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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It sounds like a lot of suburban posters. Don't listen to them - you can make it work. My parents raise my brother and I in a one bedroom in NYC (that's four people in one bedroom) - until we were toddlers. The main trick, is nothing should ever be one thing. You should have storage everywhere (buckets and bins are your friends). http://mommypoppins.com/node/15701 http://typeaparent.com/great-baby-gear-for-a-city-baby.html [/quote] Umm, not really. I grew up in a one bedroom and currently live in Manhattan in a 2 bedr with my 3 year old. Used to live with with the baby till he was 2 in a one bedroom and were happy we could afford to move. We saw lots and lots of families leaving Manhattan just because they don't want to raise their kids in an apartment setting altogether. I don't actually mind apartment living, but raising kids in a one bedroom for me is a no no. Sorry. yes, it can be done, as there are homeless families raising kids in cars and mobile homes, but do you want to go there OP? This is a hardship, whatever which way you look at it. Growing up in a place where you have no other choice but being cramped into a one bedroom as a family is not something of an example I would advise others to follow. And yes, we do like bulky toys in NYC even though we know kids can live without a lot of stuff and it's not because we are "suburbanites". But why not? Would I want to deprive my kid from simple and affordable pleasures of riding a bike, scooter, having an activity play table he enjoys every day, etc? No, that is why I live in a first world country, so that I don't have to live like I grew up. PP, your family left when you were toddlers, so do many many families here in Manhattan. Most leave before their first kid reaches the age of 2. Some families make the 1 bedr situation work because they are there only during the work week for 4-5 days max and their kid is in school or daycare. Then they have a weekend home somewhere in the countryside or the suburbs where they eventually move before having to shoulder the private school costs. If we could not afford a larger apartment, we would simply move to another city where we could. It is that important to me to not have to raise my kid the way I grew up. [/quote] My parents left because they got a job in DC. Some people are city people. We are just are. [/quote]
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