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>Phil said people may wonder why vehicle dwellers like himself don't move in with family. Well, good for those who are able, but easier said than done, said Phi
by brandonmenc 9y ago
>Phil said people may wonder why vehicle dwellers like himself don't move in with family. Well, good for those who are able, but easier said than done, said Phil. His son is already sharing space because of the high cost of housing.
Again, this just boggles my mind.
I understand there are people who are on bad terms with their family, but sans that, I cannot imagine a situation where my 60+ year old parents living alone in a van is in any way better than all of us sharing a studio apartment, even if we were sleeping on the floor.
- jstarfish 9y agoDealing with your parents' alcoholism, drug abuse and/or mental illness for 18 years and being none too enthusiastic to continue to do so is one situation. It gets worse when they start stealing, destroying property and procuring drugs, and you find it's too late to get rid of them thanks to eviction/tenancy laws. Not everybody's families are Rockwell portraits.
- brandonmenc 9y agoI addressed those cases in my comment, but I'm specifically talking about stubborn boomers grasping on to shreds of independence and wanderlust when they don't have to. It seems a significant number of the people featured in these articles fall into that category.