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humor The Onion 2026-04-15

Brutal Economy Makes Mom's Dream: All Kids Are Home Again

Some mother is perfectly ecstatic that crushing economic forces have forced her adult children back to her home for a blissful, financially desperate family reunion. It's the American Dream, apparently.


<p>DULUTH, MN—Overjoyed to have a full house for the first time since everyone went off to college, local mother Leslie Daniels confirmed Thursday it was a dream come true to have all her children back home, a reunion made possible only by the merciless and punishing economic conditions that have stripped an entire generation of [&#8230;]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://theonion.com/brutal-economy-fulfills-moms-dream-of-having-all-her-kids-back-home/">Brutal Economy Fulfills Mom’s Dream Of Havi...

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