{"id":8237,"date":"2021-11-30T12:00:11","date_gmt":"2021-11-30T19:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.neighbor.com\/storage-blog\/?p=8237"},"modified":"2024-01-29T17:09:01","modified_gmt":"2024-01-30T00:09:01","slug":"moving-back-home-14-survival-tips-living-your-parents-adult","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.neighbor.com\/storage-blog\/moving-back-home-14-survival-tips-living-your-parents-adult\/","title":{"rendered":"Moving Back Home: 14 Survival Tips for Living With Your Parents as an Adult"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

If you are moving back home to live with your parents, you are not alone. Many factors have caused a large-scale reconfiguration of how Americans are living, and many adults are moving back to live with their parents.<\/p>\n

Zillow reports <\/a>that roughly 2.7 million U.S. adults moved back home with their parents in March, April, and May 2020 as the coronavirus pandemic spread.<\/p>\n

While the coronavirus has put the mass migration home in the headlines and may make moving back home seem like a temporary by-product of difficult times, there are many reasons adults of many ages are making this decision. This includes situations from changing family dynamics such as the need to care for aging family members or stabilize after a divorce to wanting to prioritize finances over living independently.<\/p>\n

Whatever the reason for moving home, doing so is hard even under the best of circumstances. Admittedly, there is plenty of potential for frustrations and misunderstandings as everyone adjusts to new roles. However, with the right tools, it can be a wonderfully rewarding experience.<\/p>\n

To help make the experience a success for you and your parents, here are 14 tips to help you move home without anyone losing their mind.<\/p>\n

1. Have the Hard Talk First<\/h2>\n

Before you pack your boxes<\/a>, sit down with your parents and discuss all the hard and uncomfortable things first, such as their financial expectations, visitors, household duties, house rules, privacy, and family time obligations. After the conversation about moving back home, have everyone write down their understanding of the conversation and provide an opportunity to clarify any differences. The more clearly everyone spells out expectations beforehand, the fewer disagreements you’ll have later.<\/p>\n

2. Downsize Before You Come<\/h2>\n

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When you move back in with your parents, you are not just moving “back home.” You are moving into their<\/i> home. It is easy to unintentionally cause hurt feelings by moving items to make room for your own or by cluttering up a space. The best way to avoid doing this is by bringing as little as possible.<\/p>\n

Take the opportunity to downsize<\/a> by selling, donating, or storing everything you will not immediately need or that will cause any disturbance if you bring it with you. If you do not like the idea of your belongings sitting in a highly trafficked storage unit or you want them closer and more accessible, consider renting space from people that live near you.<\/p>\n

Neighbor is a platform that connects people with stuff to people with spare space to store it, such as in part of a garage, spare room, or a shed.<\/p>\n

Just a few of Neighbor’s advantages include:<\/h3>\n