Double bed

Here at my parents' house I am sleeping on a double bed, which is smaller than the queen size I am used to, but plenty big enough for me since I go to bed alone every night.

Except that the bed shrinks. By 6 am I find myself squished between a sprawling toddler, a cuddly not-so-little boy, and a giant stuffed polar bear. Then the bed seems very small indeed.

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(By the way, why it is called a double-bed or full-size-bed when it is anything but?)