My wife and I are living with her parents... because my mother-in-law has moved in with us so that she can moderate our kids remote learning sessions while my w

My wife and I are living with her parents... because my mother-in-law has moved in with us so that she can moderate our kids remote learning sessions while my wife and I both work. It's not _great_, but it's not bad. Either way, I think we should get used to it. The Economist [0] had a great special report recently that highlighted something I think we all know but don't think about; old people need care and we don't know how we're going to pay for it. The idea of elders going off to homes is relatively recent. Multi-generational homes are not just, as the OP points out, geographical unique, they are also historically unique. I suspect the next few decades will have more multi-generational homes. What this means for gender roles (the burden of all sorts of care tends to be disproportionately carried by women), work-life balance, rural vs urban preferences, remains to be seen. Either way, having family nearby will become increasingly relevant, which is a big deal for the U.S., where people tend to move around more freely. [0] https://www.economist.com/special-report/2020/08/27/the-big-question-about-dementia-care-is-who-is-going-to-do-it https://www.economist.com/special-report/2020/08/27/the-big-...