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."

"Sorry kid, I work alone."

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

"He says he's not running away. . . he's just going off the grid."

Signing the declaration of independence.

'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,'

What's your most popular drink? Why do you want to know? Why base your order on what other people are buying? Don't be a follower. Be your own man. If you're unfamiliar with a drink, ask what's in it and decide for yourself whether that sounds good. Or better yet, live a little. Take a risk. Choose a drink you've never had at random and see where it takes you. You only have one life. Don't live it following in the footsteps of other people. That's kind of harsh. No, it's the name of the drink.

"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.

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

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

'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 dressed myself.'

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

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

Lost and loving it!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"I found this hidden under his mattress."

Freshman Ryan Brenneman was having a tough time acclimating to life away from home.