Written by Savannah Nybo

Nest Dream

Moving into a new home as a little kid is exciting. It's a brand-new adventure. With a
new home and a new room. I remember trying to claim the master bedroom. That didn't work my
parents shot that idea down really quick, but they did let me pick the 2nd biggest bedroom. I
remember the spacious kitchen and picking a color to paint my room, we spent forever a Lowes
picking out just the right color. It is an excitement many remember just another thing that make
you exited for adulthood. That magical age when you turn 18 your finally an adult and all of
those things you once looked forward to aren't quite what they seem, but one of the things that I
and other 18-year-olds look forward to is to get your own place. Being independent, having a
place and space that is yours. Spreading your wings and leaving the nest. There was a time in
your life that growing up is all you want to do. You have a grand dream of what everything will
be like.

That dream of moving out dashed against rocky shores as you listen to your parents talk
about a housing market and how everything is rising. Not understanding this until you are older
and understood what this truly meant. Reading news articles saying “rising costs is also making
affordability difficult for renters as well who struggle to find units that won’t bust their budgets.”
My aunt pays more on rent than my parents do with their mortgage. Buying and renting it was all
too much I felt “left behind”. I felt like a kid again being told no but not by an adult but by life.
Wanting to leave the nest and grow to be independent now felt more like a cage. Now as an adult
that excitement is overshadowed by the adult concerns and the cost of living on my own
something that a young me never thought of.

We all have our own reasons to want to move. It could be as simple as wanting that
independence, going away for college, or as serious as not being in a good home and needing
out. Adults are moving in for jobs. Getting a job that could allow one to rent is not usually in
teen's means. Even if one had the money, finding a place is another hard hurdle. There is just not
enough supply for the demand.

In life, the things that are fought for the hardest are the ones most enjoyed. At this time, it
is hard for everyone who is wanting to rent or buy prices are at all-time highs and there are not
enough houses for the demand of them. Even with that, I believe, all good things come in time.