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RE: Greenwoodgal

Give me a break. You may have forgotten, but previous generations lived in smaller homes with more children. This notion that families have to live in a 2000+sq ft house in order to properly raise children is ridiculous. 2 or more children does not mean you need a McMansion or a big SUV.

Am I the only person who figured out a long time ago that pipe cleaners (like the ones found a craft stores) do the same exact thing?

I made the mistake of reserving a Uhaul (4 months in advance!) to move from Gainesville, FL to Orlando, FL at the end of a college semester. The rental center overbooked and had no truck for us on moving day. I ended up having to drive 1.5 hours away to pick up the smallest truck they rent, and then had it break down half way through the move. 6 hours later they had the truck towed to our new apartment. And all of this was in 95 degree weather. I will never use Uhaul again.

I guess I'm the odd man/woman out, but I lived in 525 sq. ft. with my husband and 2 other people. It was a 5 room place (2 bedrooms, kitchen, living, and bathroom) suited us just fine, and was very affordable.
The best part was keeping it clean... the 4 of us would only take about an hour to make it sparkle from top to bottom.

We have since moved out after having children, and now live in 1583 sq. ft. with 4 of us. Our place is cozy to our friends and family, but is huge to us. I see us having no problem adding 2 more foster children to our family and still having enough room with 6 of us in total.