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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Unpopular opinion, I know.  But maybe having more parents at home will bring back family values.  [/quote]

No, if anything, a lot of marriages are going through unprecedented stress right now and probably won't make it or will be dealing with the negative consequences for years.[/quote]

Yes, it's so sad too.  They're trying to maintain pre-covid lives and it's causing unneeded stress.  If only they could downsize, simplify and enjoy what they have.[/quote]

If only they could downsize (= happily lose their job and health insurance, and give up those pesky mortgage and grocery payments) and enjoy what they have, everything would be rosy.[/quote]

I follow the real estate forums closely. I saw so many families maxing out their mortgages on $1.2 - $1.8 million homes in McLean. Homes they could only afford so long as both incomes totaling $300K - $400K kept rolling in.

Now the schools they were all gushing over are closed for 10-12 months and they’re screwed. Can’t quit because mortgage and can’t hire help because they stretched in the first place.

Golden handcuffs.[/quote]

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