Comments on: Leaving Their Parents Behind

By: Decatur's Token Republican

Decatur's Token Republican — Wed, 12 May 2010 03:53:26 +0000

Palm Beach Gardens High class of ’84. I know the area well. My scout camp was in Jupiter/Tequesta.

Your dad sounds like my kinda guy.

By: Ridgelandistan

Ridgelandistan — Tue, 11 May 2010 18:25:26 +0000

DTR you are good!
Pompano (Coral Springs used to be our scout campground, I’m that old!) then Deerfield then Wellington. Whenever they paved the road up to the driveway it was time to move. I thought Dad liked country living, but then I realized he just didn’t like people. Now he lives on a mountain in NC and boy is he pissed that they paved the road!

By: macarolina

macarolina — Tue, 11 May 2010 16:42:43 +0000

emphasis on chores may be another generational thing– my dad loves to have house projects and has a very hard time sitting still/reading/hangin’ somewhere like the pool or downtown for too long. Many friends and neighbors have reported the same for their parents. I have no such problem with leisure activities! and yes, a smaller house helps me do that (and ignoring some of the cobwebs).

By: karass

karass — Tue, 11 May 2010 15:51:58 +0000

PLUS a big house is a LOT more work! Never understood the desire for more, more, more house because it means more, more, more clutter, cobwebs in those high ceilings, marks on walls to be cleaned, yard to be mowed etc. I think busy, engaged families realize that there’s more to life than keeping up the hardwood floors and granite countertops. Housecleaning and gardening are a pasttime for some and one more chore for others. I’d rather be with the children, walking into town, hanging out at the schools, or reading a good book (not to mention the slothful things like hanging out at a pool or sleeping in late) than keeping up a huge house. Huge houses and renovations are only luxurious for so long if there’s dirty fingers and smelly sneakers in the house…

By: macarolina

macarolina — Tue, 11 May 2010 15:42:50 +0000

additional economic factor– I would think there are way more two parent working families, and single parent families now, where a bigger house with a monster commute just isn’t worth the trade off of the time taken from family.

I also wonder how the growing demographic of those waiting much longer to get married and/or start families plays into it– more likely to live in the city at that period of singleness & dating, then get hooked on urban living and stay…