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8. Not at all. The house was a horror. My childhood was good. My parents were the best. But the house...

Mon Mar 17, 2025, 09:38 AM

Mar 17

It was built over a swamp and flooded every few years. It was a two family and that was ok when my parents were there to watch the tenant from day to day. After my father died, my mother went into assisted living for dementia. The elder law attorney advised that the best would be to manage the house until she passes and use the rent to pay for her care. He said that the average person with dementia lives for two years.

She lived for 10 years. Mixed feelings about that. My parents gave me good genes. I look, feel and act like 20 years younger. But it ended up being 10 years of tenants from hell and basement flooding more frequently.

So no, I don't miss the house.

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I live in the town I grew up in. A small, N.J. town that has streets with old tree canopies and gas street [View all] 3Hotdogs Mar 17 OP

Have you gone back to your home? OAITW r.2.0 Mar 17 #1

No. The house was a "tear down" and flip. 3Hotdogs Mar 17 #2

That sucks a lot, I bet. OAITW r.2.0 Mar 17 #3

Not at all. The house was a horror. My childhood was good. My parents were the best. But the house... 3Hotdogs Mar 17 #8

The house in the small NJ town mnhtnbb Mar 17 #7

Your hometown sounds lovely and peaceful. lucca18 Mar 17 #4

How beautiful JMCKUSICK Mar 17 #5

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