Like Rats on Steroids . . . Part (2)
I lived alone and theworst jolt I got was the loneliness. I came from a close family and suddenly being on my own was a shock. The other thing I had to get my head around—even though I thought I’d worked it all out—was that if anything was going to happen, it had to be me who made it happen.
I mean, if the cupboards had to have food, I had to get it in. And then I had to prepare everything if I wanted to eat. I’d always done a lot at home, but it’s amazing how much everyone else does as well. It’s a brand new learning curve when there’s no one to ever say, ‘I’ll get dinner tonight’ or ‘Who wants a cup of coffee?’or ‘Who wants to come and pick a video?’Fitting in all the cleaning, washing and bill-paying with some kind of social life, visits to family and then my work, which was already pretty demanding, was pretty hectic.
This is what I mean about the romance of moving out. Young people don’t always think about the basics and they can be a shock.But as long as they’re prepared, it can help. It’s about being ready. Don’t let Alison’s stories put you off moving out of home. They just show you that you have to be realistic when you move out.
Don’t get too caught up in the excitement of escaping your parents and having all-night parties with no one to tell you what to do, otherwise you will get let down really badly when reality sets in. The way to do it is to just be sensible. I have so many friends that have moved out of home, and they all love it. Sure there are the bad things, like Alison mentioned, but for the people I know the good things definitely outweigh them!
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