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[quote=Anonymous]Hmmmm.

I was a live-in nanny for a family with 7 kids, in a 3 bedroom house.  The younger kids (1yo b, 3yo g, 5yo g, 6yo b, 8yo b) were all in one room, one set of bunk beds and a bed that folded down from the wall (not a Murphy).  The two older girls (10yo, 12yo) had a small room.  I had a small room.  Their father slept on the living room couch.

We moved.  14, 12, 7 and 5yo girls were in one bedroom with 2 sets of bunk beds.  I was in the very small bedroom that was also used for storage.  10, 8 and 3yo boys were in the last bedroom with their father, again with 2 sets of bunk beds.

A few years later in a new house, and the kids were thrilled with the space:
Dad had a room
I had a room
Boys shared
Younger girls had a room
Older girls shared a room, then the eldest moved out.

Step-mom and her 2 daughters moved in.
2 16yo girls shared a room
The 12yo moved in with the younger girls.

The last time I talked to them, they had 4 rooms again.
Parents have a room.
Boys (17, 15, 10) have a room.
Girls (16, 14, 12) have a room.
His mom and her mom share a room (both are old and infirm enough that they can't live alone).

With the exception of the second oldest child, not a single one of those 9 children ever asked for their own room.  And the child who did?  She wanted it so that she could sneak out without waking up her siblings, so that she wouldn't get in trouble.  The rest all understand how big families work, and they like having siblings around.[/quote]

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