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I live in 2-bed council house with my 5 kids – trolls say they ‘feel sorry for our children’ & ask why we ‘had so many’

Published on April 03, 2025 at 05:34 PM

A MUM has shared how she and her partner fit their five kids in a two-bedroom council home.

Lauren shared how people are always getting confused at their sleeping arrangements so wanted to clear up the savvy way they’ve made it work for them.

Many stuffed animals on a bunk bed.
A mum shared how she squeezes her family-of-seven in a two-bed council home

On her @laurenamyt account she shared: “We are a family of seven living in a two-bedroom

“People ask where I and why our youngest has her own bedroom while the others don’t. So, I'm gonna explain.”;

First she showed the box room which is where her son and stepson – both aged 11 – sleep in

Lauren panned around the football-themed room saying: “Does anyone else hate bunk beds as much as I do?

“Changing the bedding on the top bunk is my least favorite job to do in the whole house.

“Also, I need to get something to display all the Lego because it gets so dusty just being left out.”;

The mum-of-seven then showed how they have a bathroom and a “massive”; main bedroom.

The family cleverly made the most out of the space by inside the master bedroom to split it into two.

She continued: “If our girls were closer in age, we probably would just have one big girls' bedroom, and they would still have loads of space.

“In this half of the bedroom, we've got our two older girls, who are both nine—my daughter and stepdaughter.”;

Defending the large amount of teddies on the bunk beds, she said: “Yes, they've got lots of teddies.

“No, I'm not making them get rid of any. I am planning to do a bit of reorganization here because it desperately needs it.

“Considering that they're both nine, I'm completely fine with them having a bedroom full of toys because I'm sure the day is coming when they won’t want to play with them anymore anyway.”;

Lauren showed how the wall that her partner put up with his friend, and said it had gone up four years ago when they had their youngest child.

Initially the mum and her partner had slept in the newly created room with the baby, but now she’s a bit older she has it all to herself.

A woman and her dog in a living room; they've been sleeping downstairs for over a year.
She sleeps downstairs on the sofa with her partner

Lauren explained: “I think it just makes more sense for her to have the room rather than picking one of the 11-year-olds, leaving the other one to share with his sisters.

“Also, she's a terrible sleeper.

“I remember thinking when I first moved in that this bedroom was way too big.

“It would make more sense for this bedroom to be a bit smaller and the other one to be a bit bigger.

“But it did work out in our favour because there's a window on either side.

“We've ended up with three decent-sized bedrooms, really.”;

We're saving to buy a bigger house, which will hopefully be in the next year or so

Lauren

Finally she explained where she sleeps with her partner.

She added: “If you're wondering where we sleep, this is our living room.

“We've been sleeping downstairs for just over a year now, and while I cannot wait to move and get our bedroom back, the space we've gained upstairs for the kids has been so worth it.

“So, yeah, hopefully, that has cleared things up for everyone who was confused.”;

She added that the sleeping arrangement is just temporary, and said: “We're saving to buy a bigger house, which will hopefully be in the next year or so.”;

People were quick to comment, with one saying: “Well done for using social housing as a stepping stone for saving for a home deposit.”;

Another added: “Great job organising your space.”;

One troll asked her why she had so many kids, and she said three were her own, and the other two were stepkids.

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