Familial Independence Gifts

"I'm so mad I'd like to run away from home, but since I'm 34, my parents would just change the locks."

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!"

"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,'

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

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.

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

"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.'

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

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

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

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

'I dressed myself.'

Lost and loving it!

If business gets any worse, I'll have to start laying off relatives!

"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."

'Isn't it great Darling: The kids are now old enough to have dinner ready when we get home...'

"I found this hidden under his mattress."

"Nothing personal - I'm through with the male brain."

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

"Don't be a follower. Be your own man."

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