Problems using same apple ID any fixes?

My wife and I both use the same apple id, but when we sync our phones, our "my info" in settings changes to who ever synced first. This messes up my wife's Siri, Siri thinks she is me?

I continue to have the same problem.  The solution of not using the same Icloud ID is a solution that presents additional problems.  It seems that the "My Info" is pulled from the first Icloud ID that is on the phone.  That same ID is the one that controls the PhotoStream and Find My Iphone.  Having a unique Icloud ID on each phone would be nice as you then have 5GB of storage for each user but then you lose the ability to have one photostream and one login account for Find My Iphone.  Find My Iphone should be allowed to be assigned to any Icloud ID, not just the first registered one on the phone. Familes are buying apple products (iphone, ipad, ipod touch, macbook) with the idea that the Apple ecosystem just works; the truth is there are many flaws in syncing and setup for families. Apple needs to starting thinking of individuals and families as small businesses. There needs to be the ability to create master accounts (for parents) and create sub accounts (for kids) that can roll up to the master account or be split off (turned into its own master account) down the road.  Ipads and Iphones should also have a guest profile or alternate basic profile that allows others to jump on and use the device without seeing all of your personal information or being able to accidently delete important information on your device. 

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