{"product_id":"the-flatmates-you-gave-birth-jill-greenwood-9798280832862","title":"The Flatmates You Gave Birth to: Living with your Adult Children","description":"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThey were supposed to fly the nest.\u003cbr\u003eInstead, they've signed a permanent lease - rent-free.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOnce upon a time, adulthood meant moving out, footing your own bills, and only swinging by home when the fridge was empty. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut these days, sky-high house prices, stretched pay checks, and rental horror stories have turned your \"empty nest\"\u003cbr\u003einto a fully booked B\u0026amp;B - minus the paying guests. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eFlatmates You Gave Birth To\u003c\/i\u003e is a sharp, funny, and painfully relatable guide for parents whose grown-up kids never quite made it out the front door. Part memoir, part survival handbook, this book explores the modern family dynamic of living shoulder-to-shoulder with the same people you raised - long after you thought you'd be waving them off with a proud smile and a box of leftovers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eExpect tales of fridge diplomacy, laundry standoffs, passive-aggressive power bills, and the fine art of negotiating adult independence ... all under one roof.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBecause when moving out feels like the new impossible dream, \u003cbr\u003ehome is where the grown-up kids still are. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Sure, it's a bit embarrassing telling people I still live at home ... but not embarrassing enough to\u003cbr\u003egive up the free Wi-Fi and fully stocked fridge.' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLifelong resident, occasional dishwasher.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jill Greenwood\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798280832862\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/24\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 64\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.22lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.13d","brand":"Jill Greenwood","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48851022250239,"sku":"9798280832862","price":9.61,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-flatmates-you-gave-birth-jill-greenwood-9798280832862","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}