It has been popular both here
and abroad.
This is nothing new to friends of mine from Europe and Asia.
We know of 4 families that now have extended family living with them.
You knew this was coming in a big way.
I see no problem as long as everyone contributes and helps out. It’s reaching a point where in most cases, there is no longer a choice.
The US is turning into a poor country. We are soon going to look like China or Korea from 25+ years ago.
New? New??? When was it ever NOT like that, except maybe for the briefest period of time after, say, 1960?
Sheesh, the news “media” is getting lamer and lamer.
Back to the future - or would that be ‘Forward to the past’??
Prepper Ping....
The not-quite-as-new American household: 3 generations, 1 welfare check, 1 public housing rat hole, 4 grams of crack, 15 bottles of malt liquor, 2 AK-47’s, 5 outstanding warrants, 27 stolen lottery tickets, 0 live at home fathers, 5 pairs of $200 designer sneakers...
...and a partridge in a pear tree.
A return to the pre-WW-II culture of “The Waltons.”
If I built such a house I would put in one kitchen and one or two mini-kitchens so say grandma and grandpa can cook their own stuff sometimes. Or maybe grandma likes her own space so she cooks some great old timey stuff in her mini-kitchen and brings it down for all to eat. Or can make cookies in her own oven for the grandchildren.
Obviously bathrooms are another thing you’ll need at least three of
This used to be the norm
Not that long ago the lack of generations living in the same house was considered a bad social development, leading to a lack of connectedness and responsibility. Maybe there will be long term good out of this.
We lived for three years with my mother when we only had two small children and it worked out well - but I was glad to get out and run my own house my own way.
Now that she is older, it’s possible we’ll have her living with us some day. Would definitely want a separate apartment then, with mini-kitchen, her own bath and sitting room, which is getting into luxury territory not necessity.
And there are some of my children I would be happy to share a house with even when grown, and others who for their sake or our sake need to live on their own.
Ideal I think is to have the generations living close by, in the same town, but sharing a house can be good for some.
We lived for three years with my mother when we only had two small children and it worked out well - but I was glad to get out and run my own house my own way.
Now that she is older, it’s possible we’ll have her living with us some day. Would definitely want a separate apartment then, with mini-kitchen, her own bath and sitting room, which is getting into luxury territory not necessity.
And there are some of my children I would be happy to share a house with even when grown, and others who for their sake or our sake need to live on their own.
Ideal I think is to have the generations living close by, in the same town, but sharing a house can be good for some.
Another story about the Obama White House and Granny “Freeloader” Robinson?
I might go so far as to suggest that we were a better country back when this was the norm.
My wife and I are on the brink of buying a big ol’ house that might have been built (in 1908) with this sort of arrangement in mind.
I agree that anyone who can afford to move out on their own should have the right to do so. After all, that's what I did, nor did I move into my in-laws’ when I married. Both my parents, on the other hand, grew up in multigenerational households before heading out on their own, and benefited from the mutual support found therein.
The real problem is that there are fewer opportunities for children to capitalize on and become fully independent and plot their own course in life.
“In fact, so many relatives are already moving in with one another that builders are starting to construct homes to accommodate them.”
Hard to believe that those moving in together out of necessity will be shopping for these fancy new homes.
This was trending here before 2007, maxxed out square footage, designed to be economical to construct, basically a two storey box on a concrete slab, vinyl sided and very plain. I couldn’t figure out who wanted the things, but now I understand it a little better.
You can still see Great Depression era construction out in the country that was built for the same purpose. Such houses have two front doors.