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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I've heard it said before that people from other countries cannot believe how decoupled families are here.  In many cultures, it's unheard of for people to live in different neighborhoods let along thousands of miles away in a different state.  Think about how many cultures have many generations sharing the same house.  Here in the US with many Asian families in particular, notice how many multi-generational families travel together.

There are so many benefits.  No one needs to go into a nursing home, babysitters aren't needed.  Younger generation learns traditions and history from the older.  Shared costs.

My grandparents watched me a lot when I was younger and I got to know them in a way I never would have if I only saw them a couple times per year.

Seriously people, family is everything.  What are we all doing?[/quote]

PP, my parents are both dead.  The town I grew up in is practically dead -- there are no jobs there except in fast food or at Walmart.  You're fortunate, okay?  Not everyone has the same situation you do.[/quote]

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