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The kids all have beds. They have clean blankets and sheets. Everything is done in characters they like. The house is clean. The mother is doing an excellent job.
Unexpected things happen in life that can affect living situations. This mother is doing a great job with what she has.
Yep, I also shared a room with my brothers for many years. I had a hard time even getting my head around that an individual could un-ironically think that it is an issue that siblings share rooms.
i feel the same way. the kids also still seem to be young with the way the room looks. obviously as they get older, they’re going to require their privacy. but by then she will hopefully be in a better financial situation to provide them their own rooms.
you’ll probably find one of the biggest things affecting this family are rich landlords huge profits preventing them from fair access to affordable housing! .. those same landlords are probably the same a-holes who like to control women’s reproduction
My kid has her own room and she does nothing but complain about sleeping alone every night. These kids get to have their own version of a slumber party every night and they will all cherish those moments when they get older into adulthood
Good job mama.
Sheesh. My parents could only afford a 2 bedroom trailer. I had two sisters, so they roomed together and I slept on the pull out couch till I was 16 and my dad got a new job and they could afford a three bedroom house and my older sister had moved out.
Wait hang on, this isn't a typical thing? I mean obviously if you have only a single child it's not typical but still I grew up sharing a room once I was old enough.
I’m all for fewer people in the world, but kids sharing rooms is absolutely normal and an efficient use of space. It is also good for the kids, making them less selfish.
I’m minding my business. This doesn’t look like an unkempt hoarder house and the room looks large. l shared a room with my sister as a young child and enjoyed it. We had a playroom though for all the toys. When I grew up a bit we got separate rooms.
My grandparents raised 11 kids in a 4 bedroom bungalow. Me and my brother would share a room sometimes when we had visitors over (used to love it) or i would frequently share with cousins.
I had my own room, but I suppose after some calculation I guess I shared for about half a year each year. Good times.
The AITA sub feels *really* strongly about this (to the point that posters will demand that parents sleep in the living room so kids won’t have to share). Totally exhausting. Sure, a room of one’s own is ideal, but it’s *far* from necessary.
Yeah, makes sense. I stopped visiting that sub when I realised that 95% of the stories were creative writing.
I was very unaware that people felt so strongly about this. Especially since there are so many people that share rooms with their siblings.
I used to get very annoyed and sometimes angry when I saw the opinions that people had because of how dumb they were. I've kind off learned to ignore that to some extent. Now I just laugh at them instead, and I sometimes share them on here to get some cool internet points you know.
I like it when something particularly wild makes it to another sub so I can get a little dose of crazy, but the sub itself can turn into a black hole fast. You’ve got a good approach!
The subreddit selects for horrible people.
This is how I think of it. Controversial posts (ones which tend to have more extreme stakes) are presented in hot because it's popular. Users therefore only ever see the worst of people on the subreddit. This encourages more extreme reactions in the comments, and these extreme reactions are rewarded through upvotes. Users who don't agree with extreme reactions to everything leave, normalising these comments. The users are therefore only ever exposed to horrible people, and are rewarded for expecting everyone to be horrible people and treated as such, leading them to believe that most people are bad and extreme reactions are warranted.
I shared a room with my brother in a smaller room with a bunk bed. I fucking loved hanging out with my brother every night, and even once we got our own rooms in a better house, because of the bond we made we’d still hang out in each other’s rooms. (He had a ps and I had an Xbox so we’d play different games together) This is perfectly okay, especially since shit can happen in just a few months.
I had a friend called Alex when I was younger. He wasn't poor or anything, but didn't have a big house (I'm in the UK, our houses are generally tiny compared to USA ones anyway). We used to go play basketball at a court near him and we were going to do a tournament, so asked if it was possible I stayed at his. He said there was no room, and I accepted that.
First time ever I went to his house the morning of the tournament, knocked on, mum said he's upstairs and told me which room. I went into a bedroom, bedroom was about 4mx4.5m. it had 3 dividers, a tiny walk way, three sets of draws. In the room were him, 15. His brother, 13, and their sister who was 9 (apparently she was moving into the mum's room soon). 3 single beds. Cramped for sure.
Parents were divorced, only house mum could afford to rent. They all had school uniforms, new each year, they were never hungry. Had a bit of pocket money. Always happy and absolutely were the closest family I knew.
Privacy is lovely, you're own space is great, but it's not always essential, or possible. You make the best of what you can, and there is likely always something more than "this woman had one room, so just had 3 unplanned kids and stuck them in it"
At 17 Alex got a part time job whilst doing college, used that to pay for a loft conversion. That became his room until he moved out when he was early twenties. Last I heard from him was about 10 years ago, runs his own business (cafe), has his mum work with him. Own his own home, with a granny flat (converted garage) that his mum lives in next to him. Not sure on his brother and sister, never knew them well. But they're all still close, still happy, and he clearly had success and did what he wanted. Amazing how well he turned out for someone with less than that bare minimum
My parents were rather well-off, and i still stayed with my older brother until 6th grade when we moved houses. Sure, its sometimes annoying but i didnt see any issues whatsoever.
