Living with parents
By CatEyes
@CatEyes (2448)
United States
6 responses
@sugarplum9084 (1771)
• United States
13 Oct 08
Well I am living with my mother, but I am eighteen years old and I am still finishing up high school, so it is acceptable for me to still live with my mother. I feel fine about it, I contribute by having my job, paying my own bills, and just helping out. If I did not live here my mother would not get any child support so that is a good thing for her haha, I doubt she wants me out of here just yet! Life is pretty good, I don't mind it... though next fall I will be in college and I won't be living here, that is if I get accepted in a school that is not close to home, which is more likely. Happy mylotting and have a great night or day!
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@flagella08 (5065)
• Philippines
15 Oct 08
im with the same roof with my parents as of this time because my husband is away as of this moment for work. i belong to a big family so we are many at home. and that also means that i had to share a lot. sometimes i wanna complain but it's my fault, i lived with them and i had no choice but to share paying some bills. some of it my husband doesn't know. it's one of my dilemma now. if il get the chance to live separately i would do. but as of this moment, i can't
@grecychunny26 (9483)
• Philippines
27 Jan 09
Living with your parents I have lived with them eversince I was born and I never imagine not living without them. I am happy that I am living with them there's no place like home as they say . And also I am the provider so I have to be with them . also to take care of my parents.
@rymebristol (1808)
• Philippines
13 Oct 08
Very few people in the past would have liked living with their parents beyond childhood. in fact, very many people did not like living with their parents during their childhood.
of course, this is not the first generation of children to love or respect its parents. but this generation was raised with more freedom, autonomy and respect than probably any in history.
most of us believe that in some important ways, including child rearing, society has deteriorated. but we also need to acknowledge areas of improvement, and there have been enormous improvements in some ways children are being raised.
the question is:how do you know when continuing or returning to live with one's parents is just laziness or a common-sense decision for the time being?
you know by observing what these adult children are doing while at home. are they partying all night, waking up in the morning and watching a lot of television? or are they working hard toward the day they can establish a home of their own?
if it is the former, the parents are merely enablers. if it is the latter, the parents have succeeded both in instilling good values in their child and in becoming their child's friend (which is what the parents of adults should eventually become). and that is something new that, at least in this arena of life, makes these days a lit better than the good old days.
i on the other live separately from my parents, they gave me the chance to become inter-independent from them.
@sandymay16 (1617)
• Philippines
13 Oct 08
I still live at home. Now there's only my dad. Even when I was working far from home I see to it that I am home weekends. Even my other siblings come home whenever they can.
We all contribute to the bills, food, new fixtures, new appliance and everything needed and even the wants.
We all contribute for the schooling of relatives that cannot afford to go to school and hope and wish they all do the same when the time comes.
But I can make my own decisions related to personal matters like I don't ask permission from dad if I go home late or whatever. I have my own key.