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One Bathroom Provides Life Lessons

Posted by Adrienne Martini

Want to bring your family closer together? The path to bonding isn't through elaborate vacations or structured playdates. No, all you need to do is move into a house with only one bathroom.

There is something about having to share such an intimate space that really does lend itself to knowing each other better. And those who've done the potty training boogie know that some of the best conversations you have with your toddler are those chats you start to keep him on the pot until he pees.

Still, I can't help but wonder where it will all lead. Would you be an even stronger family unit if you lived in the Geico house? Do loft dwellers know their kids better? Should we all be relocated to homes that are only seven-feet wide?  And is it wrong that I still dream of my own private spa/WC/steam room (with WiFi and a barista) that only I have the key for?

Photo credit: doityourself.com 


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Comments

 

crunchy said:

well, for the majority of the western world...for many many generations..ONE bathroom was it.

For us..it still is.  As it is, I am sure for many lower income families in N. America.  It is rare to find homes in the UK or Europe with more than one bathroom.

There is a family of 8 living in our complex..with one bathroom.

i can only imagine having more.

March 6, 2008 1:41 PM
 

karrie said:

Oh no! The tiny houses I want to buy again. This is why I stopped reading Babble--it makes me want to buy things.

We only have one bathroom, but since the entire house used to be a commune, our one bathroom has 3 sinks.

March 9, 2008 10:38 AM

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