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  1. #1
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    Mar 2008
    Vic
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    I have a brother and three stepsisters so my parents went through the same scenario!

    Even though they only visited once a fortnight for one night, the set up was I shared a room with one s/s, the two younger s/s shared and my brother being the only boy had the smallest room to himself. The house was five bedrooms so one was left for mum funny enough - step dad was a chronic snorer so she slept in the other room. The car was a seven seater patrol. My s/s stopped visiting after a while but my parents didn't downsize the house and kept the same size car.

    The other side of things is I also have two s/brothers. So when my brother and I would visit my dad, I would share with the youngest s/b and my brother would share with the older one. It was a three bedroom house that was eventually extended to have an additional bedroom and then I had a room to myself and the three boys would alternate who they bunked in with (depending on who was getting on with whom lol). Car then was a stationwagon with a fold out seat in the front (gear stuff was behind the steering wheel to make room for the seat ITMS).

  2. #2
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    Apr 2006
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    These hypothetical threads of yours are usually followed by an announcement a couple of months later lol

    Nice to see you back

  3. #3

    May 2008
    Melbourne, Vic
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    These hypothetical threads of yours are usually followed by an announcement a couple of months later lol

    Nice to see you back
    Agree completely with this statement

  4. #4
    Registered User

    Mar 2007
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    LOL Mel. I'm sure whatever happens you will just make it work

  5. #5
    Registered User

    Jan 2007
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    Pure market research I am sure I would think it would be the same as going from 2 3- 3-4 4-5 etc. There are challenges, changes and adjustments for everyone but as Heaven said, you would make it work regardless! good luck hun!

  6. #6
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    May 2005
    Canberra
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    I am interested in this hypothetical question. We have a tiny little 3bedroom house and four kids - so, housing is a big reason we have decided on no more kids (small rooms, they already have bunks and not sure you could even fit another bed in anywhere).