Unlike most people with opinions (guesses) about intergenerational families I...

Unlike most people with opinions (guesses) about intergenerational families I have first hand stories from my great grandparents about it and how it worked.

They lived and grew up in intergenerational houses and kept records of 450 years of that lifestyle.

Men and women had a…

There was a clear division of territory, responsibility and labor.

Women took ownership of what was in the house (and some support buildings).

Men took ownership of what was outside the house.

The only time they needed to get together was for sex and fun. This greatly reduced…