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In reply to the discussion: Are you planning on working in retirement? [View all]Tikki
(15,136 posts)front door: please help me raise him, the mom left. Our son, thankfully had a job, asked
us to help all workdays.
That meant potty training and parent's clubs and trips to the zoo and all. A pleasure because
we are his grandparents, but nearly a full time responsibility. Exhausting at 60 y.o.
Then to make a better life for he and his son, our son bought a house. It needed some repairs and updating.
So my Mister remodeled the home extensively.
Then, time to update our properties. So far my hubby has renovated two bathrooms, taken them
down to the floor joists and all new wiring, totally rebuilt and, also, a kitchen renovation...same scenario
as the bathrooms, total rebuild.
We still have one more kitchen and one more bathroom to go.
So he has been working, yes indeed.
The way we see it; California property in this area really doesn't lose value. Upgrades here will make all of us money
in the long or short run.
And most of all, the time we have put into helping our son create a stable and loving family of his own
that will reap rewards, the real rewards, for all of us.
The Tikkis