Moving in with parents becomes more common for the middle-aged

[Anti Federalist]

Moving in with parents becomes more common for the middle-aged

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-f...#ixzz2zYYnv3eQ

The number of Californians 50 to 64 who live in their parents' homes has surged in recent years, reflecting the grim economic aftermath of the Great Recession.

By Walter Hamilton

April 20, 2014, 6:37 p.m.

Debbie Rohr lives with her husband and twin teenage sons in a well-tended three-bedroom home in Salinas.

The ranch-style house has a spacious kitchen that looks out on a yard filled with rosebushes. It's a modest but comfortable house, the type that Rohr, 52, pictured for herself at this stage of life.

She just never imagined that it would be her childhood home, a return to a bedroom where she once hung posters of Olivia Newton-John and curled up with her beloved Mrs. Beasley doll.

Driven by economic necessity — Rohr has been chronically unemployed and her husband lost his job last year — she moved her family back home with her 77-year-old mother.

At a time when the still sluggish economy has sent a flood of jobless young adults back home, older people are quietly moving in with their parents at twice the rate of their younger counterparts.

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[heavenlyboy34]

So jokes about the stereotypical "living in the parents' basement" jokes about RP fanboys in the 18-30ish range won't be as funny anymore... ~sigh~

[angelatc]

I think that this is good in some ways. Having a grandmother in the home certainly has disadvantages, but it is better than having a grandmother in a nursing home, too.

[Deborah K]

I think that this is good in some ways. Having a grandmother in the home certainly has disadvantages, but it is better than having a grandmother in a nursing home, too.

Yeah, it has a lot of disadvantages. I really can't stand it, I'm sorry to say. And we don't live with her, she lives with us.

[Brian4Liberty]

No worries. All generations can live in the same house. How do you think they get away with paying all of these recent immigrants less money?

[DamianTV]

USA! USA! USA! 'murika! 'murika! 'murika!

But but but the economy recovered totally in 2009! Unemployment is low because of "look at that number"! People are happier because "look at that law that requires you to buy Health Insurance"! We're not the thieves, we protect you from the boogeymen! Hey look, a suspicious looking brown person!

The age of growth for anyone but the very tippy top 0.001% has completely ended.

[Ender]

The way Americans lived, before the matrix of the Great American Dream was forced on them, was to live as a family.

Parents took care of grandparents and raised children. Children grew up, had their own kids and took care of parents, plus ran the business or took care of the farm.

The way Americans live today, is unnatural- we think it's right because it is the only thing we've ever known.

[donnay]

The way Americans lived, before the matrix of the Great American Dream was forced on them, was to live as a family.

Parents took care of grandparents and raised children. Children grew up, had their own kids and took care of parents, plus ran the business or took care of the farm.

The way Americans live today, is unnatural- we think it's right because it is the only thing we've ever known.

So true. Not to mention they had bigger families back then. Today, 1 possibly 2 kids at best.

[Ender]

So true. Not to mention they had bigger families back then. Today, 1 possibly 2 kids at best.

Except in Utah.

[Tod]

Yeah, it has a lot of disadvantages. I really can't stand it, I'm sorry to say. And we don't live with her, she lives with us.

hence the origins of "mother-in-law" apartments, separate from the main house.

[fr33]

I'm more worried about the young adults that stay living with their parents. Taking care of the weak and dependant is noble. Enabling the able to be weak and dependent contradicts the concept of liberty.

[oyarde]

They will need to figure out how to calculate a higher tax rate in California for these people.

[devil21]

Given the 50-64 age range, Im thinking the trend going forward will be those parents moving in with their successful Gen X kids or relying on them for support.

[amy31416]

hence the origins of "mother-in-law" apartments, separate from the main house.

For some mother's-in-law, even that isn't enough separation. These people can be forever sticking their noses into your business, trying to teach your kid that it's good to kill Muslims, attempting to dictate everything you do...but the good ones are amazing. My ex's mom was practically my best friend. The one I have now, not so much.

I'd still take care of her though, if need be.

[Danke]

For some mother's-in-law, even that isn't enough separation. These people can be forever sticking their noses into your business, trying to teach your kid that it's good to kill Muslims, attempting to dictate everything you do...but the good ones are amazing. My ex's mom was practically my best friend. The one I have now, not so much.

I'd still take care of her though, if need be.

Don't you have a barn?

[Madison320]

The way Americans lived, before the matrix of the Great American Dream was forced on them, was to live as a family.

Parents took care of grandparents and raised children. Children grew up, had their own kids and took care of parents, plus ran the business or took care of the farm.

The way Americans live today, is unnatural- we think it's right because it is the only thing we've ever known.

Maybe you're right, but I'd rather have the "option" to live as one big happy family. Most people are doing it because they can't afford alternatives.

[Deborah K]

hence the origins of "mother-in-law" apartments, separate from the main house.

Then I'd just be running to her apartment all the time, doing her bidding. We had Mark's Mom for five years and she passed last June. My Mom moved in last September and she's 10x worse. I'll never understand people who think they're entitled to be served just because they're old.

The thing is, if his Mom and my Mom were sweet old ladies, appreciative, and kind - no problem, they'd be a joy. But instead, we ended up with crotchety old ladies who are impatient, demanding, and manipulative. It sucks I tell ya.

[jclay2]

Although I am a big supporter of living with family (especially with older parents), this type of trend is the exact opposite of how the world is supposed to work. That is, young and middle age adults should be in their prime with respect to earning growth and potential. In addition, older folks should be preserving their wealth or slowly drawing it down on themselves as opposed to supporting able bodied children. The children should grow into the roll of supporting their parents, not the other way around. This trend implies a tremendous waste of potential and a lack of marketable skills for young/middle aged workers.