• My husband and I became "boomerang kids" when we moved in with his parents and our four kids. • This was a temporary move, but it's led to bigger life realizations for me. • I'm surprised that part of me misses living under their roof.

In 2024, my husband and I decided we would get a loft extension.

We'd been saving and planning for years. Finally, our daughters —ages 8, 10, 12, and 15 — would have their own bedrooms in our London home.

But there was a small issue: We could only afford to proceed with the project if we moved in with my in-laws for the duration. The premise sounded like a dysfunctional reality show: "Survive the in-laws and win the house of your dreams."

We were all dreading it. Not because we don't get along, but because we do. But it's taken nearly two decades a

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