I love having my grown sons at home. Of course sometimes it cramps my new lifestyle of freedom from child rearing, but it is also good to have the company. My sons and I have always been close. One was medically discharged from military service. He paid his dues and is welcome at my home. The other is still pursuing educational and career growth and he's fun to have around, too.

I agree with the author regarding different rules. I'm a baby boomer and I had to move in with sons into my parent's home after divorcing. It was hard because there was that "old-school" expecation of me behaving like the perfect child. I, on the other hand, taught my sons correct principles and have allowed them to govern themselves. It has paid in dividends as they help me when they can, they respect me (rather than fear me), and we get along as adult friends as well as parent/child.

I give the children credit for getting an education and if Mom and Dad's house is a convenient rest stop while looking for a job, I think that's great! It's the "Boomerangers" without a life plan that mooch off Mom and Dad indefinitely that irritate me. Let your parents enjoy a side of life without you, but don't forget to call or stop by from time to time.

Multigenerational households are nothing new. They have just been absent for 100 years or so due to our temporary era of affluence. This era is fading into history along with the cheap energy glut that created it.
Can you say that the practice of families splintering into more and more households with fewer and fewer members per household, just because we could, has really been a benefit for our society?
Although it's certainly benefited the sellers of cars, real estate, furniture, appliances, and yard care products.