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The Elder
The Parent
65+ Years Old The Elder moved into the suburbs after marrying her husband.
40-50 Years Old The Parent has always lived in the suburbs.
“Americans 65 and older also increasingly reside in the large suburban counties (25% live there, up from 22% in 2000)”
“In both the suburban counties and the urban core counties, 45- to 64-year-olds are now the largest age group in the population”
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The Young Adult 21-30 Years Old The Young Adult moved to the suburbs after growing up in the city. “The share of young adults between the ages of 18 to 24 living in the suburbs stood at 24% in 2018, compared with 20% in 2000.”
The Child 8-13 Years Old The Child moved to the suburbs after his parents got divorced “26% of children younger than 18 lived in large suburban counties, up from 24% in 2000.”
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1944 President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the GI Bill into law, it provided a range of benefits for returning World War II veterans. The new bill also provides a housing allowance and $1,000 a year stipend for books, among other benefits. Developments and new homes constructed during this time we targeted to returning veterans and their families.
I’m so glad we moved here darling! And we got such a great rate on our mortgage
1964 Although many white veteran were able to move into their new suburban homes, many neighborhoods commonly showed animosity towards minorities trying to move into suburbs as a result of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and HUD attempts to build more affordable housing in suburbs
Look honey, that’s the house I grew up in! And it’s for sale!
My new riding mower is great!
Everyone in the neighborhood has that new mower now...
Honey, can you please mow the lawn?
A perfect opportunity to go buy that new lawnmower...
That lawnmower I bought two years ago isn’t good enough!
Mowe’s
Wow this is so much better! I’ll take it!
Guess I don’t need that old mower anymore now that I got this newer better one. Into the trash it goes!
It’s football season, I need a better grill to host people! Time to upgrade to propane, goodbye charcoal grill!
That’s a perfectly working TV, why is it in the trash?
I really need a new vacuum, should I take this lightly used one?
I bet the girls will love this new play set I got them, kids always want the newest toys.
You’re not our real dad.
Girls, come play on the jungle gym your dad built you! You got rid of our old slide?
I want my old dad! Not you. How am I supposed to make my stepdaughters accept me?
Don’t worry dear, they’re nice girls, they will come to like you
What if I buy some gifts or suprise them? What do they like?
I got you girls a little surprise...!
We didn’t really ask for anything...
Want any ribs off the new propane grill?
Did you not know? We’re vegetarian
Hey! I saw this on TV, aren’t these the new Sparkle Princess toys? Let’s get them.
No thank you, we have the old ones from last year, they’re still fun.
When I don’t want something......
I have s things! Is there can get rid of it guil
... My things will end up at a landfill, sitting for years and years.
I could contact someone to pick up my extra items...
so many e a better way I without feeling lty?
...They’d come take it off my hands, no questions asked...
...And I can sit back and never think about it again! Oh... This new truck looks great!
Can’t believe I still have this old toy from my childhood, maybe someone else can enjoy it now?
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I love my home, but I never seem to be in the same room as the girls... How can I get to know them?
The girls never want to hang out with me...
We love being with you Mom!
I get so bored playing out here by myself...
Now girls, when I was your age, I also baked with my mom in the kitchen!
1942 With tens of thousands of American men joining the armed forces, women were able to enter the workforce. They were expected to return to the home once the war came to an end.
Of course! I haven’t left the kitchen ALL day! I wish I was working again...
1963 “She (Carol) is immobilized in gendered suburban architectural space and is accorded little escape from her prescribed role of stay at home wife and consumer” - Betty Freidan “The Feminine Mystique”
Honey! Is dinner ready?
Girls! Go play outside!
I heard new neighbors are moving in, we should greet them Let’s leave them be
My man ca nice and q
ave is so quiet...
I wish I had my own study...
I wish we had friends over to come play... The ladies are always in the kitchen... Mom this is so much more fun than sitting around!
I love my home, if I can get the girls more room, we could expand the family
We could also spend more time together as a family, like I did when I was a little boy!
I wish I knew my neighbors. Growing up my dad knew everyone and I had so many friends in the neighborhood. Now my girls know no one and don’t even like spending time with me.
A1
If only there was a place a could take my family out of the house to meet the neighbors ... But I don’t want to spend money and there isn’t anywhere close by we could just walk to !
What a fun place! Everyone is here. I haven’t seen the street so lively since I was a child.
A2
Can we have our own rooms?
Ugh I don’t know ask your mother...
You know we don’t have enough space for the girls to have their own rooms! What was I supposed to say? I didn’t want to upset them.
You have to go tell them!
Girls, I’m sorry but we just don’t have enough space for you to have your own rooms.
Maybe if you cared less about the lawn we could add an extension...
Get rid of the lawn? What are the girls thinking? Without a lawn where would we keep their jungle gym and my grill?
I wish I had a jungle gym like theirs. Maybe one day they’ll let me come over and I can play with them.
Sharing the backyard with my neighbor allowed me to build an addition in my own yard while making a new friendship with that family.
Awesome, new friends! Your family is welcome over anytime!
Nice to meet you neighbor! Thanks for having us over!
Hey! My dad said you could come over to play!
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