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.