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Originally Posted by hulkrogan
Ugh. Another friend who's about to have a kid, suddenly doesn't have enough space in his 1000 sq ft Crescent Heights house with massive back yard.
I don't have kids yet, am I being naive to think it's doable (about 1,100 sq ft in my situation, also with a giant yard for kid(s) to play). It seems people all over the world do it no problem, and people 50 years ago did it all the time, why can't anyone now?
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I don't know about people 50 years ago (half the people I talk to who grew up back then in Alberta were on a farm).
1,000 sf with a yard is certainly enough for one kid, and two also depending on your lifestyle. We were in 1,200 sf with one kid for a long time - and moved only because we were thinking of future family decisions and my job changed.
Personally, I like having lots of people over and doing things regularly with 15-30 people. That is an example of lifestyle choice / family dynamics that can impact ideal size.
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Originally Posted by fusili
My brother has three kids (all boys, heaven help him), and lives in a semi-detached which is about that size, with a pretty small yard and it works perfectly well for them. The bigger the house, the more you have to clean. After babysitting my nephews from time to time, I would rather have a smaller place, because everywhere they go, they make a mess.
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Do they use the basement? I'm guessing the one in crescent heights doesn't have one and the larger semi-detached does. You're right about the cleaning part - there are some people who shouldn't have a larger house for no reason other than they are slobs.
BTW - babysitting is quite different than having your own. Trust me.
Regarding toys and the like (someone else brought this up) that can be a nightmare. So many toys now a days and many that are ridiculously big. I'm really trying to limit what we get and/or purge things, but we still end up having a toy room (though it is a flex room as it has a futon). That does help with managing mess though. It, in large part, stays in that room.
Oh - and the nature of the work and civil society engagement my wife and I do means we need office space. We have an office as well as a built-in desk in another location (though the built in serves as a serving area for larger gatherings also). That all adds up.