A big step: His own room

Since my son was born, he has slept with me. It was very difficult to change this. As he grew older, we talked to him about having his own room, but he simply refused. I didn't want to pressure him too much, and besides, I like sleeping with him... But yesterday he caught us off guard and told us he wanted his own room. It was very sudden for me, and I had to do things too quickly. I always thought he would give us plenty of time to plan the decor, but that wasn't the case.

And the room obviously isn't ready yet, but we've already managed to clean it and set up the TV, his bed, his nightstand where he keeps his clothes, everything... I hope that before the end of this month we can buy some paint for the wall and give the room more personality. Honestly, this room hasn't been painted in years, and it looks awful because my son scratched the walls when he was little. It's full of marks, scratches, and stains, but nothing that a good coat of paint can't fix. He says he wants to paint the wall red, but I'm quite concerned about that color choice, so I'll sit down with him to look at other possibilities.

I always thought this moment would be wonderful and that I would feel free because my son would finally have his own room, but I feel pretty bad, ha ha ha. I feel like he's abandoning me, and I understand that it's normal for him to have his own room, but it will be strange since I've been used to sleeping with him for eight years. I can also understand his excitement. He's growing up, and it's normal for him to want his own space... I always wanted my own space at that age, but I never had the opportunity to have my own room. I'm glad that at least my son can have that opportunity.

He has spent the entire day in his room, he is quite happy, I am already feeling very anxious because I want to decorate his room with the things he likes, but that will have to wait a little while, so I must control myself. Now I have to get used to sleeping with my husband again. Yes, it's strange, but he used to sleep in my son's room for many reasons, including that his snoring keeps me awake, so I'll probably be suffering a lot these days to be able to sleep, haha.
