Q&A – Chapter 16

Hi Like Likro! My family discovered your website recently and it's really great. I love the stories, and so do my brothers and sisters – I hope you'll post more chapters, and faster!

Anyway, I have a pretty tough question. I'm not sure there's an answer, but it's important to me to ask anyway. There are seven kids in our family and our home is small. My two older brothers sleep on the enclosed balcony off the living room. I sleep in a room with all my little sisters, because there's no space for me out there. I'm on the top bunk, so I get a little privacy. The problem is that my baby sister (she's one and a half) cries almost every night. One of my parents comes in to settle her and she calms down, but then I can't fall back asleep. It's really hard for me, but I know it's hard for my parents too that our home is small, so I don't want to complain and make them sad.

If anyone has been in a situation like mine and has some good advice, I'd love to hear it!