For context… my younger brother recently has come into some misfortune and needs somewhere to stay for up to a year to get his life together (job and accommodation). We’ve offered to take him in as I have a spare bedroom with its own Ensuite and it’s on the top floor of our town house which is good for his privacy. He’s quiet in himself anyway and keeps to himself, but I haven’t lived with family while I have my own. I have a 3yo boy and a newborn girl, my fiancé and dog living in the house too. Does anyone have any experience in this area? What was it like? I’m not worried per se about him being a safe person around my children etc. as I know he is, but more worried about clashing between him and my fiancé. I haven’t lived with family since Covid and I lived with my brother then, as I had a similar bout of misfortune the year before; and we were fine. But just a little nervous I guess, it’s already a very stressful household as I’m primary parent and trying to uphold everything in the house and I’m feeling stretched as is and I don’t want to end up being like a secondary mother to him.
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I had to live with my little brother when i rented from my parents in the beginning....lemme say it was an eye opening experience.
Tips to keep your sanity:
1)If hes not paying some then he can at least clean up around the house to contribute
2) do not get caught up in lending money frequently as they may come to expect it
3) set boundaries as far as when he goes out like coming home at late hours
4) you are a mother ONLY to your children and so make sure to keep you & your little family first
5) get this living agreement in WRITING! Regardless of the fact that its family.