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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OK - this only works for functional and loving families.  Which will disqualify many families.

I have observed that during the pandemic, the working women with challenging careers who did not go to pieces when school and work became remote, were the ones who were living in huge mansions in multi-generational families.

My advice for all youngsters would be to continue to stay with your parents (but only if your family is functional), save money and leave only when there is a need to or continue to stay with them and contribute.

As the sandwich generation you will find yourself running from nursing home to daycare, trying to take care of childcare and eldercare.  It is better to have the youngest and oldest generation be in one place so that they both thrive and you have peace too.    [/quote]

I moved out of my parents house at 18 and never went back. I was so relieved to get out. But there have absolutely been times in my life where having a loving and supportive family where I might have been able to live for a few months or even a year or two, to save money or recover from a breakup or study from a professional exam, would have been enormously helpful. I just don't have a loving and supportive family so it was a mute point.

I aim to be the kind of parent to my own kid where moving in with us feels like a feasible option if necessary, but who is also independent enough not to need or even want that as a semi-permanent state past college. I want it to feel like an option. And yes, if my kid has a family of their own and wanted my help, I'd be interested in living with them again to help make that time in their life easier and to provide a good environment for my grandkids. And also -- we just like each other! I don't want to ruin that. I hope we always like each other well enough that living together for whatever reason is an option.[/quote]

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