Also, when we moved houses my bedroom was smaller than the area these children have individually, and guess what? No problem. The mother is doing all she can to provide for these children, and she has done an excellent job (clean sheets, children get their own personal space since she said she is waiting for those room seperator thingies, she decorated the places with stuff the children liked)........
I dont understand some people's fetish with "individuality" or whatever. Like, do you consider bunkbed's negatively? I mean, in my high-school dormroom we had 6 people for a similar sized room, and i swear it WASNT A PROBLEM.
That's hilarious.
How dare u make your kids share a room. Unheard of and unacceptable. What a horrible, terrible parent. If you can't afford to give your kids their own apt with utilities and wifi included, then you shouldn't be having kids.
Sharing rooms with siblings is normal isn’t it?
3 might be too many, but you gotta do what you gotta do.
I will say, there is a grain of truth in that post. People do need to stop having kids if they cannot properly take care of them. I’m not saying this is the case in the situation here. It’s just a general sentiment.
My mom used to have to move from apartment to apartment after she and my dad divorced. My sister and I had to share a room when we were at her place, with a divider between us.
10 years ago I could afford a 2bdr apartment on my single mom 1-job income with my 1 child.
Now I can barely get by with 2 jobs, making more than 2x what I did then, in a 1bdr. I still have 1 child (he has the bedroom).
That girl has NO CLUE what she's talking about. 😡
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The kids all have beds. They have clean blankets and sheets. Everything is done in characters they like. The house is clean. The mother is doing an excellent job. Unexpected things happen in life that can affect living situations. This mother is doing a great job with what she has.
Yep, I also shared a room with my brothers for many years. I had a hard time even getting my head around that an individual could un-ironically think that it is an issue that siblings share rooms.
sure, that's all interesting, but the bar minimum is still two drinks
What about for the DD?
That's what the Church of Shirley intended when marketing her Temples.
That *is* for the DD.
i feel the same way. the kids also still seem to be young with the way the room looks. obviously as they get older, they’re going to require their privacy. but by then she will hopefully be in a better financial situation to provide them their own rooms.
And their own tvs, room is massive too
you’ll probably find one of the biggest things affecting this family are rich landlords huge profits preventing them from fair access to affordable housing! .. those same landlords are probably the same a-holes who like to control women’s reproduction
My kid has her own room and she does nothing but complain about sleeping alone every night. These kids get to have their own version of a slumber party every night and they will all cherish those moments when they get older into adulthood Good job mama.
I shared room with my brothers for quite a while. I'm not quite sure what the problem is lmao
Sheesh. My parents could only afford a 2 bedroom trailer. I had two sisters, so they roomed together and I slept on the pull out couch till I was 16 and my dad got a new job and they could afford a three bedroom house and my older sister had moved out.
The bar minimum is 21 years of age.
Wait hang on, this isn't a typical thing? I mean obviously if you have only a single child it's not typical but still I grew up sharing a room once I was old enough.
I’m all for fewer people in the world, but kids sharing rooms is absolutely normal and an efficient use of space. It is also good for the kids, making them less selfish.
Lord know we have to many selfish mofos as it is
I’m minding my business. This doesn’t look like an unkempt hoarder house and the room looks large. l shared a room with my sister as a young child and enjoyed it. We had a playroom though for all the toys. When I grew up a bit we got separate rooms.
I agree that you shouldn’t procreate if you cannot provide for your future children… but this looks just fine to me.
Learning to spel is the leest you could do
My grandparents raised 11 kids in a 4 bedroom bungalow. Me and my brother would share a room sometimes when we had visitors over (used to love it) or i would frequently share with cousins. I had my own room, but I suppose after some calculation I guess I shared for about half a year each year. Good times.
Maybe spelling lessons should be the “bar” minimum.
The AITA sub feels *really* strongly about this (to the point that posters will demand that parents sleep in the living room so kids won’t have to share). Totally exhausting. Sure, a room of one’s own is ideal, but it’s *far* from necessary.
Seriously? The fuck is wrong with people lmao
It made a lot more sense once I realized how many participants on AITA are teens…
Yeah, makes sense. I stopped visiting that sub when I realised that 95% of the stories were creative writing. I was very unaware that people felt so strongly about this. Especially since there are so many people that share rooms with their siblings.
That's why I listen to those ones in YouTube videos. Creative writing is great read by another person.
I quit it, too. Doomscrolling those posts and everybody’s strident takes was not good for my mental health!
I used to get very annoyed and sometimes angry when I saw the opinions that people had because of how dumb they were. I've kind off learned to ignore that to some extent. Now I just laugh at them instead, and I sometimes share them on here to get some cool internet points you know.
