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Do you still live with your parents?

post #1 of 103
5/5/07 at 11:43pm
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If not, at what age did you move out and for what reasons? I'm 26 y.o. grad student and still living with my parents and some older siblings. I'm thinking of moving out on my own, but not sure if that's a good idea (e.g. rent $). Recently, I just don't get along with my siblings.
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post #2 of 103
5/6/07 at 12:50am
I never moved out. Too many responsibilities at home. Sick grandparents, big house to help take care of, yardwork, maintenance, etc.
Eventually my parents retired, moved, and left the house to my sister and me. It's paid for, comfortable, has plenty of room, we like it. Thirty-six years, this August.

btw: a number of my friends and relatives who moved out of the house early in life . . . ended up back in the house after failed marriages, financial difficulties, health crises, etc.
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post #3 of 103
5/6/07 at 1:49am
I moved out on my 21st birthday. I moved because I wanted to get out of the south. I was in Madison MS back then; horrible place. To give you an idea, here is a pic of a pig bench that was in the neighborhood.

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post #4 of 103
5/6/07 at 2:03am
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Originally Posted by Reggs View Post
I moved out on my 21st birthday. I moved because I wanted to get out of the south. I was in Madison MS back then; horrible place. To give you an idea, here is a pic of a pig bench that was in the neighborhood.


The horror!
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post #5 of 103
5/6/07 at 2:53am
I moved out when I was 18 to go to college. It's great to stay close to your family, but it's important to cultivate a sense of independence.
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post #6 of 103
5/6/07 at 2:53am
Moved out at 18 to go off to college. Came back at 24 because I wasn't sure where I wanted to live or do. Basically, all I ended up doing was keeping my stuff at my parent's and staying at my friend's or girlfriend's most the time. It saved me a ton of money and let me start building a wardrobe and travel, but it was very stressful and dramatic, I hope to never move back even if it means sharing a bed with a hobo.

There is absolutely no way I would live with a wife and/or family with my parents or in-laws, no way in hell.
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post #7 of 103
5/6/07 at 2:57am
i moved out several times throughout my twenties. and moved back in after certain life circumstances. i am on my own right now
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post #8 of 103
5/6/07 at 3:01am
I haven't lived at home for more than a few months since i was 14. I went away to Academy as a high school freshman and have been a dependant of (but have not lived consistently with) my parents. I am 21. As soon as I get my bachelors degree the ties will be cut. I will move out officially.
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post #9 of 103
5/6/07 at 3:34am
I went to boarding school at 14 and then college. Both have been less then 90 minutes away though. I see my parents every week and go home a lot. I spend my summers at home. Even though I dont live with my parents..I feel like thats my home and will be for a long time. Living in D.C. for school or other things doesnt really feel like a home to me. I am still dependent on my parents. So I would still say I live at home yet spend most of my time spending the nights in dc
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post #10 of 103
5/6/07 at 3:44am
Moved out two weeks after turning 18. Could never picture living at home again.
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post #11 of 103
5/6/07 at 4:09am
Left for the military at 18, moved out, got out 4 yrs laters, fucked up, moved back in, moved back out a year later, got some broad pregged now she gets 1/2 my $ (fucked up again), moved back in. I will enroll in 'fuck up' rehab later this week. In all I'm very gratefull for how understanding my family has been.
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post #12 of 103
5/6/07 at 11:18am
Yes, am 22 and still at uni. Plan on living overseas for a year or so next year, after that will probably be back home for a year or two, then hopefully into my own place.
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post #13 of 103
5/6/07 at 11:24am
Moved out the summer before college started and never went back for more than a vacation. They have since moved very close to where we live (4 or 5 blocks) so I am thinking of heading to a different state.
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post #14 of 103
5/6/07 at 11:33am
You are not a man unless you have the ambition to make your own way. If you do have to post age 22-23, temporarily only til you can get out on your own. Or if your family is incredibly ill and needs you to take care of them. I would still strive to make my own way.
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post #15 of 103
5/6/07 at 11:50am
I lived with my parents up until a few months ago. I am now 22 and living in a family-owned house. It's an old relic so I don't make payments, but I do pay utilities. For someone like me that doesn't work a "real" job, the utilities along with my car payment, insurance and credit card payments is almost too much and I kind of regret leaving right now. There's a lot of pressure to get out on your own from friends. I think it's rather juvenile in the mold of youthful rebellion for rebellion's sake (or just stupid pride), especially if you're living with your parents to accomplish something like I was (working a full-time job and then coming home and working on a book and music all night was insanely taxing and made me miserable). If you're just laying about and wasting away, that's a different story entirely (do have a friend like that). I want to move away, but I'll be headed to Boston for school next Fall (still not sure if I want to go, but if I do it will be in '08) so it seems kind of redundant to move away right now, though the pressure is on to move in with different groups of friends, located in DC, Richmond and New York. I think I'll have a better chance at ending up back in my parents' house if I move away now.
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