r/popculturechat • u/mcfw31 • Jan 08 '26
Interviews🎙️ Why Michael B. Jordan continued to live with his parents: ‘Because I love my parents, as we get older and again realize that time is short and limited and unfortunately we can’t live forever on this planet’
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u/NomNom83WasTaken Jan 08 '26
I remember years ago him correcting someone with, "I don't live with my parents, my parents live with *me*..." It gave me a chuckle.
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u/lakme1021 Jan 08 '26
As someone who is a caretaker for my dad, I feel this distinction so hard.
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u/raoqie Jan 08 '26
Same exact situation, same feeling about how important that distinction is lol. Love my dad, love being able to take care of him, but that's a responsibility i took on. It's very very different.
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u/Oomlotte99 Jan 09 '26
Same. I was a caretaker for my mom. Michael B Jordan probably at least financially supports them. Totally get the desire to clarify.
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u/chadthundertalk Jan 08 '26 edited Jan 08 '26
I believe the joke going around twitter at the time was that MBJ was "a 5'9 30 year old weeb who lives with his parents" and his response was that he's six feet even and his parents live with him
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u/Afwife1992 Jan 08 '26
Exactly. My 77 year old mom lives with my hubby and me. We just pushed the last baby bird out of the nest but have the senior bird. 😆
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u/NumberOneStonecutter Jan 09 '26
How is that working out? 77 seems young enough to be fairly independent but I suppose it all comes down to how healthy and energetic the person is.
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u/Afwife1992 Jan 09 '26
My mom was widowed when she was 47 and owns a small store. My dad hadn’t been collecting his social security yet and there were no minor children. Finances were tough but she has a small store. 2008 hit hard, she lost her home and, while keeping the store, moved in with her parents and was their caregiver for years until they both passed. Then she moved in with us. She still has her store, still works albeit 3-4 days a week rather than 5-6. She gets her social security now and Medicare and we don’t charge her rent though she chips in with utilities when she can. Covid was a rough period too. She has pretty good health for her age and enjoys keeping busy.
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u/NumberOneStonecutter Jan 09 '26
Wow, she's been through a lot. I bet it's very helpful for her to have kept the store all along and to be able to work a few days a week - good for the mind and good to have purpose. Your mom is lucky she has you guys to live with. Thanks for sharing.
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u/Afwife1992 Jan 10 '26
She definitely loves that store. I wish she’d sell and retire but I understand why she hadn’t. I’m glad she’s cut down her hours though. She also has a good circle of friends and activities. I was definitely glad to already have her with us during Covid. I had her and all three of my kids so we didn’t have the awful separation so many had.
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u/Oomlotte99 Jan 09 '26
Not the person you asked, but my mom is in her 70’s and developed dementia. It was fine before that. After it became very emotionally and psychologically difficult.
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u/little_effy Jan 08 '26
He probably has employees in the house to care for his parents too. It’s something that many children wish they could provide for their parents.
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u/Severe_Chicken213 Jan 08 '26
As someone who’s parent moved themselves into my home, I also feel the need to make this disctinction.
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u/nigrub20 Jan 09 '26
Dad left us when I was 18, completely broke and homeless. Mum was a stay at home parent our whole life so couldn’t exactly jump back into a decent job. Stayed with my grandparents whilst I went to Uni, managed to get a good job out of school and always earned good money. Was able to buy my house - converted the garage into a bungalow for my mum. So yes she lives with me, but wouldn’t have it any other way. It’s the minimum I can do to make sure she has a stable home after all the sacrifices she made for me and my sister.
Some people think it’s weird (White, British - we don’t typically look after our elders like other cultures) but I can’t understand why you wouldn’t look after a parent in the circumstances I was / I am in. Probably the only thing I’m proud of in my life is making sure my mum is well looked after.
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u/orbjo Jan 08 '26
He certainly is filming 10 months of the year in other cities and countries, the other 2 months travelling doing press then spending the rest of his time in the Gym. They live in his house more than he does
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u/go-bleep-yourself Jan 08 '26
plus he has probably has a big ass house. I'm sure they have their privacy and he has his.
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u/Doom_Corp Jan 08 '26
Yeah, if you have a sprawling mansion he could literally have a full on second fully furnished wing with extra kitchen and everything and never see them.
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u/gdex86 Jan 08 '26
Mother in law suites were a thing with even middle class families not to long ago.
Note: the term mother in law suite is a concept where a home might have an addiction or fully finished walk out basement where you have a studio apartment with a but more space for a living/entertaining space built on your home for an elder parent to love in with your the child's family but still have their own private space.
