• Living with family was a familiar part of growing up for me. • When my in-laws suggested we buy a house together, I didn't think the idea was crazy. • Multigenerational households have quadrupled since 1971, per data from Pew Research Center.

When my in-laws suggested halfway through my pregnancy that we all buy a house together, the idea didn't seem like the most outrageous thing in the world.

Growing up, I usually lived in some form of a multigenerational or multifamily household, as did may of my family members. One of my aunts lived with me, my mother, and brother for a time. After she had her son, she went to live with my grandmother and great-grandmother.

When I went to art school, the deal my dad made with me for footing the bill was that I would move in with my grandmother

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