Mom and dad have planned a trip to go and see my grandparents over the Holidays.
I am looking forward to seeing them but wish that they were coming here instead. I dread going to their home because it is always sweltering hot. I never want to say anything because I don’t want to make them unhappy but they keep their house and nearly eighty degrees. You head in from minus thirty and feel like you stepped into a sauna. I can’t sleep at night because it is so warm and I have even been known to open my window to let in the cold air. The one time when my mom came into my room while we were visiting and realize that I opened the window she was angry with me because I was wasting energy but then she realized that I may have needed the cold air just to feel comfortable. She tried to explain to me that as you get older your overall temperature changes and many older people need the extra warm in the winter to not feel achy. I’m sure I will understand this more as an adult but for now I just wish with a would come and see us instead and we could just keep their room warmer. We even purchased a separate HVAC unit for the guest room for just this purpose and the rest of us remain comfortable while they can keep warm too. The mini split unit in that room can heat or cool it to whatever temperature they want and is even controlled by a remote. I hope next year they come to us instead.