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When multigenerational living arrangements lack clear boundaries

My husband and I moved in with his elderly father six months ago to help him, but we're all driving each other crazy because we never established any ground rules and now there are three different ideas about how the household should work and everyone's walking on eggshells.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Three adults are trying to share space and decisions without acknowledging that good intentions aren't enough to bridge different generations, habits, and needs for autonomy.

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