I absolutely love this show. It’s like going off to college, getting a job in another state, working on your career and family for twenty years and then moving back into your your childhood home with the same family as your next door neighbors. You love them and are ive of their struggles. In real life, working class families struggle their entire lives to provide and protect their families. The reality is that one death, one layoff, or the death of a loved one can undo all of the stability and upward momentum of the entire family. Going to college can set you back financially for your entire adult life. Getting a job straight out of high school means you are subject to the whims of the economy your entire life.

This is the real American dream, folks!