How old is too old to live with your parents?

[PieIsAwesome]

Troll fight!

 

[Heller]

Troll fight!

this is a private room. excuse us.

 

[thegimp03]

Post college, unless there are extenuating circumstances. During college, I spent summers at home with my parents and worked. Started my first full-time job in the August after I graduated from college and haven't lived at home since.

 

[zanejohnson]

i just wanted to come in and say, jesus fuck, you guys REALLY REALLY like to hate on ppl because of drug addictions..

when in fact... everyone has addictions.. just because it's a drug addiction does not make it any diff than any other addiction.. it's just the holier than thou mentality... quick being dicks, seriously..

 

[HAL9000]

i just wanted to come in and say, jesus fuck, you guys REALLY REALLY like to hate on ppl because of drug addictions..

when in fact... everyone has addictions.. just because it's a drug addiction does not make it any diff than any other addiction.. it's just the holier than thou mentality... quick being dicks, seriously..

Hmm well there is that, but it's self inflicted (in this case) so no sympathy from me, you did it to yourself so you're an idiot.

 

[meltdown75]

change your poll options to: it's different for everyone and every family

then i *might* be inclined to vote because the correct answer would be present

it's too old to live with your parents if you were able and willing to move out, they wanted you out, the time was right, and the circumstances were right..........

lol, can you tell i'm bitter i got the boot when i was 18?!

honestly... these days if you are done college, i think you should be allowed to move home for a tiny bit to get your sh&t together and plan your exit. i was allowed to return home after my initial falling-out with my father and completion of my studies which i'm sure is quite common in today's society. i really wouldn't want to live with my parents (or even one of them, they are both divorced and remarried) into my mid-20s. there is just too much going on in life to want to be around your parents, and i'm sure most people's parents have some semblance of privacy that they either enjoy or are hoping to return to that thrives in the absence of children.

of course... i suppose if your parents owned a sprawling ranch with guest quarters and the like, you could live on the other side of it and not really have to see them all that much like i said... it's different for everyone

 

[zanejohnson]

Hmm well there is that, but it's self inflicted (in this case) so no sympathy from me, you did it to yourself so you're an idiot.

like i said, holier than thou mentality...

im not gonna argue with you...this is my last post.

 

[HAL9000]

like i said, holier than thou mentality...

im not gonna argue with you...this is my last post.

Ever?

 

[JulesMaximus]

I moved out of my Mom's house at 17...so I think everyone who lives with their parents past 17 is a loser.

 

[Wyndru]

I guess it depends on the situation. I was constantly in trouble in my teens, so I got kicked out of my house the day after I turned 18. My parents weren't fucking around. Literally couch surfed for 2 months until I found an apartment.

Best thing to ever happen to me, I grew up quick.

 

[BoomerD]

I moved out when I was 16...never went back. I forged some papers and two weeks after my 16th birthday, I enlisted in the USMC. I turned 17 in Vietnam.

IMO, once you finish high school...whether you graduate or drop out...either you go to college full time, or move out and get a job. (no, you don't get to lay around and half-ass look for a job first)

 

[JMapleton]

This is just a thread filled with people who had crappy parents who kicked them out at 17 and now they're all arrogant thinking others should have to relive their plight.

I say it depends on the situation.

 

[TridenT]

I moved out when I was 16...never went back. I forged some papers and two weeks after my 16th birthday, I enlisted in the USMC. I turned 17 in Vietnam.

IMO, once you finish high school...whether you graduate or drop out...either you go to college full time, or move out and get a job. (no, you don't get to lay around and half-ass look for a job first)

Considering you need around $1200 to move out ($400/month room)... you're going to need to get a job first. Idiot.

 

[gophins72]

18 is too old to live with your parents. ironically, as you get older after that point, you start to get old enough to live with them again (or they with you).

 

[HAL9000]

This is just a thread filled with people who had crappy parents who kicked them out at 17 and now they're all arrogant thinking others should have to relive their plight.

