Thanks Debbie, and I agree with jim. 75 is not old. And if the home is too much for him to handle alone, he should consider what his future holds as well.
If you meet someone in a whirlwind courtship and moved out, then what would he do?
Parents are happy kids grow up. By the way my dad is almost 80 and still working. He's not ready to kick the bucket yet, but he did ditch the house for a condo with my mom. He was sick and tired of a big home.
And steve just reiterated the point I made about it's not about the money. You can keep justifying that you can save $x, or $y, or $z the longer you stay.
You just need to set a dead line and move out. It's been 4 years already. My old roomie also moved home right after college for 1 year, during which her mom passed from breast cancer less than 6 months after being diagnosed. She moved out the next summer, her sister was in college and her brother went to college. Her dad found a fantastic woman (they knew from church) and remarried another year later.
Now it's been 6 years later and she tells me what a fantastic woman her stepmom is and stepsiblings. They are very loving and wonderful. She said she's so happy her dad is happy. And visits all the time. So good things can happen.
Last edited by LivingAlmostLarge : 01-08-2009 at 06:59 PM.
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