Question on living arrangements

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Registered: 10-09-2005
Question on living arrangements
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Tue, 04-22-2008 - 10:43am

I have been renting a three bedroom townhome since my separation 3 years ago.

Cat
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Registered: 09-01-2006
Tue, 04-22-2008 - 11:16am

Absolutely.

Rosecolouredspecs
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Registered: 02-15-2008
Tue, 04-22-2008 - 11:17am

In my case, my two were much older when I separated.

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Registered: 11-22-2006
Tue, 04-22-2008 - 11:20am
You are fine and smart to do this in my opinion. I think you are also lucky because they are small and they will just take whatever attitude you have on it - I think a few years later and you might have heard complaints! But for now, they will probably be just fine with it and might even be excited if you talk to them about it the right way! Good luck!
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Registered: 10-09-2005
Tue, 04-22-2008 - 11:27am

They get along great and actually share a room at their dad's when they are there.

Cat
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Registered: 10-10-2007
Tue, 04-22-2008 - 11:50am

Well, then I see no problem!

April

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Registered: 12-06-1998
Wed, 04-23-2008 - 2:41am
Sounds fine to me Cat. hen my eldest 2 were little they shared a room for years even though we had enough bedrooms for 1 each. We used the other as a playroom. They loved it. (Btw they were a boy & a girl 2 years apart in age.)

 



Tracy

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Registered: 11-22-2006
Wed, 04-23-2008 - 9:07am
Hey Cat. I just thought this morning to mention this - not sure why I didnt in my post yesterday. I had a three floor townhome (3 bedroom, 3 baths) and then when we divorced I waited a year or so and couldnt keep up with it and moved to an apartment to rent in the city because I found the perfect school for my son here. I just honestly couldnt keep up with the house and maintaining it and even though my rent is comparable to my mortgage I am not responsible for any of the upkeep and the space is a two bedroom large apartment so one floor, one bathroom. In general, I think even though it was unconventional to switch from owning to renting it was the right decision for me because I had less to take care of in terms of maintenance and cleaning. I can clean our apartment spotless in two hours flat and my son doesnt seem to mind being in a smaller space. It has made getting my career back way easier and it has calmed those voices at the end of every day that were telling me I had to get someone to clean my gutters, replace the back door, call for a repair man on the washer, paint the outside etc etc....I have had a chance to rebuild credit and keep life simple while I take care of my boy and get our lives back on track. IN the meantime I had the energy to date as well and found SYB so now we are all happy together and looking to move in the next year to something bigger. So assuming the kids will deal with the sharing of one room, YOU might feel a lot better too having less to take care of. I KNOW I have!!! I dont mind the idea of living somewhere bigger now but I have SYB with me and I know I wouldnt be facing the voices at night alone, you know?
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