Severing ties with parents...

Move out. The sooner the better.

Some of my best times in life were in the years when all of us were battling to make it, usually always broke, it didn't matter much in retrospect, we were too busy laughing & living.

You come off as intelligent, motivated, educated. Ergo, you'll always make money.
You can't get time back.
If you don't like the movie, get up & leave.

You said it yourself. You're miserable. Break out of your comfort zone. And if the next thing doesn't work, you try something else. And again. The journey is the fun of it.

One man's humble opinion.

 

Maybe your uncle can get you a job in television.

 

And people complain that this forum is useless... LMAO! Lil Nephew, enjoy it while you can and be thankful of what you have!! Let your parents know that all the time! Life doesn't always go the way you planned and you never know when you might need a little parental housing! As long as they are okay with you living there and saving money, do it! As far as what age, that really is up you ans when you are ready! Good luck to ya! And by the way, I am by far no expert!

 

+1 Never moved back in after college(w/ the exception of a cpl weeks while moving in elsewhere), and I'm still kinda in that mostly broke/battling to make it phase, but I have no regrets and would do it all over again. As far as the money thing, as long as you're getting bills paid and have enough money for year round gear, as long as you're riding waves who the hell needs money? At least that's what I tell myself...a surf trip would be nice but that'll happen one of these days.

 

And like Zeroevol said, let your parents know how thankful you are, best thing they could here.

 

2 questions: (1) What is your Degree in? (2) What kind of job do you think you'd enjoy doing?

 

I moved out two months after I turned 18 (i'm 32 now), never looked back. I'm about an hour from the house if I need to swing by for any reason, soon to be 2-3hrs away, but still within driving distance. If you have already saved up a good chunk of change, go ahead and do it if you're really miserable.

Life is too short to feel that way, never know when the ride is over, so might as well get out on your own and experience it. You'll find out that life isn't so easy on your own, but you'll grow from it and get stronger. If you want to be able to bag as much tang as you possibly can, then that's the only way to go my man, lots of chicks in the 18-25 range that will go home with you simply because you have one....

 

HAHA Oh man welcome to the real world. Guess what, it only gets worse. Stay at home as long as possible and save as much money as possible. ****, stay there until you inherit the house. You are literally voicing what every single kid fresh out of college thinks. You just realized that college was the best its gonna get, and that sucked for everyone. The way I see it you have to paths in life. 1) Move out and go to like Costa Rica and live a humble life of surfing and drinking Imperial on the beach, but you will be living a cheap life and never have a Benz or a trophy wife. 2) Become part of society and start to pay taxes, buy a house, and work until retirement or death ( with some very luxurious surf trips mixed in). Believe it or not you living on your own sounds great till you are eating cup noodles every night, and then you can meet girls because you are poor, and chicks hate poor. Stay home and suck it up.

 

Take it from your uncle.

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Well, it sounds like it's not living with your parents that has you down, it's that you're seperated from your college chums.

I think you are just lamenting your old dorm room comradery. You spent every second around your bros, and now it's over. Well, no matter where you live you ain't getting that back. Sorry, but that era is over. I'd need to know where you currently live and where you went to school to offer further advice on this matter. But your college pals might not be as happy as you think or as they let on.

Your parents sound good, so realize that they are the only ones you can fully trust and count on in the world. Man, being your age and having money, while living at home can be the best. Don't you know any crackers in your area before you went to school? Ahh, you'll make new aquaintences at your age, don't sweat it.

And girls.......dude, don't get to atatched at your age. Don't think, " Oh I'll spent the rest of my life with her." No you won't. People change ALOT from their early twenties into their late twenties. You don't really settle into your own or know who and what you are until your late twenties. So save that serious romantic relationship for later in life. **** it took me until my late 30's, but that was because of.........right, Kassers vodka.

