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51% Would Rather Clean Than Be With Their Mother-In-Law…Happy Mother-In-Law Day!!!

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Home Builder with Owners' Ace

Surprise, surprise – Would you believe the majority of people that iVillage surveyed would rather scrub, wash, wax and dust than spend time with their mother-in-law?  It’s not like we don’t like our moms-by-marriage, but I guess we’d rather clean than hang out with them.

Pretty disappointing news, since this Sunday, October 23rd, is Mother-in-Law Day.  It’s essentially Mother’s Day for the MILs.  Yet the survey wasn’t all bad news.  Apparently we are okay with our mother-in-law watching our kids.  A whopping 64% trust them for this duty. 

All of this got me thinking.  What can I do as a Tampa home builder for mothers-in-laws?

Then it hit me.  We already design mother-in-law suites into the designs of most of our Tampa custom homes.  You’d recognize these suites as the 1st floor bedrooms with convenient bathrooms.  The trick, so I'm told, is to make the suites cozy, but not too comfortable.  I guess it's a little bit like the survey results.  We like our mother-in-laws, but we want to avoid the extended stays.

With 72% saying that they’d rate their relationship with their mothers-in-law fair to excellent, it looks safe to bring out the carving knifes this Thanksgiving.  So here's hoping that everyone enjoys this Mother-in-Law Day.

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Comments (3)

Gita Bantwal
RE/MAX Centre Realtors - Warwick, PA
REALTOR,ABR,CRS,SRES,GRI - Bucks County & Philadel

I have seen some seniors  selling their home and buying a home to live with son or daughter and their family  so it is a good idea to have two large  main bed room suites.

Oct 19, 2011 11:45 PM
Sally K. & David L. Hanson
EXP Realty 414-525-0563 - Brookfield, WI
WI Real Estate Agents - Luxury - Divorce

Suites in multiples are popular for multi-generational homes or guest quarters these days....separate can make for more enduring relationships.

Oct 19, 2011 11:56 PM
Charles Stallions Real Estate Services
Charles Stallions Real Estate Services Inc - Gulf Breeze, FL
Buyers Agent 800-309-3414 Pace and Gulf Breeze,Fl.

I woul think the MIL suite woul need to be upstairs and in back. So as they wouldn't stay too long.

Oct 19, 2011 11:56 PM