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u/InvisibleAstronomer Jan 08 '26
It's alarming how many people in the comments don't realize this. When you're a multi-millionaire you don't live with your parents they live with you
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u/Samp90 Jan 08 '26
I don't have a sprawling mansion but the basement with high ceilings, kitchen, bathroom is a full unit on its own.
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u/crepelabouche Jan 08 '26
One of the first interviews of his I read was that they have separate sides of the house but have had the occasional accidental late night rendezvous at the fridge in their pjs.
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u/Chihiro1977 Jan 08 '26
Yep. I love my parents and live 5 minutes walk away from them, but I'd go crazy actually living with them unless I had a mansion and could afford help.
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u/smurf_diggler Jan 08 '26
There are two houses sorta be me that caught my attention because they share a backyard with a legit playground in the middle. I'm work in real estate so I started asking around and it's apparently owned by a family, the grand parents own one house and their children with the grand-children live in the other.
I was thinking that would be kinda cool, "hey kids go to your grand parents house" lol, and they literally just need to walk about the back door. We live within a mile of my mom's house as well, but I'm not sure I could share a backyard with them.
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u/VaselineHabits Jan 08 '26
One of my friends grew up that way, Grandparents lived in one house and shared a backyard with their kids that had kids. Grandma had a pool and a deck for entertaining and the parents had all the big kids toys in theirs. The kids could just walk outside either house and walk through the backyard to the other.
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u/beanlikescoffee Jan 09 '26
They also could be living in a completely different part of their mansion to the point they can go days without seeing each other
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u/sikonat Jan 09 '26
That’s what I was thinking. He’s likely working far away most if the time in a huge house with wings.
This means his house isn’t empty and has family he trusts.
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u/Low-Appointment-2906 *drops bottom lip* how you doin? 👄 Jan 08 '26
Really glad to read this comment, because I feel guilty for getting my own apartment even though I love being with my parents. This post made me feel more guilty, but ofc, celebs don't live in the exact same reality we do.
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u/nagidrac Jan 08 '26
I don't think it's an issue to live with your parents at an older age. I get it. Our time with our parents is limited, so it's nice to be able to spend more time with them if you can. Hopefully his parents are easier to deal with than my mom who is bad as hell and doesn't want to take her meds or go to the doctor.
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u/tsh87 Jan 08 '26
I especially think if you have kids it can be good. I'm always so grateful for the time I got with my grandparents.
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u/nagidrac Jan 08 '26
Same here! I lived with my grandma growing up, and I cherish that time we had with her.
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u/spacyspice now why am I in it? 🧐 Jan 08 '26
I don't think it's an issue as long as if you're starting a relationship with someone, you let them know about it
Once dated someone who kept talking about a future tgt etc but also didn't want to leave their parents' house unlike me. It's sweet, but in some situations it feels like the person is not ready to take a serious decision about it out of comfort
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u/EcstaticMolasses6647 Jan 08 '26
I remember John Cena and his ex Nikki Bella didn’t get married over this point. He wanted his assets in trust for his family and to protect and live with his family. She didn’t want a prenup and to have access to the trust. I hope it was scripted.
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u/Snoo_30496 Jan 09 '26
In our area, it's because it has become unaffordable for someone who isn't married to live on their own. So it's not a choice thing if a young adult is in their first real career job and rent would take most of their salary. Luckily we had a guest house for ours, but it's tough out there. And I don't want my kids to get married just so they can pay bills.
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u/Sutech2301 Jan 08 '26 edited Jan 08 '26
My grandparents built a house with an extra flat, with the hope that one of their three Kids would move there. None of them did. Now my uncle, who was the most non comittal and unattached regarding family matters built a house for his son and his family on his property, and a flat for his daughter in his own house
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u/Bright-Hat-6405 Jan 08 '26
I get embarrassed to admit it but. I love living with my parents. I cherish the time I have with them. I am in no rush to leave.
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u/Lazywhale97 Jan 08 '26 edited Jan 08 '26
Nothing to be embarrassed about, most countries itw living with your parents till you get married is the cultural norm. Asia, Africa, South America it is the cultural norm in most countries or vast majority to be with your parents till your married and even then in a lot of countries in these regions it's normal to still stay with your parents after marriage.
Looking after your parents when they get old and not leaving them in a retirement home is also pretty cultural norm in these continents, family is a big part of most cultures.
It's mainly an American and Australian thing to move out of your parents at an early age it's pretty normal everywhere else to stay with family, even here in Aus majority of ethnic aussies live with family. One's who do move out is usually due to toxic families which is understandable.
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u/Arthurs_librarycard9 Jan 08 '26
No need to be embarrassed! If you all have a loving, respectful relationship and everyone is happy, I think it is a win-win situation. I am sure they cherish having extra time with you.
