Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Absence Makes The Heart Grow Fonder

Those of you who have been reading these columns for the past few months will probably appreciate the irony here.  I (Patricia) am here alone at the office writing under time pressure due to an early deadline. 

Priscilla is vacationing visiting relatives out on the East Coast where she grew up.  I am holding down the office and home fronts on my own while my son starts first grade.  If I didn’t know before how lucky I am to have my parents so close to share responsibilities with, I certainly do now. 

These past few weeks, the smallest changes to my schedule can send my entire work and personal day veering out of control.  So here I am with no one to ask to write this column while I meet with clients. 

Mom always understands immediately the urgency and importance of these kinds of things.  If she were here at home, I could have asked for her help when I realized the time crunch this morning.  When multi-generational living (and working, in our case) is good, it is very good!

After all my trepidation about too much exposure to the parents before moving back home, now I don’t like having them not here even only for a few weeks. 

It was a major, costly, and complex thing to figure out how to make this multi-generational living and working arrangement work.  But it was worth it.  To consider your own future multi-generationally, please call our office at (815) 436-1996 for an appointment.  ©2012 Gruber Law Office, Ltd.


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