Living with Parents

I moved out when I was 18 years old. I was going to university for 5 years straight and would always spend the summer staying back home and working.

When I finished university there was period in which I was living with my parents for about a year and half but I decided to move out when I was 24 years old. I just felt like it had to be done. I felt like I had something to prove something and I wanted to establish my own independance. My mom absolutely did not want me to move out, she tried her hardest to make me stay; she even volunteered to help me pay off my student loans if it meant me staying at the house for a few more years because I tended to be the most reliable, responsible and trustworthy member of the family. As great as that sounded, I wanted to pay off that debt by myself. It felt more rewarding for me that way to take care of my own debts by myself. It was hard for the first few years with me and my fiance living together, we were barley keeping our heads above water.

I don't really hold it against people who continue to live with their parents because from my experiences a lot of people because at their current point in time their not financially stable. Obviously they need to save money to get an apartment or a house. If your helping out your parents with any financial situations or any personal problems.

The only thing I that aggravates me about people who live at home is if they live at home for the sake of only one thing and thats convienence. If someone is staying at home and they have the funds and they're in a position in their which they can make living on their own I don't see much point in staying home. Sure its great if you live at home and you don't have to look after very many bills and you get to see your parents every day.

Deep down people make their own choices in order to benefit themselves, I can't really hold them against that because its normal human nature to look after yourself first. My dad taught me a very important lesson before I had to leave to work away from anything and everything thats important to me. Life is not based upon conveience, if your not ready to sacrifice and put yourself through challenging times for the people and the things that are important to you then your not ready to make the most out of your life.

Jam it back in, in the dark.