It's Still Working

It's been 9 months now and I'm not doing laundry other than my own. I take that as a sign that I've not let my overactive "mom" gene take over. I'm not ironing work shirts (my personal most unfavorite task) and I'm only cooking when I feel like it. All this with learning new communications skills...like if I don't feel like cooking, letting it be known via text message, for example. And a new skill for me, staying out of what is not on my "to do" list...sometimes with effort. All-in-all, living together seems to be working so far and I feel privileged to get to know my son not as a kid, but as a friend and as a responsible adult who has good ideas and a perspective on things I can learn from. But this isn't about me....I want to know how this is going with the rest of you. What happens when it's not just a mom, but a mom and dad that shares space with kids and grandkids? As a society, are we returning to what was always a good idea...multi-generational households...out of economic necessity only or are we really embracing the opportunity to flourish and learn new skills. Does sharing space end up in somebody slipping back into dependence. What are the day-to-day happenings that can maintain the magic and ward off financial and emotional unbalance. What works? What new challenges do you face? What do you miss? What are the gifts? Our pioneer ancestors knew how to do this but does it work when you combine fiecely independent children of the 1960s with their Gen X kids? What a mix! How's it going for you?