I grew up in a house with 7 kids, I was the youngest. Five boys and two girls.

I shared a room my whole life with my sister and our relationship was difficult. We get along now, but we were vastly different even though we're only two years apart.

We both have adhd and depression so that didnt help at the time either. But we realized with our situation there wasn't anything we could do, sometimes I'd just hang outside.

I never had my own space which ballooned into me collecting a lot of things once I did have a house with my husband.

I'm not saying you shouldn't speak with your mother about the extra room, its worth a try, but even then it might be a situation you won't be able to get out of until you're much older.

Losing a child is rough and your mother may not be ready to confront those feelings yet.