And, how long was the stint?
I moved home at 26 years old for 2 months. It was a horrible humiliation.
And, how long was the stint?
I moved home at 26 years old for 2 months. It was a horrible humiliation.
I am 46 aad still live at home. It kicks ass my friends. My mom still makes the meals and my parents pay the bills. Now that I am over 40 my curfew is 1:00AM. THAT'S RIGHT 1:00 IN THE MORNING!!!! I still have my paper route and I do have to mow the lawn, but it doesn't take all that long. When they go out now I can stay home alone if I want to. I am pretty much treated like a grown up!!
18.
18 years old.
Turned 18 and moved out even though I was only a month into my senior year of high school. While I might have jumped the gun a little bit, it nauseates me that so many pansy-azz people these days glom onto Mom & Dad for so long.
And don't tell me it can't be done. I held down a job, paid my own expenses, graduated with a 3.2 GPA and ran well enough in XC and track to earn a half-ride to a mid-major D-I college.
18.
18 years old.
Turned 18 and moved out even though I was only a month into my senior year of high school. While I might have jumped the gun a little bit, it nauseates me that so many pansy-azz people these days glom onto Mom & Dad for so long.
And don't tell me it can't be done. I held down a job, paid my own expenses, graduated with a 3.2 GPA and ran well enough in XC and track to earn a half-ride to a mid-major D-I college.
18 years old.
Turned 18 and moved out even though I was only a month into my senior year of high school. While I might have jumped the gun a little bit, it nauseates me that so many pansy-azz people these days glom onto Mom & Dad for so long.
And don't tell me it can't be done. I held down a job, paid my own expenses, graduated with a 3.2 GPA and ran well enough in XC and track to earn a half-ride to a mid-major D-I college.
Good for you. For me, age 26 I lived at home and trained for 6months. I could have moved out if I wanted to, but my parents are really cool and have a kickass large home in a spiffy neighborhood with lots of running/hiking trails. Also, I get to hang out with the dog.I have since moved out but really, other than proving to women you're independent (which I guess I instead prove to them that I come from a successful family), I really don't see what the problem is and what's so bad about living with your parents. It's awesome! I get time to study and train for races, and I help out my family with any wireless networking troubleshooting and I am also running errands in nice cars and getting groceries, and really it's a lot of fun!
Cool Town Dude wrote: I really don't see what the problem is and what's so bad about living with your parents. It's awesome! I get time to study and train for races, and I help out my family with any wireless networking troubleshooting and I am also running errands in nice cars and getting groceries, and really it's a lot of fun!
You're either trolling with that response or you have absolutely no pride. And if you're 26 and your parents still allow you to live at home, then they did a piss poor job of raising you. They deserve the burden.
20 or 21. I can't remember.
Maybe that's because you had to be on your own. Not everyone has to be on their own. If given the choice, which would you prefer?
45 ... no kidding. Though you didn't say whether it counts when you're caring for them instead of them caring for you.
of course if I lived in an abusive trailer park or small home, then yeah, id get the hell out
23, while I looked for a place of my own after securing my first job out of college. The job was 1.5 hours away, so I worked feverishly to find that apartment. I only stayed with the parents for 2-3 weeks. The apartment was a converted separated garage on someone's property though, and totally sucked. I can't believe I paid $300 a month for that pitiful excuse for accomodations.
Cool Town Dude wrote:
Maybe that's because you had to be on your own. Not everyone has to be on their own. If given the choice, which would you prefer?
I'd prefer to move out. It's a matter of pride and independence, not to mention an act of respect toward your parents. (Well, assuming your parents aren't control freaks who feel it's necessary to passively manipulate and observe everything you do.)
Anyone who's still living at home five years out of high school (that's a fair amount of time to complete a college degree and become gainfully employed) is either a coward or a lazy SOB.
i disagree.
Cool Town Dude wrote:
i disagree.
Shocking.
Well I moved out at age 26.
After college I spent 4 years working part time and put most of my effort into training, dropped my 1500m PR and ran in the Olymic Trials.
Since I have to choose between being a coward and being a lazy SOB I would say I was a lazy SOB.
I had my whole life ahead of me to be a reponsible adult. What was the rush?
I now have a career, my own family, a couple of houses and plenty of stuff to keep up with and will work until I die or I am old and not so spry or useful.
I'm really glad I spent that extra time being a kid.
I last lived with my parents when I was 20, but I lived with my in-laws for a month when I was 23. It was temporary because we had to wait for our new place to be ready, but it was not a good month.
On My Own wrote:
Anyone who's still living at home five years out of high school (that's a fair amount of time to complete a college degree and become gainfully employed) is either a coward or a lazy SOB.
I moved out early also (although I didn't leave before finishing HS), but you sound like a real AH when you tell other people how they should live their lives.