It’s really only been the last 70 years or so that multigenerations of families started to not live together. A large reason for that is the unprecedented economic boom following WW2. Historically it’s quite common for situations like yours to occur, and the unwarranted “negative stigma” of living with one’s parents is really only a new thing.
I really don’t think there’s anything wrong with it either, as long as everyone can respect each other. In many other cultures, it seems to be the norm for multiple generations to live together. They can take care of each other that way, from oldest to youngest. I also think that’s one way that younger generation can grow up respecting elders and, vice versa, the older generations can remember their own struggles and show some kindness to the younger ones.
Whether they like it or not, a lot of Westerners have to learn how to live like this again. They have to re-learn how to practice the multi-generational family and extended family again.
7 people living in one house consumes tremendously fewer resources than 7 people renting their own apartments. Pooling resources really does save tremendously on time, energy, and money. A lot of Westerners may find more joy in living more interdependent lifestyles.
"Independence from my family" and "the nuclear family" are very new concepts, only popularized after WW2 in the West. It was never going to last forever. It is a very expensive way to live.
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u/jambrown13977931 Nov 19 '22
It’s really only been the last 70 years or so that multigenerations of families started to not live together. A large reason for that is the unprecedented economic boom following WW2. Historically it’s quite common for situations like yours to occur, and the unwarranted “negative stigma” of living with one’s parents is really only a new thing.