One of the greatest difficulties of living together with my nephew is the difference of the two kids’ personalities. My child (and me) are introverts. We need privacy and some time to be alone. But the boy is extra-extravert who cannot be alone. He needs company all the time, to talk and mix up and do something together, or else he will be bored.
Moreover, he absolutely doesn’t understand personal space and privacy, and why people need it. He would enter my daughter’s room without knocking or asking for her permission. He would touch and take her things, and then misplace them. When she gets angry he wouldn’t understand the reason and feels offended, saying like, “You just hate me”.
As a result my daughter is very tired emotionally. She is constantly in bad mood and can’t concentrate well on her activities. IN the evening she often comes up to me and asks, “Let’s go out! I need to talk.” We often can’t talk at home because my nephew would immediately join us or just come to listen. So we go out for a walk around our living area. We walk in cold and darkness and talk. She doesn’t want to return home…
No, it’s not alwatys like that. Sometimes they get together quite well, discuss something passionately, laugh, play games or go shopping. But living together all the time is very hard.
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