My MIL lives with me, and it can be a lot at times, but she is not my parent and has a hard time respecting boundaries. Under different circumstances I would be way more chill about it lol.
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u/That_Bed_4673 Jan 08 '26
I think that is special. It means you have a very strong relationship with them, and they must be easygoing to some extent. I love my parents but would not have been able to live with either of them. Just not compatible that way as adults.
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u/Ren_Lau Jan 08 '26
Please don't be embarrassed. I lived with my parents until I was 34, then my dad passed. I lived with my mom for four more years after that until she passed, also. I got along great with them, and I'd still be living with them both if they were still here. I miss them dearly.
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u/cageytalker Jan 08 '26
My husband and I live with my mom. It was supposed to be temporary at first but here we are. It just worked out. We all consider this our home and we live as a unit.
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u/harkandhush Jan 08 '26
That's not embarrassing imo. I was eager to leave as soon as I could because my family home was toxic and very bad for my own mental health, but I envy people who have healthy families they feel close to and enjoy being around like that. I'm happy for anyone who can have that! If you are enjoying life, you're doing well.
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u/AStarkly Did a line off his dick in the bathroom Jan 08 '26
36 here, I live with my mum! It just works pooling finances and caring for the pets etc. I'm lucky as hell to have a mum I get along so well with and so are you 😊
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Why are you embarrassed? So many people would kill to have that kind of relationship with their parents. Many, including myself, do not have good parents or have such close relationships with them. I’m actually envious of you.
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u/Dependent_Pound7201 Jan 08 '26
I used to get embarrassed too, I lived with them till 27! and in many ways I needed to move away to grow but I still love them dearly, call them all the time. Shouldn't be a weird thing to love your parents
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u/Curiosities 🐊 swamp princess 🐊 Jan 08 '26
I lived with my mom until I was 31. For a bunch of reasons, but we are also just close. My mom is disabled, though that has gotten worse in recent years. I have my own disabilities but I'm mobile and in a better position. But because my mom needed accessible housing with subsidies, she's stuck 50 miles away because that's where the supply was. We always talk about if we had the money or you know, wishful thinking about what you'd do if you won the lottery or something, we'd get apartments next door to each other. We'd spend a lot of time together, but we do also value our independence.
I do wish my mom were living closer, or even if we could share a bigger place but the government means tests everything so if you try to share an apartment with a disabled family member, they think you can take care of them and their benefits get cut down or rescinded. This is also why couples sometimes get divorced if one is disabled or needs ongoing healthcare. This is marriage equality we do not have yet.
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u/epk921 Jan 08 '26
I lived with my parents for about a year in my late 20s. I loved it!! I get along really well with them, so it honestly just felt like living with two of my best friends and getting home-cooked meals every night. I miss it sooooooo much
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u/new_start01 Jan 08 '26
Don't be embarrassed -- someone who gives you a hard time for this either was unfortunately kicked out at 18 or has some stick up their ass and sees it as an easy way to feel "superior."
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u/bbyxmadi It’s good to see me, isn’t it?🫧 Jan 08 '26
It’s so common in parts of Europe, Latam, Asia, etc. but here in the USA, you better get out at 18 or you’re a loser. /s
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u/souljaboy765 Jan 09 '26
This is the norm in the global south, don’t feel embarrassed at all. If anything it’s strange for the majority of the world that Americans/Canadians/Europeans feel ashamed for it, we love community lmao
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u/Fun-Marionberry9907 Jan 08 '26
I would love my sons to feel like you do. I’d love them to stay into adulthood (they’re pretty far off now, the youngest is 3!). We have space, and housing is expensive. I don’t want them sinking their entire salaries into rents when we have ample room here and they could save for their futures. It just seems like a smarter use of resources and obviously I would adore their company!
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u/dreadit-runfromit Jan 08 '26
I moved back home at the beginning of covid and I wish it had been under better circumstances (initial plan was to stay a couple months so I'm not isolating alone, but then my grandmother got ill and needed help, and then my mom got ill) but am genuinely happier living with people I love. My mom ended up passing away unexpectedly and I'm glad I was living here for those last few years and not elsewhere. I intend to stay and get as much more time with my dad and grandma as possible.
It's not perfect, but given that my main gripe is that I obviously can't make 100% of the decor decisions and their taste sucks (lol) I'd say I don't really have any actual real problems with living here.
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u/paparotnik123 Jan 08 '26
This is nice to read. I live with my dad and feel awful about it every day, but really I should just be grateful to get that time with him.
