Have you seen yesterday's Times? Then perhaps you enjoyed the whimsical piece about the trials and tribulations of the Agrawal family? Our heart certainly goes out to 25 year-old trustafarian Natasha, who is dealing with the unforeseen trauma of inheriting a two-bedroom Penthouse apartment in Williamsburg, courtesy of her parents. But wait! They won't let her move in her thrift-store sofas or her unnamed boyfriend!

Cue the maudlin violin music!

And according to the NYT, Natashas Agrawal is far from alone. More and more buyers are turning to their parents for financial help with down payments and mortgages, says the Grey Lady, and many of these less than financially independent buyers eventually end up on a therapist's couch.

Turns out, there really is "no such thing as a free penthouse apartment," and if you've never known the pain firsthand, consider yourselves lucky.

As for us, we can totally relate! After all, we can't even imagine what would our dirty, LES apartment be like without that "vintage" sofa we found on the street a while back! The next thing you know, our parents will be telling us to evict that mouse who lives in our floorboards and get rid of that stringy-haired homeless guy who calls himself "the Super."

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