You have a good job now that you hate. I dig it, man. I did the wrong thing at your age. I worked then drowned my sorrows in Kassers vodka. While you have the job that is bringing in money, start looking for employment that you like........Really, do it. I know it's hard to get motivated aboot job searching when you already got one, but just do it. You don't have to be desparate cause you got money. So you can spend time and hopefully settle into something you like.

Dude, you are young, you'll meet people in your area. Just get out there. You go through different eras in life. Life's a certain way for 6 months.......two years.........and then it changes. And new things, new people appear. Just be positive and don't drink.........Kassers vodka.

 

So the kid that is poking fun at wounded warriors in another thread also happens to be in a "tough" part of his life. Nice. Don't the growth hormones from suckling off the parental teat (literally) develop the brain properly? Looks like this chap's getting some bad milk.

We've nearly got some wounded warriors on this forum. Lets see how much sympathy and advice they have for this kid. Oh, but he was just joking. Right.

 

It's always fun to get advise from perfect strangers. My best guess is your situation would be more tolerable if you got laid once in a while. Try joining a yoga class, and things should work out quite nicely. Namaste young man!

 

I moved out at 23. Unlike you I never finished college, worked crap job to crap job and had parents that let me know every day since I was 18 that I wasn't welcome, it was easy to do when the opportunity came up. Thankfully for me I found a girl that saw something in me that I didn't and was willing to let me wander through life until I found my place, it was a long journey to get where I am today. If I had parents like you it would have been hard to leave. I would set a date 2 years from now, save every penny I could, and dream of what I was going to do when I left home. I would let my parents know everyday how thankful I was and fill them in on my plans. 22 or 24 is not that old when you get to my age and look back. I look at pictures of my self at 25 and I look like a baby.

 

"I would set a date 2 years from now, save every penny I could, and dream of what I was going to do when I left home. I would let my parents know everyday how thankful I was and fill them in on my plans. 22 or 24 is not that old when you get to my age and look back. I look at pictures of my self at 25 and I look like a baby."

This sounds like a good idea to me. And...make the most of your current situation. Go have some fun. Get out and do things, adventure usually follows.

 

Good advise! In this uncertain economy, and you having a cush job...take full advantage and not only save, but invest. You are young and can be comfortably independent in a short year or two. Bite the bullet and thank your folks for all their continued support. I'm not joking about the yoga class - you'll meet some awesome chicks and learn to ease up on lots of your impulsive desires and you will be content, if not totally thrilled with your blessed life. Join Surfrider, you'll meet some great people and have a network of bros you can meet and travel with and life will be grand.

 

I'm kind of in the same boat bbut not really? im 21 and still at home while im going to school but i live right on the beach and 20 minutes from my school so i just commute. I havent gotten really close to anybody at school so maybe im not in the same boat. Surfing has really gotten me not very interested in girls or whatever all my friends are doing. I just kind of go surf. i just like to be by myself. My parents are split because my dad walked out on us so i live with my mom and help pay all the bills so i cant really save money either. just kind of going with it you know? My mom loves me being at home and she always said that i am always welcome no matter what so why not save money on a dorm room or an apartment? my point being is family is really the only thing that you truly have in life. we are here for only a short time so spend it wisely with the ones you love because they will never leave you high and dry because even when they seem to not care, they really do. So my 2cents is to stay and enjoy it. They wont be around forever.

 

Dude, stay home and save money. Then quit that job that doesn't interest you, and travel for extended periods of time. See the world, it will teach you things you will never learn in a school. You might end up realizing things about yourself and life you never thought imaginable. The house can wait. If you buy a house you are a slave to pay it and stay in a job that might not interest you to pay for it. Only being able to travel and surf somewhere else 2 weeks out of the year. It's a big world out there with limitless possibilities. Don't get stuck in that college career house routine. You'll wake up one day on your 40's and realize what you've missed out on.

 

Dude move out! You are 22, you are supposed to struggle and be poor. Find out the hard way, dont be a little pus and live with your mommy. My god this generation is out of control with coddling. What the hell are you doing? Move son...At least thats the advice my Pops gave me and still to this day I appreciate it.