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[quote=Anonymous]I grew up poor. Then my dad won some money (lottery) and we moved to a huge house. It was perpetually empty. And I hated it.

It never felt as homey as our old two bedroom apartment filled with junk.

As a became an adult I was very reticent about ever buying more home than we can handle. I really didn’t want to spend my days cleaning or gardening- I wanted to read in my chair and dream. We had kids- we moved to a slightly larger home. Then both of us started to work from home with our young children and it was like- let’s get a bigger home.

Fast forward a couple of years later- we love our new huge home but it doesn’t feel like me. It’s definitely home, but it’s a little too large, a little too empty. My kids still share a room and I can tell they aren’t eager to split up. My oldest is now 13. He still doesn’t want to have his own room.  We all just want a little more closeness.

The one thing I have done to sort of help me out with this feeling is to make nooks where I kinda make it a little more cozy. I also have Christmas lights up in certain areas all year round. I put up little altars of memories where I can.

OP- I hope this helps. You’re not alone in this problem. We don’t have any regrets really but I totally get it. [/quote]

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