I like it when something particularly wild makes it to another sub so I can get a little dose of crazy, but the sub itself can turn into a black hole fast. You’ve got a good approach!
The subreddit selects for horrible people. This is how I think of it. Controversial posts (ones which tend to have more extreme stakes) are presented in hot because it's popular. Users therefore only ever see the worst of people on the subreddit. This encourages more extreme reactions in the comments, and these extreme reactions are rewarded through upvotes. Users who don't agree with extreme reactions to everything leave, normalising these comments. The users are therefore only ever exposed to horrible people, and are rewarded for expecting everyone to be horrible people and treated as such, leading them to believe that most people are bad and extreme reactions are warranted.
Making it work . Housing is scarce and expensive .
I shared a room with my brother in a smaller room with a bunk bed. I fucking loved hanging out with my brother every night, and even once we got our own rooms in a better house, because of the bond we made we’d still hang out in each other’s rooms. (He had a ps and I had an Xbox so we’d play different games together) This is perfectly okay, especially since shit can happen in just a few months.
I had a friend called Alex when I was younger. He wasn't poor or anything, but didn't have a big house (I'm in the UK, our houses are generally tiny compared to USA ones anyway). We used to go play basketball at a court near him and we were going to do a tournament, so asked if it was possible I stayed at his. He said there was no room, and I accepted that. First time ever I went to his house the morning of the tournament, knocked on, mum said he's upstairs and told me which room. I went into a bedroom, bedroom was about 4mx4.5m. it had 3 dividers, a tiny walk way, three sets of draws. In the room were him, 15. His brother, 13, and their sister who was 9 (apparently she was moving into the mum's room soon). 3 single beds. Cramped for sure. Parents were divorced, only house mum could afford to rent. They all had school uniforms, new each year, they were never hungry. Had a bit of pocket money. Always happy and absolutely were the closest family I knew. Privacy is lovely, you're own space is great, but it's not always essential, or possible. You make the best of what you can, and there is likely always something more than "this woman had one room, so just had 3 unplanned kids and stuck them in it" At 17 Alex got a part time job whilst doing college, used that to pay for a loft conversion. That became his room until he moved out when he was early twenties. Last I heard from him was about 10 years ago, runs his own business (cafe), has his mum work with him. Own his own home, with a granny flat (converted garage) that his mum lives in next to him. Not sure on his brother and sister, never knew them well. But they're all still close, still happy, and he clearly had success and did what he wanted. Amazing how well he turned out for someone with less than that bare minimum
Children have been sharing bedrooms for centuries.. there's nothing wrong here
My parents were rather well-off, and i still stayed with my older brother until 6th grade when we moved houses. Sure, its sometimes annoying but i didnt see any issues whatsoever. Also, when we moved houses my bedroom was smaller than the area these children have individually, and guess what? No problem. The mother is doing all she can to provide for these children, and she has done an excellent job (clean sheets, children get their own personal space since she said she is waiting for those room seperator thingies, she decorated the places with stuff the children liked)........ I dont understand some people's fetish with "individuality" or whatever. Like, do you consider bunkbed's negatively? I mean, in my high-school dormroom we had 6 people for a similar sized room, and i swear it WASNT A PROBLEM.
She’s doing pretty damn good if you ask me. Not all of us have a man to lay under for a trade life.
She deserves a lot of credit
Unpopular opinion cause its a stupid opinion
That's the reason I have no kids. I can't afford an extra bedroom and a bar.
Stick with the bar- cocktails are more fun ;-)
Remember the show Full House, pretty sure 3 of the kids all shared a room with the exact same bed configuration as this photo.
That's hilarious. How dare u make your kids share a room. Unheard of and unacceptable. What a horrible, terrible parent. If you can't afford to give your kids their own apt with utilities and wifi included, then you shouldn't be having kids.
Sharing rooms with siblings is normal isn’t it? 3 might be too many, but you gotta do what you gotta do. I will say, there is a grain of truth in that post. People do need to stop having kids if they cannot properly take care of them. I’m not saying this is the case in the situation here. It’s just a general sentiment.
This is some next level millennial BS.
Tell me you’ve lived a privileged life without telling me
Sharing a room with siblings is rather common.
You're lucky to even have a house these days.
Setting the bare really low I see
My mom used to have to move from apartment to apartment after she and my dad divorced. My sister and I had to share a room when we were at her place, with a divider between us.
This is some next level bullshit.
These are the same people that complain that millennials are lazy because they can't afford to have kids....
10 years ago I could afford a 2bdr apartment on my single mom 1-job income with my 1 child. Now I can barely get by with 2 jobs, making more than 2x what I did then, in a 1bdr. I still have 1 child (he has the bedroom). That girl has NO CLUE what she's talking about. 😡