Becoming Independent Gifts

'Dad, when do I stop being a wholly owned susidiary of you and Mom?'

And so Bob's folks sent him off into the world. But not before running a few last tests, just to be sure he could handle it.

"I've got my own place now, but I still rely on my parents to regurgitate my meals."

"My son's a commonwealth - I give him money to be independent."

"Somehow, Daniel, you're not as cute as you used to be, and you're beginning to lose our attention."

"Oh, don't jump. But at least learn to code."

"Come on Mum, I'm fully grown-up, surely you can let my friend come between you and me safely..."

'Don't try to talk me out of it, Pop. I've decided it's time for me to move out.'

"Just dropped by to do my groceries."

Pony express. Pony express yourself. Pony express yourself so much he left.

Cellphone Islands

"Yeah, you could say I've got mother issues....she told me I have to move out!"

"My parents said that until I find a job and move out they will not recognize me as a sentient being."

"I'm leaving. It's just way too much collaborating."

'What about you...you've been living here thirty years too?'

"Your mother and I think it's time you got a place of your own. We'd like a little time alone before we die."

"Your mother and I want to make your 21st birthday a moving experience. We'll help you pack."

"Sorry kid, I work alone."

'She knew we'd try to talk her-out of it.'

"All I ask is a chance to ruin my life in my own way."

'I'm sorry Timmy, but if I keep going for help, you'll never learn to take care of yourself,'

Ethanol and foreign oil.

"Lost most of my sight, hearing, teeth and hair. Thank God I still god my driver license."

'Male, 38, still living with his parents. They asked us to keep him overnight, so they could change the locks.'

"You have to let me make my own mistakes."

"Honey who needs a man when you've got... Rhythm!"

"To heck with a husband... just help me find a dependable electrician."

"First buttons, then zippers, now we learn to tie our shoes. Is mom trying to tell us something?"

'I want to go out of town so that I can become a fully independent person, but near enough so that I can bring my laundry home.'

'I find the best way to get them to grow up is to buy them a 1-way ticket to Europe, and let them work their way back.'

"I work well independently. I usually correct all the problems I create."

"Living underground is not what it used to be."

'By the time I was your age , I'd already run away from home TWICE!'

"And since when does being twenty-five and married and living in Dallas excuse you from a family meeting?"

Still living with parents....