"Since he moved home, my husband and I have learned that we are in good company with our "boomerang child." He moved home because of his low-paying job He has a serious girlfriend, too, who is in graduate school a few hours away. He jokes that while she is pursuing an advanced degree, he is pursuing a fatter wallet. Both of them are looking toward a future together sometime soon."
"There are downsides to our living arrangement, though. I believe my son is bored living with us. How could he not miss the camaraderie that came from living with his friends for the past two years? Or the freedom to come and go as he pleases? Now, when he changes his plans at the last minute (for example, grabbing takeout on a whim instead of coming home and eating dinner with us), he risks our irritation."
The youngest child went to college and the oldest returned home to save money because of high living costs and low entry-level pay. The returning child is 22, working a low-paying job, saving money, and planning for future independence. He has a serious girlfriend attending graduate school a few hours away, and both look toward a future together. Living together brings rewards and challenges, including boredom, missed camaraderie with friends, and tensions over last-minute plan changes. The family adjusts, makes the arrangement work, and finds the situation more of a blessing than a burden.
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