Amanda the Great by Amanda El-Dweek for June 28, 2022

There used to be what was called mother-in-law houses in the U.S., small houses built on an existing property but a lot of towns passes laws that forbid them. In Europe a lot of the middle and upper class homes had what were called Dowager Houses which were traditionally occupided by the mothers of the male head of the family so that the wife and her mother-in-law would each have their own household.

…… would that be a tree house? If so I’m in (I’m retired already you know)

It’s all in the marketing.

We live in one!

There’s always prefab.

Is that a Ninja Turtle under Mandy’s arm?

A dawdi haus. “In Amish culture, the Dawdi Haus is usually a smaller home, attached to or near the main house, which the farmer moves into when he retires and sells the farm and main house to one of his children.” -Not the definition I was looking for but.. okay.

My son may have to consider providing me one if my rent keeps going up like it has. $350 last year, and $250 this year. Remember the good old days when you could count on $25 or so each year? I can…..

I’m so, SO happy my mother-in-law lives over 2,000 miles away. Ecstatically happy.

I’m glad that you and Dan have that kind of relationship with your folks! There’s probably too many of us on here who are envious of that relationship :)