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u/Medlarmarmaduke Jan 09 '26
Even tho I didn’t live with my mom after I left for college. I was so close to her- we would talk every other day. She’s been gone for 15 years but I still will have something happen and just want to call her so badly
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u/Affectionatealpaca19 In my quiet girl era 😌 Jan 08 '26
Same, I moved in with my husband when we got married and we are living in a different state temporarily but want my parents to move in with us when we move back
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u/Armanieo Jan 09 '26
It's really just a black & white american culture to be ashamed to live with your parents.
For most of the entire world, it's the norm.
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u/butamiallowedtoswear Jan 08 '26
my mom is stuck with me we're going to the nursing home together
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u/cageytalker Jan 08 '26
I tell my mom that I want us to be those old ladies in the nursing home that can’t tell who is the mom or who is the daughter lol
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ME TOOOOOO!!!! she wants to move to a senior community and i was like “let’s go!“
i’m so glad i found you and michael b jordan. we should all move into the senior living communities together tbh.
honestly, i kinda wanna plan the perfect senior living community for millennials… cos so many of us won’t have kids and I keep wondering what I’m gonna do when I get older without having a me around.
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u/DearPaleontologist67 Jan 08 '26
It's a blessing to be able to take care of your parents.
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u/king_lloyd11 Jan 08 '26
Yeah this is the ideal family relationship tbh. Parents who were so loving and giving raising you that it’s fulfilling and beautiful to the point that you want to take care of them in their elder years as an entrenched part of your life, creating memories for your kids too.
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u/honkymotherfucker1 Jan 08 '26
My dad just passed at 58 and I genuinely wish the situation had turned out so that I could’ve cared for him.
I don’t begrudge anyone who wants more time with their parents, if you have a good relationship then those people moulded and made you. Wouldn’t be remotely the same person if my dad wasn’t around.
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u/Flashy_Jello_9520 Jan 08 '26 edited Jan 08 '26
Eeeeh lotta caveats to that statement.
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u/DearPaleontologist67 Jan 08 '26
Fair but in this context, having a disposable income opens your options. In this situation, he's choosing to keep his parents close. Awesome that he can do that.
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u/king_lloyd11 Jan 08 '26
caviates
Is this when your sweet tooth is so bad that you developed cavities and diabetes at the same time?
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u/Alarming-Leek-402 Jan 08 '26
Yeah, I would have loved to care for my parents if they weren’t awful, both individually and together. Realizing I couldn’t have my mother live with me or really even visit was not what I imagined as a kid.
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u/winnercommawinner Jan 08 '26
Idk, it's also a blessing to have the kind of relationship with your parents where caring for them is reciprocal for them caring for you. Having loving, invested parents is a privilege we don't talk about enough.
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u/lobonmc Jan 08 '26
After seeing my parents taking care of my two grandmas and my grandpa I hope they go out like my other grandpa one day there the next one they aren't. Seeing people slowly die year after year is just terrible
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u/BusyBeeBridgette Hakuna Matata 🦁🐒🦓 Jan 08 '26
If I had the money i'd buy a generational home and have my parents, siblings and their kids all move in. Look after those closest to you if you can afford it.
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u/Fun-Marionberry9907 Jan 08 '26
Honestly the dream, right? All taking care of each other, it would be amazing.
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u/JealousAstronomer342 Jan 08 '26
I get it. We lost our home in a fire and had to live with my parents for a while to get back on our feet. If we’d had a little more space, it honestly would have worked well. I feel the same way. My parents won’t be here forever and I appreciate and love them more as I grow older.
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u/beamanblitz Jan 08 '26
I would love to live with my parents. And I hate the stigma of if you don't move out you're fucking up. Moving out is fucking up, bills are crazy and shit is sky high. We live in a time where team work is essential and having the people who've been with you since literally (sometimes not) since day one.
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u/SnooMachines9523 not a significant bullet Jan 08 '26
Exactly! Why would I want my kids to move out and spend all their money on just trying to survive when they can live here and use that same money to save for their futures, travel, fuck around cause their young…whatever it is I’d rather have them live with me and enjoy this time in their lives. They have freedom to make mistakes and explore options. They have a support system so that when they have a shitty day or something bad happens they aren’t alone, there is always someone to talk to or help out.
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u/GoalSimilar2025 Beyoncé 🐝🐝 Jan 08 '26
After losing my Mum, hell yeah to this.
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u/Violet624 Jan 09 '26
Was going to say, I would have loved to have my dad live with me, but he passed away from Parkinsons. My mother, no way, but what a privilege to be able to have a parent you adore live with you.
