Yes, there have been rows but here's how I've made moving back home work
Rising costs are forcing more young adults to live with their parents, here's how not to come to blows.
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"Because of that, there have definitely been some clashes between me and my parents."
— Natasha Suman , Other
"The biggest challenge is often not money, but role confusion."
— Dr. Fenia Christodoulidi , Academic
Key People
37-year-old woman living with her mother in Yorkshire.
Head of training and consultancy at counselling service Relate.
Caroline Bentham's mother.
24-year-old marketing coordinator living with her parents in Bedford.
Natasha Suman's father.
Natasha Suman's mother.
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Rising costs are forcing more young adults to live with their parents, here's how not to come to blows.
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