My Home is No Longer My Castle
John:
Jen has gone and done it. She planted a seed a few months ago and now here we are packing up, uprooting, and moving in with *gasp!* her parents! Quick! Somebody pinch me – is this for real???!
Jen:
I know, I know. It’s a little hard for me to swallow as well. Believe me, after leaving when I was twenty-two never once did I dream I’d be right smack dab in my old hometown again, let alone redecorating my old room to accommodate me, you AND the kids!
John:
Got it, got it. It’s just, our space, our privacy, our ways. It’s all going to be so different now. Where do I begin?
Jen:
I know, I know. We’ve gotta acclimate ourselves to the way they (my parents) do things around the house; the foods they cook; their quirks and idiosyncracies and such. I’m sure they’re dealing with the same things as far as we’re concerned. I mean, did you catch the look they shot us when we mentioned that we don’t normally eat rice every night? It was like blasphemy in the name of the grain!
John:
Yeah, and what about sex?
Jen:
What about sex?
John:
Well, you know how thin the walls are in there. What’re we gonna do?
Jen:
(pondering a moment) How ‘bout this for incentive: everytime we pay a bill off we’ll splurge and get a really fantastic hotel room for the weekend!
John:
(groan) Great. All the more reason for me to absolutely love this move!
posted by Mama's Moon at 11:03 AM
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When I got divorced, I stayed with my parents for a month or so and I wanted to get out of there so badly it wasn't even funny. I was by myself (no kids). I can't imagine having a whole family back there. Sometimes to take steps forward, you have to take a step back to get what you want. In the long run, you'll be happier.
All I can say is, bury your faces in pillows and put some sort of window insulation on the back of the headboard so it doesn't knock so loud against the wall.
UGH! Back in with the parents. That should be incentive enough to save every possible cent you can to pay off any and all bills as soon as you possible can and buy a house somewhere, ANYWHERE!!!
I think my biggest issue with that is that they would attempt to have a say as to how I raised my kids. Just wait, I bet that's next.
*sigh* *cringe*
Good Luck guys.
John, maybe a second job for a couple of months is in order! LOL
Hmmm..we are recently back in our home town but not in our parent's house. Wow. I get the financial thing. Its why we moved too. Can't be a one income family in San Diego. Good luck!
I'm looking for a silver lining here. How about this: the built in babysitters must be kind of nice.
Mike - thanks for the 'soundproofing' tip (I'm sure it'll come in handy since it's almost a sure thing that J's not waiting around to pay a bill in full before gettin' some nooky!) teehee!
Jen - J and I have actually talked about a second job; but in this case it may just have to be me since they're MY parents!! Yikes!
Brandi - nope, two kids + one income = going nowhere fast! Thanks for the luck!
Jill - yes, the built-in babysitters are definitely a big, big plus! More date nights = happier mommy!
Wow, that's committment....
We stay with our parents for a weekend and are dying to get home.
Keep your eye on the goal and hopefully it won't take long for your to get where you need to be financially.
Good Luck!
Yes, that should be a tough set up, we lived with my parents for a summer when we were first married and it was . . . interesting :)
Mr. Big Dubya - thanks for the luck; we're going to need it! Keeping our eyes on the prize is about all we'll be doing in the next six months!
Scribbit - yes, interesting is the best way to describe it; at best!
good luck in the move, guys!
Funny post... nice blog. Want to know about thin walls? Try shacks in Africa... a family of 6, a 2 roomed house... husband on heat...
They say that's why these babies are born small... coz it was small space trying to make them. Funny.
Since you have two kids it's entireely possible that your parents know you have sex. :-)
Do whatever you have to to get on the road to home ownership. My husband and I live in what was essentially a college dorm for 14 months (8 of those months with newborn twins!) because it was rent free. After those 14 months we had enough to put 20% down on a home! Was a floor with drunken college freshmen the ideal environment to bring our newborn twins home? Nope. Was it worth it when we finally moved into our very own home? Yep!
Good luck with the move and the adjustment!
Best wishes with your move! Good to have found your blog!
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