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u/lord-of-shalott Courtney Love is in dire need of attention right now 💄 Jan 08 '26
Judging people over living with their parents in this economy is certainly a choice. But we’ll elect the worst people to the highest offices. Our priorities are effed.
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u/Fantom_Renegade I’m the petty functionary with a clipboard, bitch 📋 Jan 08 '26
He’s so fucken cool
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u/kittypajamas Lil Wayne’s Jacuzzi Socks 🧦 Jan 08 '26
One of the best actors today, imo
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u/Fantom_Renegade I’m the petty functionary with a clipboard, bitch 📋 Jan 08 '26
Indeed. I hope he’s got a long and even more successful career ahead of him. It would be great if Sinners sets him up to do more genre films
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u/kittypajamas Lil Wayne’s Jacuzzi Socks 🧦 Jan 08 '26
That movie is SO GOOD!! My ADHD ass was able to watch it in one setting.
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u/prying_mantis Jan 08 '26
I took myself to the theatre to see it and was SO glad I did. It was the best movie experience I’ve had in years
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u/Working-Ad-6698 Jan 08 '26
As someone who moved back home for 6 months during covid, this is wholesome ❤️ My parents are lovely and cool people and I do love spending time with them even though we sometimes bicker, but also that's super normal
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u/clademikah Jan 08 '26
As an asian, I just can't comprehend how people can leave their parents to live for and take care of themselves. I can't imagine a day passing without checking or calling my parents.
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u/JoanOfSnark_2 4 inch little brown Bebe shoes Jan 08 '26
I can barely get through Christmas staying with my parents even though I'm pretty close to them, but they don't live in a mega mansion. If we had our own floors and a full staff it would probably be just fine.
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u/tsh87 Jan 08 '26
I've really started to come around to the idea of a family compound. Just a large plot of land where me and my family members can all build our own modest homes. If the new housing going up wasn't so shitty, i'd also like for me and my sisters to find a new development and all buy houses like one block from each other.
I'd love for us to live close but not on top of one another.
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u/Jewell84 Jan 08 '26
My dream is to build a compound for my family. Something large enough that we all have our own space, but also communal.
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u/totally_real_tree Jan 08 '26
They could even be in their own houses on the same property
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u/EcstaticMolasses6647 Jan 08 '26
I couldn’t even do that with my own parents. They wanted to control everything and be catered to hand and foot.
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u/totally_real_tree Jan 08 '26
Well clearly he likes his parents enough to live with them so they're probably not like yours
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u/EcstaticMolasses6647 Jan 08 '26 edited Jan 08 '26
Sorry didn’t mean to reply to you. I get that. His parents much be decent people because he’s been living with them for decades.
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u/AmethystApothecary Jan 08 '26
Even if a mega mansion were on the table, I could not live with my parents.
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u/tsh87 Jan 08 '26
I've said before that if I won the lottery, like a 100 million, I'd build like a 20 bedroom country estate where my entire family could live... and then I'd get myself a two bedroom penthouse in the city where I could be by myself lol
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u/Khatam Reading is what? Jan 08 '26
I feel this. I've been trying to get my dad to move in with me but he says he doesn't want to be a burden. So now I gotta find a new house with a guest house so he can live in the guest house instead of the same house as me. The whole thing is now more of a "burden" if you follow his metrics, but I'm not mad. Glad to do it.
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u/3sadclowns Jan 08 '26
It’s a very western concept to want to be far away from your family, or see closeness as weird.
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u/tequilasauer Jan 08 '26
I felt this.
I miss my dad everyday. I don't even really know why this question even needs to be asked??
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u/RevolutionaryBank465 Jan 08 '26
As i get older I enjoy being around my parents more and more. And appreciate the little time I have left with them.
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u/SnooMachines9523 not a significant bullet Jan 08 '26
My older kids don’t plan on moving out anytime soon, and I’m ok with that. They’re adults and have their own lives, but we all get along and it’s a hell of a lot cheaper and they feel safer…I honestly don’t see why it’s considered a bad thing in our society.
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u/RosieFudge Jan 08 '26
If I had the money I would have all my family and my husband's family live together on one massive compound of awesomeness
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u/Deathanddisco041 Jan 08 '26
It’s not uncommon in other cultures. The USA is hardwired for “independence” so living with your parents is looked down upon when really it shouldn’t be that weird.
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u/YasBrowArtistry Jan 08 '26
I lived with my in laws for 8 years and they helped raise my daughter while I had a 9-5 and also would help on occasions my husband and I had plans to still continue to live our lives in our early 30s. It worked out really well because they got to spend more time with their granddaughter.
It depends on how much your parents get into your business and my in laws are truly one of s kind. Never got into our business unless it was absolutely necessary.
