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If we had a much bigger place...maybe. I'm in the "I wish she lived closer" camp though. If I had my way, DH's parents would live across the street and my mom would live next door to us. (Yes, I like my IL's that much).
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Yeah. She's so helpful and it seems like she always has everything together. I never saw her struggle to keep the house looking nice, get laundry done, get food on the table like I do. I wish she could live with us and watch Megan!!
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Yes, short term would be great!
More so, I wish that we lived in the same city (or province, even) as our parents. I grew up with one set of grandparents living 10 minutes away and the other about 2 hours away. So special to have close bonds between grandchildren and their grandparents!
Now I'm feeling all sentimental... Here's a shot of me, my mama and her mama!
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YES. So badly. If we ever move back to NJ I am considering asking her and DH (haha... so this might be just me) to live together to save $$ at least for the first year we're there. Living IN THE SAME HOUSE might not be 100% fun and butterflies but if she could live on my block it would be just THE BEST. I have the best mom in the world.
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Yes and no. My mom is great at house keeping stuff since she's been a SAHM since she married my dad, but she can get on my nerves sometimes. When they're in town to visit, she'll treat me like I'm 5, and I'm 27!! For instance, it's cold out and I'm getting ready to leave for work, she has to remind me to dress warm and put on a jacket so that I don't get sick.... I know mom.... I know she means well, but arg!
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No, both parents are 20 minutes away, so we get to see them on a weekly basis. I would only want one to live with us if they needed too for health or financial reasons, and we had a seperate apartment-liek area for them to live in.
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No way. Saying that makes me sad, but it's the truth. My mom suffers from severe anxiety that goes mostly untreated b/c she refuses medication. Because of this, she is not particularly helpful with our baby. She usually just stresses herself out, and stresses me out when she is supposed to be "helping" me take care of the baby. I'm going to be staying w/ my parents for a few days next week, and my mom will be spending her very first day completely alone with the baby. I'm pretty concerned about how that is going to work out...
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My mom lived with us for 6 months on and off when LMW was first born. She'd stay with us for between 3-5 weeks at a time, then go home for a week or two. It was AWESOME. It does come with negatives (living with a new person always requires some adjustment!) but having her help with the baby (free childcare!) as well as having homecooked meals 3 times a day was so great. Plus our relationship got so much better. Living with each other again for the first time since I graduated college really helped us to understand each other more.
It was such a strain on my dad, though, that I don't think it will ever happen again
She's coming for a week in April when our nanny is going on vacation and I can't wait!!
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@Ocean girl: lovely photo
I'm not sure if I could cope with mine moving in. I can spend around 3 days in the same house as my parents these days before I need to get out of there and come home.
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I doubt I could ever live with my mom, we'd kill eachother. I say this because she lives minutes away and I LOVE it. We just went shopping yesterday for no reason, just to hang out. She's coming over Wednesday to watch LO for the day instead of us sending her to daycare. She even cleans and cooks when she comes to our house for the day. I have the best mama ever!
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if near wasn't an option, then YES i would love her to live with us! they live across the country right now and we only get to see each other once or twice a year :*(
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She kinda does right now and I love it!! She stays over a few nights that I need her (she watches the babe when I'm at work) early the next day.
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I think the perfect distance from my parents is where they are now, 5 hours away.
I love spending time with my mom, and she is a big help, but I also like our family's independence, and I wouldn't want to give that up.
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Hells no. While i wish my family lived closer so that when we did see each other, it wasn't a 4 day long thing where they have to stay with us or vice versa (close enough for dinner or a short visit, ya know?), living with me would drive me insane
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No way. Never ever ever ever ever.
She lives 15 minutes away.
She's coming for a week in April when our nanny is going on vacation and I can't wait!!
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