Want to Move Out? Do It!
After you’ve done all the working out and decided you really are prepared emotionally, financially and skill-wise to move out of home, and you’re really pumped about it, then it’s time to go. The thing to remember here is that it’s okay to do it. And it’s okay to be a bit nervous as well. It’s natural to move towards this point at this time of your life.
It’s not healthy to be dependent on your folks forever.Who wants to be 35 and told to ‘Go to your room!’ or ‘Turn down that music!’? What is healthy is to grow and still be part of your parents but be your own person—and get to do all the exciting things that life has mapped out just for you.
It’s also okay to know that while Mum and Dad and the family are adjusting, if things happen they’re not your fault. I know one mum who keeps cooking for her three adult kids even though only one lives at home. She whinges every night that she cooks and no one comes home to eat and she has to give it to the dog!
That’s not the fault of the other two who have their own lives. It’s their mum who can’t let go—but I guess she’ll get used to it. Either that or she’s going to have one fat little dog on her hands! The most important thing to remember is that life is life wherever you are and whoever you live with.
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