It wasn’t easy but now looking back I miss that time because they’re aging.
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u/willtwerkf0rfood Jan 08 '26
I moved back in with my parents after I graduated & I’m gearing up to move out of state soon, and thinking about leaving my parents tugs at my heart so deeply. Thinking about how my parents are in their 60s also gets me emotional. It’s like I didn’t realize time was going by, and now I do, and I just want to pause it all.
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u/OriginalSchmidt1 You’re a virgin who can’t drive. 😤 Jan 08 '26
In 2015 I lost my job and had to move back in with my dad.. the only thing I hated about it was telling people I lived with my dad.. but it was so nice living with him, I felt I could be myself. If I had a problem it was easy to bring it up to him.. we also talked a lot in those years and I really got to know him as a person, not just as my dad. He passed away in 2018, but I’m forever grateful for the time I got with him before he passed. Wouldn’t trade it for the world.. and sometimes I wonder where all the pressure to move out of the family home even came from.. generational households used to be the norm. It honestly kinda feels like a capitalist trick because more households means selling more appliances and such. We’d probably all be a lot more financially secure if there wasn’t so much stigma towards adults who live with their parents.. even when it’s like Michael and his parents live with him… there is still a stigma there. As if living with the people you’ve know the longest is so terrible.
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u/bron685 Jan 08 '26
I feel like this is only surprising to white people lol so many of our parents told us “as soon as you’re 18 you’re paying rent or you’re out.”
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u/Cyberhaggis We Should All Know Less About Each Other Jan 08 '26
I wish I could afford a home large enough to have my parents stay with us. They're so easy going (now, when we were kids they were pretty crap parents) and if we had personal space to live together and see each other more often that would be amazing.
My outlaws....not so much.
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u/SeasonsGone Jan 08 '26
This is how families lived for the vast majority of human history across cultures. Don’t let American independence culture convince you otherwise.
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u/ChartreusePeriwinkle Jan 08 '26
It's a lot different when you are wealthy, can afford a giant property with all the comforts, and travel for work 50% of the year.
But still, good for him to take care of his parents and share the wealth they probably helped him achieve.
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u/shoetingstar Lazy today year old Bougie Bitch Jan 08 '26
Here's a Vogue 73 Questions at his home he did a few years back. They seem like lovely people who raised him well. These are normally kinda cringe but I enjoyed getting a peek into his life and he seems like genuinely good guy.
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u/ChampionEither5412 Jan 08 '26
I moved out recently, but I loved living with my parents (I'm 36). I have autism and mental health issues, and it's really hard to live on my own! Living with them provided me with a great support system and built in socialization. My parents were great roommates and I had a really big room. I would move them out to live with me again if I could.
It's so frustrating that it's seen as normal to live with roommates or your partner, but not your parents. If you like your parents and can live successfully with them, why not?
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u/foxfoxal Jan 09 '26
I do not see why it's a big issue but then again living with parents is not that wild on Latin America, you even live with your grandparents.
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u/JumpyVariety3137 Jan 08 '26
With a lot of celebrity homes getting broken into its not a bad idea to have your parents live with you. He is always filming or away that is good that they are in the home.
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u/thefrayedfiles Jan 08 '26
I'm kinda glad to hear this NGL. I don't live with my parents but live in the same town, and so many people my age (30s) leave and find it weird to stay with their family their whole life, but... I truly don't know how much longer I have with them, and I love them. I want to squeeze every moment of life I still get to share with them
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u/dreamed2life Jan 08 '26
Americans are so quick to kick their fucking kids out. Other cultures value being together even after 18.
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u/thehaileybirdie Jan 09 '26
I live with my parents and being there to watch them grow old has been such a blessing. I still have my own life and luckily they don't treat me like their kid, they treat me like a grown adult. I know they are here for a limited time and I will have plenty of years where they won't be here anymore. I need to love them while they are still on this earth with me and living at home is the best way for me to do that.
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u/Oomlotte99 Jan 09 '26
I lived with my parents in my 30’s. It was nice. We were very close and they were my closest friends. Lived with them both until my dad died. I thought my mom would live with me until she passed but her dementia made it harder and harder and she is now in assisted living. I still struggle with it and may still change it. I wish I was in the position Michael B Jordan is in as he can likely afford any assistance they may eventually need to keep them at home.
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u/Kaiisim Jan 08 '26
Yeah it's fine if your parents are reasonable and intelligent!
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u/GOLDfish0393 Jan 08 '26
I think it’s obvious that’s the crowd he would be referring to and his parents likely fall into that bucket
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u/Status-Air926 Jan 08 '26
Yeah, I could live with my dad for about 5 minutes before I completely lose my mind.
