how wrong is this?
@sweetbluebutterfly (78)
United States
December 5, 2006 9:05pm CST
i know some one who has a very small home it has 2 bedrooms. there are 6 people living there. the grandmother has one room. the mom and dad have a room that they shair with 3 kids ages 9-4 and the kids are 1 girl and 2 boys.
the kids have bunk beds the oldest is the girl she sleeps on the top bunk and the 2 boys are ages 6 and 4 they shair the bottom bunk.
and the mom and dad have a bed they shair. all in the same room. the room is so cramped it is un real. the house is not big there is a bathroom a kitchin with table in it and a livingroom. that is it. they dont have money to build on or to buy a new home. what should they do?
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@bacardibarbiebabe (627)
• United States
6 Dec 06
Most places have low income housing or at least low incomce apartments. Maybe they could move in with a family member. I would also suggest that they quit having children since they dont have enough room for the ones they got!
@kawillow74 (1416)
• United States
6 Dec 06
If they can't afford it what can they do that is a horrible situation Why can't they put the daughter in with the grandmother. Or even get a pull out sofa so the parent can use that and the boy's would have a room. I am sure grandma won't mind shareing that might help a little. 3 incomes and can't get a bigger place. Don't make sence.
@ratih_yanuar83 (304)
• Indonesia
7 Dec 06
Well, if it's all the can afford then I guess it's much better than not having a roof over their heads or not having a home of their own.
@thisisrightnow (537)
• United States
7 Dec 06
Man, I don't know what I'd do in a situation like that. Stuff like that makes me think that I'm a lot more well off than I think. I've never had to share a room but once, and that was when I was in the 6th grade and me and my brother had to share a room. I've lived in nice houses all my life, so I couldn't even imagine a situation like that.
@lissaj (532)
• United States
7 Dec 06
Unfortunately this is the situation for a lot of people these days. There isn't any low income housing they can check into where they live? No state help? There should be something that can help them out.
@eu_ursuletzu (1197)
• Romania
7 Dec 06
hy...
godd this is a very sad little story...
my oppinion is that they should ask for somebody's help.they should go to someone and make some publicity and get some money to buy a new house...what i dont understand is why is the grandma sleeping single in a room.why cant some of the kids sleep whit her in that room?
@4monsters4me (2569)
• United States
7 Dec 06
Well, my grandmother lived with us when I was a kid and there is no way I would have wanted to share a room with her. Luckily we had a 4 bedroom house so everyone had their own space. Gramma probably has her own room out of respect or something. I wouldn't have everyone else crammed in one bedroom though. I would have the kids or parents sleeping in the living room--just pull the mattress out at bedtime (we do that when we stay at my mother in law's house--she only has 1 extra bedroom and it barely fits a twin size bed, let alone all 5 of us when we visited).
I had a friend in college that I worked with. She was a single mother of 3 and lived in a 2 bedroom house. She couldn't afford the rent (even though she was working 2 jobs) so she had a housemate (a guy we worked with). They were not a couple. He had the big bedroom in the house and her daughter had the tiny bedroom (just enough room for a double bed and dresser). My friend and her 2 younger kids slept in the living room. The kids had bunk beds and she slept on the couch. They did what they had to do.
I don't see why the family should ask for any assitance as long as they are paying their bills and mortgage. People complain all the time about others on welfare but when a family is doing what they have to do to get by they still get picked on. It wasn't long ago that several generations slept in the same room, if not the same bed and it is still done all over the world. Only in industrialized countries is it frowned upon to share rooms like that.
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@breezie (1246)
• Canada
6 Dec 06
If it is all that they can afford then I guess there is not much they can do. In our area we have housing that is geared to your income. They calculate your rent as a percentage of what you make. Is there anything like that in their area?
Having the daughter share the room with the grandmother also sounds like it may be a good idea. At least that way each of the children would have their own beds. I can't imagine my kids would get any sleep sharing a bed.
As some of the other poster have said at least they have a roof over their heads. Things could always be worse.
@domenyag (1273)
• Philippines
7 Dec 06
The FAther should be responsible for that. He is the provider so he should work and save for a bigger home. That is life. That is just fine while the kids are still young. But as of now all they can do is they must work in order for them to provide thier clothing, shelter, food and etc. The father must know that.
@brokentia (10389)
• United States
7 Dec 06
Apply for Habitat for Humanity. It is my understanding, this is what the organization is for. They may have to go to some classes and meetings. Even might be put on a waiting list. But it would still give them hope for better conditions.
http://www.habitat.org/
@subtillus (121)
• China
7 Dec 06
Why they have so many children? There are peoples who has no house to live. What can these peoples do?
The couples have a house, that's better than the poor man. Work hard and try to change the life.
@magdollars23 (1684)
• United States
7 Dec 06
If they dont have the money to do anything else then unfortunately it would seem that their only choice is to continue living the way they are at the moment. It is said that there are peolpe in our country or any country living that way, but its the sad reality.
@drumm1n (499)
• India
6 Dec 06
Its sad if they cant come up with the money to live a better life. id suggest both parents to work if they arent already doing that.considerin they got their grandmom to take care of the kids! if not they will have to learn to live like that! thats life, its hard
@ChewySpree (1832)
• United States
6 Dec 06
Well, if it's all the can afford then I guess it's much better than not having a roof over their heads or not having a home of their own. Some local governments have started passing laws that limit the number of people under one roof, though, so they might run into problems if that is the case where you live.