This.

 

[MentalIlness]

Been on my own since just before 18. Like the other guy stated, haven't been back since.

<----Almost 35

 

[zokudu]

I'm going to communty college for 2 more semesters then transfering to a 4 year school. I'm saving up money from my job and plan on have ~$4000 by that time to move out and live off till I can settle down with a job there.

Till then though I'm living at home. 20 currently turning 21 in October.

 

[pcgeek11]

lol, what? The bolded is fail.

I really doubt anyone has curfews and shit if they're 18 and in college but still living at home.

Dads house Dads rules. And get off my lawn! Snot nosed little bastards.

I hope the 47 people that say " Never too old " are kidding. That is just retarded.

 

[NetWareHead]

Really.... Italian guys live with their mamas into their late 20's. They live "at home" until they get married.

They're mama's boys.

I don't know what Italians you know, but thanks for lumping us all together in one category. I lived at home until I was 25 and because my parents wanted to help me and give me the biggest head start possible. The way I grew up, family togetherness was important and there was no rush to kick kids out of the house unlike my American born friends who had to scrape funds together to survive at 18 (and never understood our family closeness either). Even so, I paid rent, helped with chores/tasks around the house and definitely carried my weight. I was glad to be close to my family and the help provided was mutual. I enjoyed food made by mom, my laundry done by her as well, insured my car under my dad's name (since all at same address) to save money with his cheaper premium and got to live at home in a nice neighborhood instead of cheap apartments in shady sections of town; pretty much what was affordable to an average 18 year old. I was able to bankroll each paycheck from the start of my career, enough to make a 35% down payment on my first house when I was 24. My dad even gave me a house-warming present; all of the rent and utilities I had paid to my parents since living with them during my adult life, were gifted back to me.

So while I was regarded strangely for living at home, the head start was valuable and I now also own additional rental properties. Some of my friends who moved out at 18 are still renting or just buying their first houses (We are all 30 now). Being a "momma's boy" paid off and my future kid's can also be "momma's boys" too.

 

[HAL9000]

Dads house Dads rules. And get off my lawn! Snot nosed little bastards.

I hope the 47 people that say " Never too old " are kidding. That is just retarded.

My dad calls them little shits.

 

[pcgeek11]

Well then you're lucky or had somethin', I guess... D:

I'm going to probably be working at Safeway for the fucking summer, if I am lucky. Otherwise I am going to be doin' freelance blowjobs in the dark alleys.

Make sure you get two buckets:

1 for spit and 1 for quarters... Don't get them mixed up either.

 

[pcgeek11]

Kinda wish I could still live at my parents house, unfortunately too far from work. Would mean an extra $1,500/month in my pocket, of which I'd gladly give them $500 or more if needed.

I'm 27 and moved out permanently a couple years ago after getting a decent stable job.

All of my friends are 27-28 and still live at home, go to community college part time, work pretty crappy part time jobs. Have been doing so since 18, don't seem to make any progress so probably would be better if their parents forced them to move out and change.

This is just too sad!

 

[ussfletcher]

I'm currently a student (well an intern right now) and I have lived away from home for several extended periods of time. But I return home on breaks and about every other weekend, when I haven't had full time work. But I have no plans to leave my parents home immediately after I graduate. That is, if I can get a job locally, which is doubtful. If I did however manage to get a job a reasonable distance away from my parents home, I'd probably live there for a couple years. I don't think they would mind.

 

[FelixDeCat]

I hope the 47 people that say " Never too old " are kidding. That is just retarded.

What you think is retarded is frankly none of your business. Just because you were prematurely tossed on your ear to fend for yourself doesnt mean everyone else had to endure it to satisfy your sense of equality in life. :'(

 

[RPD]

Anything after 25 isn't a good thing, barring a huge life change (divorce or laid off) and its just temporary (no really temporary).