The proportion of young adults living with their parents is on a steep rise. What does it mean for parents who had been expecting an empty nest?
‘A lot of times I walk away feeling, have I done enough? But I need to start thinking … I’ve done more than enough’: Lisa and husband Luke have welcomed two of their three adult children back home. The proportion of young adults living with their parents is on a steep rise. What does it mean for parents who had been expecting an empty nest? Husband and wife Jock*, 57, and Bree*, 61, were empty-nesters for about two years before agreeing to their two sons, aged 27 and 29, moving home again.
“We live in a tourist destination and rental costs and availability have become impossible for people on a basic wage,” says Bree. “I didn’t want my sons to live ‘rough’, couch surf or live in their cars, so they came home.” She thought by negotiating boundaries upfront, it would alleviate any conflict
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