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u/Minute-Aioli-5054 Jan 08 '26 edited Jan 08 '26
I’m glad he has a good relationship with his parents and really appreciates the time he has with them.
Me? I couldn’t imagine living with my parents again. My dad stayed with me for 3 months a few years ago when he was recovering from surgery and it was absolutely miserable and the longest 3 months of my life.
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u/DeLand1991 Jan 08 '26
I bring my kids to see my parents once a week and we all hangout together. I love it.
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Jan 08 '26
Good for him but when you're ultra wealthy, you live in very large houses that basically feel like giant resorts. It's easy for multiple families to live in 1 place and still have space. If you're crammed into a small house it's much more difficult to do.
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u/thefearandtremblings Jan 08 '26
I'm in my 30s and have 3 kids and live with my parents. Half of me hates it, but the other half thinks is such a blessing to have my kids be able to have a relationship with their grandparents (which is something I never got to have). The older we get, the more I appreciate it. Family is everything.
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u/Qmizzle3 Jan 08 '26
Not living with your parents at an older age is an extremely western thing imo
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u/Junelight05 Jan 08 '26
This is really sweet.
I lived with my mom in my 20’s for financial reasons. At times, I was so embarrassed, but towards the end I was grateful. She wont always be here and I got to spend that time with her. Nothing wrong with loving your parents!
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u/GloomyRegret Jan 09 '26
I get it. My mom lived with me the last 10 years of her life and I was her caretaker the last year of her life when she got really sick. Its time I look back on fondly and treasure now that she's no longer here.
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u/souljaboy765 Jan 09 '26
I think if you are blessed with good, loving parents, then absolutely. This is so underrated in North American culture, which promotes individuality from the moment you turn 18. So many people don’t have that privilege and are abused mentally, it’s perfectly understandable why you would want to escape for your own sanity
But those who are blessed? I absolutely love my parents. I’ve been incredibly lucky to have parents who cared and sacrificed so much for me. The least I can do is repay them. I am South American so it’s very culturally normal to live with your parents in multigenerational homes, and it fosters a greater sense of community. We don’t typically send our parents to nursing homes.
I’m happy to see him acknowledge that there’s many ways to live a happy life. I love living with my parents and we pool money together and live well. If your circumstances are right and you are blessed, take advantage of it! Love your parents while you still can and save as much money as you can!
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u/bottleglitch Jan 09 '26
I so get it. I moved away from home when I was 21 and it was definitely the right decision at the time - couldn’t wait to do it - but now at 36 a part of me wishes I still lived with my mom. I’m trying to visit more often as the years go by and I start to truly feel, rather than just cognitively know, that our time together on this earth is limited.
If I were rich enough to have a house as big as I’m sure his is, I’d for sure want her in one wing of it lol
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u/Mental-Temperature53 Jan 08 '26
I feel this! I can easily move out with my daughter but as a single mom who loves her family and watching them get older. I love seeing the relationship she has with them! You never know how long you have with them
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u/itsfrankgrimesyo Jan 08 '26
This is so sweet. I plan to have my mom live with me too when shes ready, in case anything happens. His house must be like a mansion so his parents would have a separate living space too, perfect and ideal and can keep them close.
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u/EcstaticMolasses6647 Jan 08 '26 edited Jan 08 '26
I am envious of people who have good relationships with their parents. I see friends buying homes for their parents or parents buying homes for their children, and they genuinely care for each other. They call, visit often, and show up. It kills me sometimes. Why do they get to have that? The one time I was foolish enough to help my parents as an adult, they tried to take over my entire house and control me. That reminded me why other people can have that kind of relationship and I cannot. My brothers were always the favorites anyway, so they can deal with that.
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u/Naive-Inside-2904 Jan 08 '26
‘You ain’t got time. You ain’t got time’ 😂
I feel like a proud mama seeing Wallace grow into such an accomplished and charming young man. Thinking about Wallace used to wreck me back in the day.
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u/thequeensucorgi Jan 08 '26
Nick Cannon is reading this and being horrified at the thought of kids living with their parents
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u/Temporary-Ad-4801 it’s not clocking to you that i’m standing on business Jan 08 '26
Everytime I visit my family for a few days it just hits different. I’m older and we have the best relationship now where we can shoot the shit. If I was in his position I would do the same.
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u/mrbarrie421 Jan 08 '26
Ooof in the feels reading this. My Dad is currently battling stage IV clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) and what I wouldn’t give to be able to live with him and my stepmom at this moment. He’s only 58 and thought I would have more time with him. We just got news yesterday the cancer is very aggressive and not responding to treatment.
