  • georgienne
    12 years ago | pl

    I'd say yes. I broke up with my boyfriend a few years back, I was a mess and my mum slept with me for at least three nights. I'm not that close to my mother, but it was just comforting to have her there.

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