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There are various names for it; three generation living, extended family, sad, lucky.....(depending on your opinions) but it boils down to this, after several generations of young Britons dreaming of growing up, flying the nest and getting a place of their own, there is now an increasing number of people aged between thirty and fifty who find themselves sharing a home with their Mum and/or Dad AND their own children. We aren't talking about the youngsters who simply can't afford to leave home, in spite of being educated and working, simply because the lowest rung on the property ladder is too high and the banks just don't lend mortgages any more. Why aren't we generally talking about them? Because living in the same house as Mum and Dad still inhibits the breeding cycle of humans to a degree where most people have to leave home to reproduce! We are talking about families who actually make a decision to change their lifestyle from one where each house owning generation has its own home to one where they cohabit.

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Publié par	Andrews UK
Date de parution	30 janvier 2012
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781781660133
Langue	English

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“G’NIGHT, GRANDMA”
“G’NIGHT, JOHN BOY”

An Adults’ Guide to
Sharing A Home With Your Parents
AND Your Children

By
Rus Slater

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Digital edition converted and
Distributed in 2012 by
Andrews UK Limited

www.andrewsuk.com

This book is sold subject to the condition that it shall not, by way of trade or otherwise, be lent, resold, hired out or otherwise circulated without the publisher’s prior written consent in any form of binding or cover other than that in which it is published, and without a similar condition being imposed on the subsequent purchaser.

The characters and situations in this book are entirely imaginary and bear no relation to any real person or actual happening.

Copyright © Rus Slater

The right of Rus Slater to be identified as author of this book has been asserted in accordance with section 77 and 78 of the Copyrights Designs and Patents Act 1988.

Introduction

There are various names for it; three generation living, extended family, sad, lucky.....(depending on your opinions) but it boils down to this, after several generations of young Britons dreaming of growing up, flying the nest and getting a place of their own, there is now an increasing number of people aged between thirty and fifty who find themselves sharing a home with their Mum and/or Dad AND their own children.
We aren’t talking about the youngsters who simply can’t afford to leave home, in spite of being educated and working, simply because the lowest rung on the property ladder is too high and the banks just don’t lend mortgages any more. Why aren’t we generally talking about them? Because living in the same house as Mum and Dad still inhibits the breeding cycle of humans to a degree where most people have to leave home to reproduce!
We are talking about families who actually make a decision to change their lifestyle from one where each house owning generation has its own home to one where they cohabit.
Without getting into any racial arguments, it is not uncommon for Asian families to live in three generation homes; culturally it seems to be quite the norm. But for Anglo Saxons it does seem to be an unusual phenomenon.
It is a growing phenomenon: in the US it is calculated that some 16% of the population has two adult generations and one child generation living under the same roof, including the roof of the White House since President Obama’s family is three generations! In the UK the number is reckoned to be in the 60,000s of households and growing.
This is a reversal of previous trends where through the 60s all the young dudes desperately wanted a pad of their own (even if it was a squat) and the 70s when all the youngsters were keen to break away from their square parents. In the 80s we had a boom time, properties were being built at a rate of knots and any youngster who didn’t get on the property ladder was doomed to a life of poverty and regret (or so we were led to believe by the banks and building societies who were falling over themselves to lend us money). In the 90s the boom continued and it became a God-given human right for anyone over 18 to have a home of their own. In the Noughties the banks were giving 110% mortgages on 6 times salaries at low interest rates and buying a house was a total “no brainer” in comparison to living at home with your Mum and Dad.
Then the bubble burst and the reasons started to appear for the sandwich generation to get realistic. The media even produced that term; the “sandwich generation” for the people who found themselves holding down jobs in order to have responsibility for their children AND their parents.
In order to keep things simple, this book is going to refer predominantly to the older generation as Mum....rather than Mum and Dad. This isn’t because I’m being sexist but for two reasons; Mums do tend to live linger than Dads generally and more specifically in my family both my Dad and my Father-in-law passed away some years ago...my Mum only died two years ago and my Mum-in-law is sitting in the living room next door as I write.....watching telly.
The book is written mostly with the expectation that the buyer/reader is from the second/sandwich generation.
Similarly I have written as if all families consist of the traditional husband and wife couple....I know that nowadays there are many unmarried parents and same-sex couples but rather than disappear in a welter of politically correct language I’m just going to stick with the traditional ‘nuclear family’ descriptors. My advance apologies to any reader who doesn’t fit this mould.
And finally before we get into the meat of the matter, I have tried to include the scenario where everyone moves into a new-to-you three generation home rather than the younger generations moving into Mum’s house. This simply means that if that is your situation you may be able to skim over a couple of the sections of the book.

About the Author

Rus Slater is a successful UK based management and business author who has produced several books and guides. In 2005 he and his wife sold their home and his wife’s mother sold her home and they bought a house together. Along with their two sons they have now lived a three generation life for six successful years.

Why Would You Want To Live With Both Your Partents And Your Children?

I’ve used the word “you” in the title of this section...it relates to anyone who might suggest a three generation lifestyle, be that the sandwich generations, the elder generation or even the children.
Let’s look at this as a series of potential problems and their solutions; that way you can see if the problem is one you face or are likely to face.

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