Article: Sharing a Room Has Its Ups, Downs

GUEST COLUMNIST

NACHES VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL

Do you share a room with your sibling? I do. In my large family of seven, it's pretty much required. Of the five kids - four girls, one boy - only my brother has his own room, and believe me, this has been the cause for much envy!

Considering that my sister and I have shared a room for about seven years, you would think it would be easy for us. Nope. If there's one thing that I've learned, it's that sharing a room is hard, although rewarding in some aspects.

Conflicts are inevitable when two people with differing personalities share a small space. Sick of each other's encroaching piles of belongings, I can think of several times when Laura and I ...

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