This is how my grandparents house was growing up. They were my neighbors so it was like having 2 houses.
Anyway family would just pop in whenever. The older I get the more I reflect on how nice it was. The closeness and connection as opposed to this isolation.
We were meant to have these large extended families that we lived together with. Multi-generational households or even compounds were the norm for practically all of human history.
Sometimes I think about what we’ve lost. I guess I don’t have to wear pants
I like the idea of a compound or a village for a multi-generational family home. Seems like a nice blend of closeness and respecting boundaries. I’m not saying that wasn’t the case in your situation. I’m sure you had a method of respecting their privacy, too.
It really was an open door policy. Only time I had to knock was at night after 8 or so because they would lock up. I guess other family would call at nighttime, but daytime was open
This is how my grandparents house was growing up. They were my neighbors so it was like having 2 houses.
Anyway family would just pop in whenever. The older I get the more I reflect on how nice it was. The closeness and connection as opposed to this isolation.
We were meant to have these large extended families that we lived together with. Multi-generational households or even compounds were the norm for practically all of human history.
Sometimes I think about what we’ve lost. I guess I don’t have to wear pants
I like the idea of a compound or a village for a multi-generational family home. Seems like a nice blend of closeness and respecting boundaries. I’m not saying that wasn’t the case in your situation. I’m sure you had a method of respecting their privacy, too.
It really was an open door policy. Only time I had to knock was at night after 8 or so because they would lock up. I guess other family would call at nighttime, but daytime was open
Simple times