"I always knew selling our house in Washington and moving across the country to live with my parents in Maryland was not my dream. However, the practical side of me thought it might at least be a good idea. For several years, my partner and I had been struggling with the high cost of living in Western Washington. And, like many millennials, I've struggled to juggle parenting, work, and a social life."
"I spent months hawking our things on Facebook Marketplace and our local "Buy Nothing" group. We sold our house, said goodbye to our community, and crammed the rest of our belongings into a truck and a small U-Haul. One week and many hours of driving later, we pulled up to my childhood home and moved in. Moving in with my parents was a smart financial decision but I've lost a lot I lost my community and sense of home when I left Washington."
A parent sold a Washington house and moved across the country to live with parents in Maryland to reduce financial strain and gain family support. The move produced daily grandparent involvement for the two-year-old daughter and reduced housing costs. The family sold many belongings, drove cross-country, and settled into the childhood home. Practical benefits included closer relatives and financial relief. Emotional costs included loss of community, nostalgia for the life built in Washington, and difficulty building a comparable social network and sense of home in Maryland.
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