My Friend Is Buying - Building a House With Her Daughter

United States
February 14, 2026 8:36am CST
My best friend will turn 75 this year. Her daughter will turn 50. The daughter's daughter (the granddaughter) turned 16 this year and the daughter fears living alone after the granddaughter goes off to college. The friend worries about aging and has stairs in her home while she'd rather have a one-story living arrangement. So after long discussions and planning, they bought a lot in a newly developed subdivision and are building a house two separate living spaces and two ensuites, one for my friend and one for her daughter and naturally the granddaughter will have plenty of space too. It will take 8-10 months to build the house. My friend isn't putting her house on the market until after the closing on the house being built and is having to purge a TON of stuff because she's a packrat. Could you live with your parent or child? Do you? How's that going?
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Amber
@AmbiePam (112686)
• United States
7h
I could have lived that way with my mom. No way would I do that with my dad. We’d get on each other’s nerves. Whereas, my mom it would be like a great day every day. Man, I miss that woman.
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (213774)
• United States
7h
I couldn't live with my parents if they were still alive. I moved out for that reason. I never had children; but I doubt that arrangement wouldn't be good either.
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snowy
@snowy22315 (202935)
• United States
10h
It sounds good. I like how they are setting it up due to the privacy aspects. Doubt I could live with parent or child. I know a lot of people who do though and seem to do well with it.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (371721)
• Rockingham, Australia
1h
As long as they can get away from each other, I think it should be fine. It works very well for myLotter Marilyn.