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36 sats \ 4 replies \ @DesertDave 19 Dec \ on: How do people live with their parents? alter_native
I can't even begin to imagine that, at this point. I had my mom living with me some years ago and now everything has changed. I don't think I could do it again. I suppose maybe people generally have a better relationship with their parents than I do.
That's what I'm wondering. It's not that I don't like them. We just run out of new things to talk about and they're fairly set in their ways, which generates a lot of minor conflicts when we need to do something that runs counter to their plans.
Also, my wife and I are very open with each other, but many conversations we have aren't conversations we'd be interested in involving my parents in (not for any risque reasons, just because they wouldn't be interested).
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If it were to happen perhaps it can be set up where you both have a good amount of space. Like a guest house or something. So you can primarily live your own lives and just be close.
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One house we looked at in Florida had a small pool house that would have been ideal for that.
If we don't move, our basement could pretty easily be renovated into an apartment. The problem is that there's no way my mom would stay put. She constantly hovers around everyone.
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Yeah. I can see that. It might be hard to keep the boundaries if you are so available.
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