theculturewarrior Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 I'm twenty-eight years old, and I still live with my parents. In most quarters, this is considered childish or evident of neuroses, but I can tell you from personal experience, in my case, it is ideal, and possibly in most cases. 1. It is biblical. "For this reason (marriage) a man shall leave his home." Perhaps God did not intend a fundie interpretation of that passage, but we have precedence from God's own mouth. 2. It teaches you how to love. The only other way to learn how to live with people is to cohabit or have a roommate. While having a roommate may not be bad, (as cohabitation certainly is), such an arrangement is basically what you can get out of it. A family is what you can put into it. You may make sacrifices for your roommate, but it's not the same. 3. It is cheaper than living on your own. Come on, pholks, rent's expensive! 4. I've lived on my own, and I've lived with roommates...come now, it's a wild world. I wager that women are safer living with dad or even brother than living alone or even with other women. And unless you know your roommate...you don't know what you're getting yourself into. And you may think you know your roommate, but not really! And you may really know your roommate, but prefer not to know him after you live with him. I live with mom and dad, and it is certainly not "cool." But I am a better person for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homeschoolmom Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 Edit to add: There's no better way to learn to appreciate your mom (and dad) than to go and make it on your own. I agree that staying at home is great... as long as you are contributing and not expecting your mom to pick up after you all the time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 Depends on how well you get along with your parents. I moved out at 17, have lived on my own since and don't regret it one bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theculturewarrior Posted August 18, 2004 Author Share Posted August 18, 2004 It does indeed depend on the parents. (and the child) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theculturewarrior Posted August 18, 2004 Author Share Posted August 18, 2004 It does indeed depend on the parents. (and the child) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phazzan Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 You're right, living with your parents is so uncool, but it's definitely cheaper. I'd move out of home the first sight of some money, but I wanna do things to my car, and stuff like that. I don't wanna be trapped living outside of home with no money to enjoy it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 [quote name='theculturewarrior' date='Aug 18 2004, 11:01 AM'] It does indeed depend on the parents. (and the child) [/quote] I suppose I had something to do with it. I was a bit of a difficult child. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homeschoolmom Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 [quote name='Carrie' date='Aug 18 2004, 09:03 AM'] I suppose I had something to do with it. I was a bit of a difficult child. [/quote] Maybe you had difficult parents... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theculturewarrior Posted August 18, 2004 Author Share Posted August 18, 2004 [quote]Edit to add: There's no better way to learn to appreciate your mom (and dad) than to go and make it on your own. I agree that staying at home is great... as long as you are contributing and not expecting your mom to pick up after you all the time... [/quote] LOL. No, I don'r expect that of my [i]mom[/i] per se. (JK! This has been a bad month for tidiness.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phazzan Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 I reckon I'd probably get along with my old man better if I moved out of home. Parents can be so irritating at times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homeschoolmom Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 [quote name='Phazzan' date='Aug 18 2004, 09:04 AM'] I reckon I'd probably get along with my old man better if I moved out of home. Parents can be so irritating at times. [/quote] I had a really nasty relationship with my mom when I lived at home. When I went away to college, things got better. I lived at home for a few months before I got married, though and it was really, really bad. HS_Dad thought my mom and I were going to kill each other. It's been really, much, much better since then. (couldn't have gotten worse...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 [quote name='homeschoolmom' date='Aug 18 2004, 11:06 AM'] I had a really nasty relationship with my mom when I lived at home. When I went away to college, things got better. I lived at home for a few months before I got married, though and it was really, really bad. HS_Dad thought my mom and I were going to kill each other. It's been really, much, much better since then. (couldn't have gotten worse...) [/quote] HS mom, same with me. My mom and I had a horrible relationship when we lived together. When I turned 17, I moved out, put myself through college on my own, and showed her that I was an independent person. We've been able to get along much better since then. But I'd never move back in! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorphRC Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 Im 19 livin with parent. If I had a choice i wouldnt but then i would require a fixed income Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sojourner Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 I lived at home for a few months after college, then for a couple of months in between apartments ... my parents live out in the boonies, and I live in downtown Indianapolis. I think that's a major reason why I don't live with them. I can walk or ride my bike to work easily, but if I lived at home the nearest town where I could find work is 30 minutes away by car. Plus, I have a lot more opportunities to find a job where I'm currently living. Other than that, living with my parents was really difficult, especially the transition from the relative freedom of being in college or living on my own to being under my parents thumb ... I mean roof. My pholks and I need a little distance for things to really work well. I don't think I'd ever move back home again. However, I also don't like living alone. I did that for two years, and am getting ready to do it again ... for the past couple of years, I've been living with families. I currently rent an over-the-garage apartment from some good friends, and we've had quite the fun little community. But they're moving to Costa Rica, and I'm on my own ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmotherofpirl Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 I am dreading when my children move out. I like running a household full of people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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