Baby Boomers Moving In With Adult Children

cheap phentermine phentermine cheap phentermine

JgiMA5 Great. Now i can say thank you!

cheap phentermine phentermine cheap phentermine of CA @ Aug 02, 2009 11:04:51 AM

Ndlqeycc

45sudu

Ndlqeycc of NM @ Jul 14, 2009 23:38:58 PM

The "Multigenerational Advantage"

Good article. Thank you.

We happen to live in an area where some have very negative perceptions of families in which more than "Mom-Dad-kid or two" live in the same house – often in very large homes (much more space and cost than needed—tho “it’s a free country”). The reason for this excessive concern is that our town does have a relatively high percentage of immigrants from all over the world. This is a characteristic of the metro-DC area. The vast majority of these people are not impoverished or illiterate and do not work as day laborers. I’m providing a tiny bit of “profile info” because our town has also gone way overboard in targeting certain ethnicities and extended families.

Warehousing of workers obviously should not be allowed. But there is nothing wrong with an extended family that minds its own business and maintains the residence. The cultures of many nations welcome or at least expect extended families. The U.S. IS moving toward respect for extended families, due to both economic realities and to some smaller extent the influc of immigrants from nations that value families beyond the nuclear family.

IMHO, our “bigger is better” consumer culture has caused major warps in our sense of family and humanity. There are significant benefits to extended families – for all parties, and especially the kids. The “tips” on making this work are also well-taken.

But too many folks seem to have “attitudes” about any form of extended family, I spite of the benefits. This is really a shame.

I happen to have been born toward the end of the “Great Depression”. My Mother’s family and another family (the families of a brother and sister) all lived in the same big old house with their several children. Several aunts/uncles/cousins etc were also part of the family from time to time, with elders living out their lives together with younger generations.

We have observed the devolution of family – the isolation of insular families – the children “warehoused” at day care centers etc of necessity – and it has not been good for any of us. Hopefully, economics and new ethnic mixes will restore a sense of the broad positive values families.

Gratefully,at one point my neighbors had a good sense of family when my kids were young and I had escaped a devastating marriage. It does “take a village” to raise a child – and I have always felt blessed to have caring folks for neighbors.

That “village” is excellent, but extended families should be a normal and necessary part of our lives whenever work and other situations permit folks to share.

REGARDING “LIVING LIKE ROYALTY” – as someone referred to Marian Robinson’s new life following daughter and son to D.C..

In some ways, it may seem great, but that is not necessarily an entirely positive part of her new life. She will be here because of the children and the value of extended family.

HOWEVER, people often prefer to do for themselves, and people of any age and circumstance would generally prefer to

Ann H. Csonka of VA @ Jan 10, 2009 02:12:20 AM

housing for 2 generations/elderly parents or adult children

I have a house with 2 very private living areas-full living both levels,all brick really nice house. When i was looking, we could not find such a house so we bought this and my dad put in a full kitchen in nice beautiful basement. Now, my parents would like to move back to SC. I know there must be someone looking for this living arrangement.Does anyone know of a source,network allowing us to let others know of this house being available?Thanks We are in Georgia, btw.

marian F of GA @ Dec 28, 2008 00:23:12 AM