EK perspective

6fsn

The rug in 6let's room is 5x8.  I pushed the crib (looks about like hers) one foot off the back of the rug.  That floor space is what she's working with.  There's even a kid in there for true perspective

That is NOT a room for 2 kids let alone THREE.

*Candi*

That is insane.

 

Awwww@ 6let though!

Mrs.Thistletwat

So very not ok. I've been in some TEEENY apartments and that is not livable for 3 growing boys. If you're an adult and you want to live in a hole, then fine. Don't subject your children to it.

**Stinky!**

And imagine there being a one-foot space jutting out of every wall that's unusable, too. Between the hanging slide, keyboard, bookshelves, and miscellaneous crap, she's given those kids about three square feet of "play space."

Butter Cookie

That 3 square feet + their diet is fine. If she fed them like normal kids they would have energy and play more.

zsazsa-stl

When my parents built their house in 1974, they had two daughters and thought they were done.  So they built a two bedroom house.  Then they had three more children.  They did add on, but only one bedroom.  To avoid sharing a room with anyone, I used a room that was originally designated as my mother's sewing room.  It was 6x6.  It was tiny, but doable. I kept all of my hanging clothes in my brother's room since he had two big closets and not many clothes that he needed to hang up.  Also, I was one teenager, not three little boys. 

Mrs.Thistletwat

That's the difference, Zsa. You made the choice. They're being forced into this hole.

6fsn

I could do 6x6 by myself, not with 2 siblings.  Plus all of the other areas of the house are cluttered beyond belief.  The slide still kills me. 

zsazsa-stl

Yes, choice makes a big difference.  And teenagers only need enough room for some sort of stereo and a bed to lie on while they cry.  No toys.