How ready are you to be out on your own?

@LIENROSE (910)
Philippines
March 8, 2010 11:59pm CST
It's great to grow-up - but don't be in too being hurry. being independent has its own set of pressure. Of course, some of us are a little reluctant to be out on our own and need a little push. But most of us welcome new levels of independence. How ready are you to be out on your own?
6 responses
@iamamommy (163)
• United States
9 Mar 10
Ive been on my own since I was at the age of 17 now I am 18. I didnt like it at first, but now it is okay. I moved out after I was 6 weeks pregnant or something like that. Its alot of work, but its not as bad as it wasat first. I missed my parents the most tho, and I still miss them like crazy.
@uniqueorn (1011)
• Philippines
9 Mar 10
Being in your own is a hard task. Ironically, when we were young and we were still on our teenage years, we have had wanted so much the freedom like our elders have. We have thought of having total freedom wherein we can do everything we do - and the primary cause of which is to refrain ourselves of course from attending boring classes and avoid the obligations and pressure our parents endowed us in studying. But now that we seem to have the independence we have greatly asked for, we seem to look back again of who we are in the past - when we were children - whose task is to study only. There lies true freedom then where no one stops us from playing and running. When we still have enough sustenance of air in bursting it all during our happy times. Now, we are trapped with many tasks, responsibilities, obligations, roles to play. It sucks. And there are event times when we wish to come back to our childhood years where we wait for our parents to give us what we need. But that's life after all, we have to suffer and sacrifice to make a good outcome and produce for the personal lives we lead. This is something that we should not take for granted. But however much we complain, we still have to face the truth of life. In my part, I am very much ready to conquer what I have to.
• Philippines
9 Mar 10
it is very hard to become independent. but for others it might not be too hard cause of what they have experience in life. but for your kind, this must be a kind of pressure as you say it. being independent is a challenging/tough approaches in life as what the saying goes-"to be or not to be, that is the question" but it is in the mind of the doer, if you take it as a positive outlook and could help you tackle daily life's challenges, then go for it. for me being independent is a must in us so that we could learn the value of responsibility.
• Philippines
9 Mar 10
i am not yet ready. i am still living with my parents since birth. i wish i have the courage to live on my own. i want to be living on my own but i guess my salary can't support all my needs. and for sure my parents will not allow me to do that (but i never tried asking them, lol) maybe soon... for financial reasons, i am not yet ready for that.
• Philippines
9 Mar 10
since i started working i already alone, i managed to rent an apartment, buy my own food, wash my own laundry and do my own things. it makes me feel so free and independent. i can go out anytime with friends without worrying that someone will got angry if i go home late at night. no one will bother to look for me if im gone for how man days coz i go out of town with friends though of course i always text and call my family for them to know that im just fine.
@1anurag1 (3576)
• India
9 Mar 10
I think i will not ever grow up so that i could take all the decisions all the time. even the president of US is also not grown up. there is a big number of officials behind his each decision. I simply means that there is a effect of surroundings and people around us upon our each decision.
@AvI0907 (230)
• Malaysia
9 Mar 10
hi... At my view, i have a little worry about this matter because i still as a student but will be have my own way soon.As a student,it is really hard to create own way when we are starting in build-up own career because of the lower levels of experiences and knowledge. in my thought, to have own way, it should has strong self-esteem and never easy give-up spirit for creating our way in a better condition.