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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]why do people choose to live with grandparents? is that an Asian thing/culture thing? [/quote]

It isn't a cultural thing, it is a nice thing.  If your parents are older and can't live by themselves, it makes sense to take them into your house if you can.   Growing up my grandmother lived with us for maybe 10 years after my grandfather died and she got too old to take care of herself.  I suspect that if that time comes for my parents one or both of them will move in with us too.  I'd much rather have my parents in our house than in an old folks home.[/quote]

It is a cultural thing. The only time I see grandparents moving into baby boomers' homes is when there is financial need. Even then, it is usually the wife's parents that move in. [/quote]

It's a loving family thing.  I have a white family living on my street who have grandparents living with them.  Grandparents are in shaky health and son's wife takes care of them. It's really nice to see.[/quote]

We are white and we have my parents living with us (they have a fully self-contained area in our house - which is also not 8000sqft or even close!) It's normal for us and really nice - my grandparents lived with us when I was growing up. They do their own thing and do not provide free daycare, but they do spend lots of time with our kids - e.g. the kids will often go and have breakfast with their grandparents on weekends, my mom will come and read bedtime stories to the kids, my son will go and watch sports with my dad if he's watching on tv, etc. [/quote]

Multi-generational living used to be the norm. People got away from it and then kids started becoming assholes thanks to lack of supervision. It takes a village. I don't see the difference between a live-in grandparent or a nanny?

We love that my mother lives with us. She is in great health, financially stable/independent and loves spending time with her grandchildren. She has her own space in the 7K sqft home and our situation is perfect for our family! [/quote]

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