Did you move out yet?

When? Why? How traumatic was it, or was it super chill?

I first moved out for college, but I moved back in after. I moved out permanently a few years later, and my parents kept my bedroom just as I left it! Except they don't pick anything up that the cats knock over. Oh and they're using it as storage for christmas ornaments currently.

I still have stuff over there that I want over here.... anyway, tell me your story.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Dang, there's a lot of familial hostility up in here. Although my parents irritate me and I need my space, I still get along well with them, certainly better now that I live on my own.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Originally Posted by Midna

Way back when dinosaurs roamed the earth, my mom booted my arse out of the house when I was 18. She took my key before I had even taken the first load of my belongings. About 3 months later she told me she and my stepfather had decided on some rules regarding moving back. They said that once I moved out (which was dumb because I WAS out) I had to stay out for 6 months, and after 6 months I could come back, but I only had one chance to move back ever. Needless to say I would have rather lived in a box than gone back to that attitude, and I never did go back.

Good christ, that's messed up bigtime. I think something similar happened to my mom; she always made it a point to emphasize that, no matter what, her door was always open to me. I understand tough love, but it seems so alien to me that you would take such a hardline approach on your kids, especially if they haven't proven themselves to be a huge fuckup yet.

Anyway, shit is whack.

How ya doing, buddy?

Lyth: I don't know, something about your story sounds like bullshit. I've been in a situation where, even gainfully employed, I couldn't hang onto a dime from the start of the month to the end; I was a cashier immediately after college. I had huge credit card bills before. But I've never heard of anybody who couldn't scrape together $100 for a GED after months of trying. McDonalds is always hiring; there is always turnover. There's field work that can be done; you could even beg your frends' parents to do menial labor for little pay. Pity jobs.

Also: Bay City Jobs | Bay City Careers | Employment in Bay City, MI I saw some cashier and sales associates jobs in here.

Originally Posted by Sassafrass

((Edit: Before I get jumped on, that last paragraph should be considered in light of the economy. So yea. I know there is NOTHING out there right now, and what IS out there is getting scooped up by people who would likely have more experience. So forgive me on that front. STILL, BE VIGILANT! You never know! And network like a madman, would you))

In shitty jobs? Not really. Like, I don't know if McDonalds cares much, but nobody wants to hire a person who is suspiciously too well-trained for a position; he'll just leave at the first opportunity. This doesn't apply to Lyth's situation and I hope he doesn't listen to this.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?