What does "living on your own"....

mean to you?

AH... !
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Well, gee... [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.] ... "living on my own" means just what most people
(people without children ! - who've recently reached their majority)
think ! it means - ie; 'I live without my parent(s), grandparent(s)
or benefit (drawback?) of the presence of any supervising adult
(harshing my mellow.) [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]
I am responsible for : my place of residence - ie; the rent; the food,
the furnishings, (incuding ! towels and sheets!) cleaning prducts, etc. [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]
AND... I come and go as I please ! without parental hindrance *er* guidance.'

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What "living on your own" means to a recently (semi)-emancipated
offspring of yours is [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.] :
MOM frequently pays for a LOT! of the contents as : food, furnishings
and "occasionally" (riiiight... ) the rent.
Certainly MOM "helps" to pay the electric, phone, etc., some-to-most of the time.
(While the aforementioned recently (semi)-emancipated offspring reminds Mom
- at any/all given opportunity - that he/she/they are "living on their own now!" )

AND ... the aforementioned (recently)-semi-emancipated offspring
frequently! "shops" (in Mom's home) for: food, (mainly peanut butter (?) furnishings,
linens, PAPER PRODUCTS ! (did they think T.P. was free?!?) - and the odd item of
furniture (items that -amazingly [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.] ! will go "just perfectly !" in their ! recently
newly-acquired apartment.
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Why ? [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.] What does "living on your own" mean ... to you? (she asked innocently)
knowing the number of recently semi-emancipated offspring you have... [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]

Not asking about anyone here. Just wondering if "on your own" means leaving the parents to have a husband who pays all bills.
I am just a little stunned when a 19 year old feels she is adult, on her own and is far more mature... because she is "on her own". To me... she hasn't seen nothing yet and has a long road ahead of her.

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(Every 19 year-old had a long road ahead. Hopefully. [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.])
This little charmer's survival is "iffy"... [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]
Doncha love ! it when they know everything and have all !
the answers?
(I'm especially ! fond of the pitying glance. [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.])
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It is amazing ! how smart our "elders" become between the time
we're 18 and the time we're 25, isn't it? [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.] };>

As Ja'aj put it. One would need to be solely responsible for all your own doings,without help every other day for this or that!

Thank you, " SNEAKY#! [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]" ! [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]
(You just have to live long-enough to know what you
didn't know [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.] "then", right?)
Most-all kids need a helping hand now and again.
(and most of 'em don't bite the hand that's helping! [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.])
"Some people's kids", as my Mom used to say. [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]

It's not easy to move from the shelter of a parents home to the responsibility of the big,bad world out there ,but learn they must !!
My kids were very independent,the only thing ever i was asked for was a recipe for chicken paprika ,easy although one of them was in the habit ,from time to time to be turning up round about meal times, often !

"You can't vote for a message anymore for today."
EXCUSE ! ME...?!? [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]
Sorry, Rox, I'll get it tommorow !
I think I know that child, Rox ! [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]

Ja'aj Not to worry. I cast a vote to Roxy for ya! Every so often i give my sons some money with out them asking,just because i can.

Ja'aj wrote:"You can't vote for a message anymore for today."
EXCUSE ! ME...?!? [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]
Sorry, Rox, I'll get it tommorow !
I think I know that child, Rox ! [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]

Ja'aj... laugh my ass off!!! WHY only YOU having so many problems?!
Has anyone else ever been told they can't vote anymore today?

Roxy Yes a few weeks ago i was voting for some different things and toward the end of the night i had a thing say i couldn't vote any more So there must be a limit on it hid away somewhere.

Haha! It seems I had a vote limit from long ago! Nobody used it much til now... I guess. lol I had it set at ten. Changed that and you can vote away... to 30. [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]

Ya know, I never thought I knew all the answers. I knew a lot of answers, but even back then, I wasn't always sure exactly what questions some of them belonged to.

Tater,
Me either - I came from a family of people who
were very clear about that "sort of thing". [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]
(No know-it-alls allowed, boy... )
Ya know... I neverfelt completely "out there" -It not really -
until my Mom died. She was always my secuirty blanket -
and I always knew that.
It felt kinda strange to be ... my age [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.] ... and suddenly
to be apprehensive about, " [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.] What if..."

Sneaky is good wrote:Ja'aj Not to worry. I cast a vote to Roxy for ya! Every so often i give my sons some money with out them asking,just because i can.

Thank you -again -Sneaks! [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]
That's very thoughtful - and generous ! - of you ... and I'm sure they appreciate ! it.
(NO ONE ever! has too much money! .. at least, no one I've ever known... [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.])

FREEDOM !!

Complete and total. AHHH.........

daisy wrote:FREEDOM !!
Complete and total. AHHH.........

I agree! ... Doing exactly what you want to, when you want to, how you want to, for as long as you want to ... and having to answer to NOBODY!
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JackRabbit wrote:

daisy wrote:FREEDOM !!
Complete and total. AHHH.........

I agree! ... Doing exactly what you want to, when you want to, how you want to, for as long as you want to ... and having to answer to NOBODY! [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]
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Wow!!! That would really be something! But... what about a job, a boss and all that good stuff? The landlord will still want rent! lol