To save money, Wanda Urbanska, her son, Henry, and her mother, Marie Whittaker, all live together in Raleigh, N.C., with Ms. Whittaker living in a cottage behind her daughter's house. While Michael Litchfieldd, author of In-laws, Outlaws and Granny Flats, says, "the arrangement is not for everyone," it appears to be working out well for
To save money, Wanda Urbanska, her son, Henry, and her mother, Marie Whittaker, all live together in Raleigh, N.C., with Ms. Whittaker living in a cottage behind her daughter's house. While Michael Litchfieldd, author of In-laws, Outlaws and Granny Flats, says, "the arrangement is not for everyone," it appears to be working out well for the family profiled– and more than just economically. The benefits include being close by, having dinners together, and, as the grandmother is quoted as saying, "It's much better than being alone with a cat, as nice as cats are."
The New York Times, 11/9/2011
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