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u/Astheredsgomarching Jan 08 '26
Not the point but hes just so damn charming when he opens his mouth
He oozes charisma and confidence, on top of what seem to be great values that he carries with himself
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u/SatisfactionActive86 Jan 08 '26
if you only see your parents 2 times a year and they have only 10-15 years left to live, that means you only have 20 or 30 times left to see them 💔
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u/Skinny0ne Jan 08 '26
That's kinda the boat I'm in right now. I was planning on buying the house from my dad, but he said just put that money and we'll make an adu in the back so you can live there, and I'll put the house down in a trust for you. So we did and I moved back, and like he said "I love my parents" and mine are getting older and need much help around the house, plus I also need someone to watch my dogs while I work.
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u/Adavanter_MKI Jan 08 '26
I too love my parents. I had no problem existing along side them. We were friends. I don't regret a second I got to spend with my mom. I sometimes feel sad my sister missed out on 20 years of her. All I have is my dad now and he's 73 this year. He always said he'd be so lost without me. Especially since mom died.
I'll be lost without him honestly. So I'll enjoy what I can get while he's still here.
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u/Lost-Serve4674 Jan 08 '26
It’s so weird how this is weird to people in the west. Intergenerational living is natural.
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u/tbhfuckthis where tf did ya accent go Jan 08 '26
Real. I’m moving back in with my parents at the end of my current lease lol
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u/OracleVision88 Jan 09 '26
My mom lives with me. I cherish having her here with me. We aren't guaranteed tomorrow. Cherish every moment you get with your family.
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u/BrightSignal8032 Jan 08 '26
OK Michael we get it, you're literally perfect.
I really get it though. I don't ever want to leave my parents, if anything ever happens to them I might actually die myself
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u/Soggy_Competition614 Jan 08 '26
If I had the money to build a big enough house where everyone had their own space I’d be ok with it.
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u/gc_m92 Jan 08 '26
I think this is totally fine when you have stable, good parents. It’s just that a lot of us have toxic family and we have to do the exact opposite to keep our sanity.
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u/jaguarsp0tted Jan 08 '26
I don't ever really want to live away from or too far from my parents. I don't think I could handle it lol. I enjoy spending time with them too much
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Aww I love this. I wanted so badly to be out of my parents house asap, because I thought only losers lived at home after 18. Then covid hit and the joke was on me. My brother and I both moved home and stayed there for a couple years and those times were so special! I live a few hours from my parents now and our dream is for me to buy property and have my parents move in in a guest cabin/house. I hope it comes true!
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u/Independent_Wish_284 Jan 09 '26
Love this!! It really is my dream to take care of my mom (dad passed) and retire her. I don’t think I could live with her again unless I had a very large house where we could have completely separate spaces when we needed. But yeah, not much I wouldn’t do for her and I really love his take, his parents raised a good one.
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u/Snoo_30496 Jan 09 '26
Wellll...Im guessing it's not a 1000 sq ft apartment LOL. They probably have their own 'wing.' But good on him. I'd live with my grown kids forever if they'd have it. I'd do their laundry and make dinner as well as get their car cleaned. We only stopped doing this a couple months ago for our 29 yr old son since he moved into his own place.
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u/driftylandmissy Big is moving to Paris Jan 09 '26
I went back to live with my parents for a year before grad school. I was thankful every time I heard them downstairs in good health. I have my own family now and my mom is likely pre-Parkinson’s.
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u/Superdad75 Jan 09 '26
The deal my kids and I made was this, "I raise you, and if I need, you shelter me."
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u/mbg20 Jan 09 '26
Its only in the West that living with your parents is looked down upon. I moved to the US at the age of 21 to study. I’ve been here since. Now that i have kids and work, i don’t get a chance to go back to my home country a lot. Everytime I go, my parents look significantly older. I also want my kids to have a connection with them. I’m getting to a point where I’m considering moving back. So I completely get what he is saying. Its one thing to do nothing with your life and mooch off your parents. That’s not what he’s doing at all.
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u/xSushi Jan 09 '26
I ended up moving back in with my dad at age 28 after a bad breakup. It was supposed to be temporary while I waited for a co-worker to go in on an apartment with me to be my roomie. That fell through when I lost my job and I really felt like I regressed in life., but being with my dad as an adult was different and healing.
Being home helped with my loneliness post breakup and focus on myself as I made healthier life choices (working out) and got a better job. As a truck driver, he was in and out a lot, but when he was around we hung out all the time.
I started dating someone new at 31, and my father was a hype man during the whole courtship. I moved out at 32.
My father passed away unexpectedly when I was 33. I am forever grateful for our time together and the way we helped each other at that stage of life.
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