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A lot of us were born in places that are no longer economically relevant. The retired are less geographically restrained - I wonder why they don’t more often fo
by closeparen 6y ago
A lot of us were born in places that are no longer economically relevant. The retired are less geographically restrained - I wonder why they don’t more often follow their adult children. For example some of my Chinese coworkers don’t need to go back to China for childcare; their parents and in-laws rotate shifts here.
Also keep in mind, if both generations have kids at 30 (or even younger in a more traditional setting), grandparents are also still working age when the child is born.
- throwaway0a5e 6y ago>I wonder why they don’t more often follow their adult children Because the cost of living where their adult children are reflects the incomes of their adult children.
- closeparen 6y agoThat's fair, but the way I've seen this done is with a 2-bedroom apartment. A young family will need that eventually anyway. The second bedroom can be the caregiver's until it becomes the child's.