Siblings sharing bedrooms

[DisneyBeagle]

Did you and one (or more) of your siblings have to share a bedroom growing up? How about your children now, do they have to share?

I only have one sibling, so we each had our own room. I don't currently have any children, but the dogs have their own room.

 

[LindaM]

Being the youngest of 6 kids I always had to share a room, until 1 by 1 all my brothers and sisters moved out. I then had a choice of 3 other bedrooms I could move into, yup I picked the biggest. My kids have always had their own room.

 

[Beth76]

Before we got central a/c, I would share a room with my sister during the summer. But otherwise, had my own room. My two boys have their own rooms.

 

[HeyIt'sMe]

My sister & I shared a bedroom until I was 15 and she was 13. Then we moved (from PA to IN) and my parents built a bigger house so we got our own rooms.

My DD is an only child .... and she has the biggest bedroom! It's actually the finished bonus room over the garage.

 

[Aurora63]

My sister and I shared a room until I was 14 and she was 17. It was fun to have someone to chit-chat with until late at night.

 

[roliepolieoliefan]

I'm an only child so obviously I had my own room.

While we were building our current home, we lived with my mom and DS and DD had to share a room.

It was horrible, especially for my poor DS who is 5 years older then his sister.

The house is now done and they both have their own room

 

[PrincessKitty1]

I shared a room with a sister and our grandmother. There were 8 of us living in a 4 bedroom house so there was a lot of sharing going on. Plus my brother was the only boy so he was the only one who got his own room, leaving 3 rooms for the other 7 of us!

My grandmother died when I was seven, and I adored her. I hated sharing a room with my sister, though, and was happy to have my own room when I was 11 (my brother went off to college).

 

[disneymom3]

I grew up in a family of 7 girls and one boy. He got his own room and the rest of us shared. He didn't get his own room until he was probably 12 and mom and dad were able to afford a bigger house.

My own kids--my boys shared a room for about a year. They got on my nerves adn I thought they needed some time apart. We homeschool so they are together a lot. We do have 4 bedrooms upstairs, but DH had thought it would be fun to have them in bunkbeds in the same room. Can you tell he never had a brother?? After about a year, I said forget it and took the bunkbeds apart and had them each have their own room again. Life a lot more peaceful now! I also have a DD and she has always had her own room.

 

[WhatATreat]

We lived in a 2 bedroom apartment when my brother, who is 7 years younger than me, was born. I had to share a room with him for 5 years until we moved into a single family house. I hated it. Pre-teen girls need privacy and I got none.

I have an only child so he has a room (2 actually) all to himself.

 

[becjlek]

I shared with my sister and my sons share a room. They like it but there are times when one needs the room to himself and we deal with. They like sharing a room but I understand there are time when privacy is nice.

 

[dairyou]

My boys have shared a room so long they don't know any different. They are 18 months apart. When they were younger I would hear them giggle and talk. At the age of 10 -12 they wanted separate rooms. They still want it, but at 14 and 16 I hear them chit chatting now about girls and laughing at funny jokes. I could give them their own rooms, but hopefully this will be something they remember for the rest of their lives.

Deb

 

[crzyred]

I shared a room with my sister until I was 12 or 13. It was not fun.

Even to this day, my sister and I can't do much sharing of time and space.

 

[beattyfamily]

Being the youngest of 5 kids till the age of 10 and then a sixth child was born, I always shared a room till the day I moved out.

Now I have two DD's ages 11 and 8. They currently share a room because they always wanted to. We are working on getting/moving our 11 year old to her own room by the time she turns 12 in June. She's all for it but my 8 year old isn't too happy about it.

 

[stinkerbelle's mom]

When I was under 4 I had to share, but from then on I had my own room. My older siblings moved out & it was just 2 of my brothers and I. They had to share. Now my 2 dds share a room and my ds is alone. Of course I have to share with dh.

 

[Doe]

I shared a room with my younger sister growing up. Didn't have my own room until I was about 15.
My son,16 has his own room, daughter 15 has her own room and my two youngest, 11&13, share a room. If my son moves out when he graduates next year the girls will all have their own room. They want him to move out!

 

[freckles and boo]

My girls (ages five and seven) share a bedroom. They also have a playroom. This way we can keep the bulk of the toys contained and the bedroom is for quiet play. The only things (besides furniture) in their bedroom are books and stuffed animals. Eventually we will probably need to split them up but I think it is good for them to spend this time together now. Most of the children around here share rooms just due to the sizes of the families and the sizes of the houses.

 

[Ride Junkie]

My older sister and I shared a room until I was 18. Hated it! Three of the walls were covered with her stuff, and all I had was a little corner to hang posters. We shared a dresser: She got 3 drawers, I got 2. And mine were on the bottom of course. She did her homework until all hours of the night, so I couldn't sleep. Her alarm would go off earlier than mine, and she wouldn't hear it, and therefore wouldn't get up to turn it off. My younger brother always had his own room.

And my mom wonders why I was the first kid to move out!!

If I had kids, I would not make them share a bedroom.

 

[LisaNJ25]

I never did but I am 8 years older than my brother. Him and my sister are a year apart and shared for years. When My youngest sister was born (I was 16) I moved into the basement and she got my room while the other 2 still shared. I moved out at 17 and I know the 2 middle siblings shared for while.

With my kids my 15yo son has his room. My 8yo and 3yo daughters share a room. They have a trundle bed. My 2yo soon has a toddler bed in my room. We may be moving it in with the girls soon.

Hubby was the youngest of 7 and grew up in a 3 bedroom house. 4 boys in one room 3 girls in the other.

 

[kimluvswdw]

My girls share a room because they want to not because they have to.

 

[TwinsinCA]

My sister is four years younger than I am. We had to share from the time she was born until we moved when I was 8. From that point until I left for college we had our own rooms.

My daughters share a room. We have the space for them each to have their own but (like freckles and boo) instead we made one a dedicated playroom and the other a bedroom. I've asked my kids if they want their own room and they were both really excited about the idea. Then they realized that meant they'd be sleeping in different rooms and they suddenly changed their minds. I think they genuinely like each other's company at night. Perhaps it is a twin thing.