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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Go back to 1989,when I was 11 years old.I had a brother who was 4,and a sister who was 6.Up until then,we each had our own room.Dad gets job in city,and homes are more expensive there.Money is tight,and we needed to move quick.We settled for a 3 bedroom 2 bath.Unfortunately I got the short end of the stick and had to share a room with my 4 year old brother.The room was only slightly larger  so we don't have much of a size advantage.To add to it,Our view was blocked by the neighbor 's oversized tree,while our sister had a most oh unobstructed view of the nearby downtown skyline.other minor things about our room were inferior,but I won't go into much detail.
The living hell starts.
My brother is naturally nosy,so you can imagine it got worse when he was in the same room as me.He had playdates,and each week or two,he and his manlet friends tore up the room,knocking my figurines and model aircraft off the shelves,getting notebooks and other personal items strewn across the floor,and messing my bed up.Worst of all,I had to clean up the whole room.I talked to my mom about this,and she tried to fix it.Her solution was to put duct tape in the middle of the room as a divider,but these are 4 year olds.Meanwhile,my sister had her own space that stayed nice and clean.She always went there for privacy,while my only private spot is a makeshift tent i made out of blankets.I also had a stash of goodies at the old house,but now I could not keep a single ring pop in my room in fear of him raiding my cabinets for candy.By some Miracle,when I was 13,our dad got a massive promotion and we moved into a more spacious 3 bedroom with an extra space with a window that is technically an attic.I moved in there,and life was back to normal.
Please never pair children that are drastically different ages.
Also you'll have trouble getting children to share it the had their own room until then.
Best of luck. [/quote]

Far worse to have the boy and girl share than the 14 year old girl share with her 6 year old sister.[/quote]
PP here.
Forgot to mention a few other things wrong with such an age boundary.
I had a radio but I could hardly use it because my mom thought the songs I listened to were not 'appropriate' for a preschooler.
I had similar issues with posters and any figurines too.If they had violence or something on them i could not put them up.
Had a few incidents of him stealing money,and he once defaced one of my model airplanes,and damaged others.
If I left any crayons or markers out,he might draw on the wall,or on a piece of furniture.I always got blamed for this.He
He threw more toys than fits (He threw a lot of fits.)
I once bought a brand new alarm clock and the day after,he has dropped it on the floor,destroying it.
Even more fits.
Lack of closet space.
My friends i had over frequently tripped over something he left out.

2 ½ years of this.
Older children need their own space.

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