Multigenerational living is reshaping the American dream

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As costs climb, more Americans are turning to multi-generational living to make life work.

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I became a single mom and needed to rent a house in one of the most expensive zip codes in the US. My parents moved in to help.

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Vanessa Gordon and family sitting a couch in the living room
Vanessa Gordon lives under one roof with her multigenerational family in East Hampton, an expensive neighborhood in New York.

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This essay is part of The New American Home, a series that examines multigenerational houses.

I took my 81-year-old grandma on an international trip. It was great, but I wish I'd known more about traveling with an older relative.

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The author and her family posing outside the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.
I traveled from the US to Canada with my 81-year-old grandma, and I wish I'd planned our trip better.

Emily Schlorf

I'm 57 and helping raise my 6 grandchildren in a crowded multigenerational home. I thought my life would be easier by now.

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A family in the living room.

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I'm 27, don't own a house, have no kids, and am not married. My parents had all that by my age, so I don't feel like an adult.

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Adam England in front of city landscape
The author feels behind as an adult.

Courtesy of Adam England

I let my daughter reject hugs and kisses at family gatherings. My boomer relatives initially felt offended.

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tiffany tuttle sitting in her car with her daugter with family members outside the car
The author's daughter didn't like being hugged by her grandparents.

Courtesy of Tiffany Tuttle

Millennials are richer than their boomer parents. Here's why they love to complain anyway.

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A dark rain cloud raining money on a young Gen Z person

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Gen Alpha is no longer the youngest generation — Gen Beta has arrived

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gen alpha girl looking at iphone
Gen Alpha members are occasionally nicknamed "iPad kids" due to their perceived reliance on tech.

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The 4 biggest differences between Gen Z and boomer coworkers, according to a manager of both

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A venn diagram of a boomer and a gen z worker.
 

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I want my kids to feel connected to relatives who are no longer with us. I'm sharing holiday traditions to help bridge the gap.

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A family enjoys opening their festive Christmas Crackers at the dinner table.
A family, not the author's, enjoys sharing memories of past holidays at the dinner table.

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