<p>My family is large and we have limited bedrooms. Because two opposite sex siblings are getting too old to continue sharing we are rearranging which children go in which room. </p>
<p>In almost all of the possible rearrangements my little sister and I would move into a larger bedroom. I am sixteen and have had my own small room all my life. She is nine and has shared bedrooms. </p>
<p>I’m okay with sharing- as much as I’d like to keep my own bedroom it’s not realistic and would be unfair to my brothers. My sister and i get along I’m actually kind of excited about getting a decent closet and a larger room. </p>
<p>Do any of you share rooms? What are your thoughts on sharing? What are your tips for keeping things sane - for example, keeping them out of your stuff, divvying up the room, finding privacy and quiet study time, etc? </p>
<p>tl;dr, I have never shared a room before and will soon share with a sister seven years younger. Any advice?</p>
<p>I shared rooms with my brother, and then I turned 10. In your situation your sister is only 9 so she shouldn’t be too annoying and it shouldn’t be that big of a problem. Honestly though, If I had to share rooms with my brother today I’d probably kill myself.</p>
<p>Lol was it that bad?</p>
<p>I’m hoping that the large age difference will actually work in my advantage because there will be less teenage/tweenage drama. </p>
<p>Did you guys just split the room down the middle?</p>
<p>^How many siblings do you have?</p>
<p>I shared with my sister until I was 9. Anything beyond elementary school gets weird.</p>
<p>I share with my 9 year old sister (I’m 16).</p>
<p>It’s annoying, I mean I can’t have the lights on too late, I can’t play my music past like 9, etc. There’s no reason to split the room down the middle, that’s impractical. If you both keep your stuff clean and try not to bother each other too much, you should be fine.</p>
<p>Food lover, I’d rather not say for privacy’s sake. Call me paranoid. XD </p>
<p>Alwaysleah, sounds like I’ll be in the same boat as you! What do you guys do concerning different bedtimes or wake up times? I have to get up at six for hs and she gets up much later for her school.</p>
<p>I am currently sharing a room with my sister until my uncle moves out. We’re a year apart so sometimes it gets catty. We’re not really in our room often so it’s not too bad. We both do homework in the kitchen or living room. She stays out of her stuff because she doesn’t find my stuff interesting or she has her own.</p>
<p>I’m 17 and I share a room with my 14 year old sister… We have been sharing since the beginning of time so it’s really not that bad and we are pretty used to it.</p>
<p>I share almost everything with my sister. Bathroom, bedroom, desk, bed, etc. I have been sharing with her ever since I was born. Our desk and bed are half hers half mine. Drawing a line won’t work, I have never done that anyway. Both of us are messy, and our attitude is basically like this: if you are not going to clean your area then I am not going to clean mine either so we can be messy together. I never get lonely, so it works for me. And we don’t touch each others’ stuff, so we are fine.</p>
<p>I wasn’t planning on actually drawing a line down the middle 
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<p>Concerning wake up times, I wake up much earlier than her for school. I just turn off my alarm quickly and try not to be too loud. I have a lamp that isn’t too bright so I can still see but it doesn’t wake her up.</p>
<p>I’ve been sharing a room with my sister since the day I was born. It’s worked out pretty well. We both study, listen to music, do hw, etc., in different rooms so I don’t affect her and vice versa.</p>