Socioeconomic Diversity

In Tuesday's class we talked about socioeconomic diversity in families. The current economy is definatly affecting my family. My grandma is a widow. She lives in a four bedroom home and cannot afford to live there comfortably anymore. She is moving in with my family. However, I have four people in my family already and we live in a 3 bedroom home. We had to redo our basement so that hte family could come visit my grandma on Sunday's like they always do. We also had to redo the bathroom because it did not have a shower and she'll need one when she moves in. We had to redo the den and convert it into a room for my grandma. This took a toll on my families finances. My moms brothers and sisters had to step up and help my parents pay for these changes in our home to accomodate for my grandmother. It's good to know that Nebraska has a better economy than the rest of the country. It makes it seem a little better and easier. This will be a good thing to know when working with families who fight about money. Also telling them that money isnt the issue, but the way they both view money different is the issue, will help aid them in finding a way to compromise about the spending of money.