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Article: Sharing a Room Has Its Ups, Downs
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- Yakima Herald-Republic
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- March 14, 2000
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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 ...