'I’m dreading the day when we eventually move back out. It will be like leaving for university all over again'
It was a bizarre experience packing up the London flat we’ve lived, married and had our son in to head to my parents’ house, 200 miles away, just before the country entered lockdown. I’ve since sat through 26°C heat in jeans . It never occurred to me I’d still be here at a time that required suntan lotion.
Kelly Davies, 35, co-founder at The Goodwash Company, moved from Cardiff to North Wales where her parents live – and brought operations into their front room. ‘There’s a rota for the shower, Dad puts up the lunch, Mum does the dinner and I get the M&S treats in. Sleeping under my Michael Owen duvet and watching telly on my phone has made me feel 14 again, but I’ve enjoyed getting my washing done.
My own experience has been wonderful, and I’ve listened guiltily as friends have missed their parents desperately. We enjoy each other’s company – pre-pandemic, my parents were thinking of moving to be closer to us – and we’ve managed just one screaming row . It can feel tough, parenting and being married – with all the usual fallings-out – in front of your mum and dad, but when my son was stung in the face by a bee, I was happy to have Mum there debating Piriton doses with me.
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