Ran across what struck me as a rather bizarre statistic on the radio this morning. It was a little self-serving, since the story was about “luxury” housing for college students, and the person giving the statistic was a developer. Nonetheless, his claim was that, of high school graduates going on to college, 87% had never shared a bedroom, and 82% never shared a bathroom, in their lives.<\/p>\n
Never shared a bedroom? Never shared a bathroom?<\/i> Was there a huge surge in only children that year? Or just a lot of wealthy parents with big houses?<\/p>\n
My family was moderately well-to-do while I was growing. My dad had a decent executive position in a major bank. My brother and I shared one bedroom until I was in junior high, when I managed to wheedle my folks into letting me semi-move into the guest room (“semi” because it was expected that I’d move right back into one of the twin beds whenever guests came over). Regardless, we shared a bathroom.<\/p>\n
Margie and her brother Eric shared rooms when they were both small. Even later, they still shared bathrooms.<\/p>\n
I’ll try not to sound like the old fogie describing how Things Were Tougher But Better Back In My Days, Dammit! But I think kids sharing a room (as well as a bathroom) is a useful thing, not only as a general economy for the family, but as a way to get to learn to share things. Sure, it probably provokes more conflicts, but ultimately I think it also fosters an expectation of sucking it up and dealing with such conflicts.<\/p>\n
Weird. Just struck me as weird.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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