50-year-old mom moves in with 32-year-old son because she only has $200 a month after paying bills and debt: 'How do I do this without feeling guilty?'

It's very common for parents to move in with their adult children when they can't afford to live on their own. This type of arrangement doesn't work for all families, especially when the parents and their kids aren't particularly close, and they're only interacting with them because they have nowhere else to turn. If you have a close relationship with your family, multigenerational living can strengthen that bond. It can help divide the household labor more evenly, so one adult isn't the only one taking care of everything. Living with family is also safer for elderly people who need someone to help them with everyday tasks. It allows grandchildren to spend a lot of time with their grandparents. There are numerous benefits, but it's often stigmatized as a last resort. In the case of this mom and son duo, it's certainly a last resort, but that doesn't mean it's a bad thing.

The mother in this story is unable to care for herself. She only has $200 every month after the bills and debt are paid, and that is not enough to live off of. Her son makes three times what she does and has offered to let her stay with him, but she has her hesitations.
Moving in With Adult Child who Makes 3 times my salary.

via u/LBell_L4Stenosis
Advertisement
via u/LBell_L4Stenosis
via u/LBell_L4Stenosis
via A. C. (Unsplash+)

_{The image does not depict the actual subjects of the story. Subjects are models.}
Advertisement
via u/Final_Journalist_186
via u/BigAl265
via u/vinsane38
Advertisement
via Wade Austin Ellis

_{The image does not depict the actual subjects of the story. Subjects are models.}
via u/xtothewhy
via u/Bobmcguire
Advertisement
via u/Bobmcguire
via u/Iron-Fist
via Fellipe Ditadi (Unsplash+)

_{The image does not depict the actual subjects of the story. Subjects are models.}
Advertisement
via u/church-basement-lady
via u/Ok8850
via u/BusinessLetterhead47
Advertisement
via u/YourVelcroCat
via u/Sh**-idk
via u/Ya_habibti
Advertisement
via u/Tripstrr
via u/Tripstrr
via u/BoysenberryParking96
Advertisement
via u/BoysenberryParking96
via u/BoysenberryParking96
via u/PossumJenkinsSoles
Advertisement