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cgod  ·  2182 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: People who have moved out of parents, how old were you when you left?

19. I moved back in twice for a month or two between transition of life but I could never stay with my parents for long.





OftenBen  ·  2182 days ago  ·  link  ·  

It's astonishing how fast ones tolerance for their parents BS drops once you've lived away from them for any length of time.

katakowsj  ·  2182 days ago  ·  link  ·  

"When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be twenty-one, I was astonished at how much he had learned in seven years."--Mark Twain

This was much of my experience. Out to college, home working summers, starting at 18. Then for good at 24.

OftenBen  ·  2182 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I wish I had something of value to contribute. Everything I think of is either complaining or sounds like a humblebrag.

I find that Mr. Clemens is wrong on this particular count.