Independence Gifts

"Don't think of it as divorce, Henry. Think of it as freedom...the next time you cheat on me with your secretary, it won't be cheating anymore."

'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.'

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

"Nope, I'm just not feeling it!"

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

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

"I haven't decided whether or not I want children, but I know I don't want any husbands!"

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.

"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."

The quest for spinsterhood.

"Marry you?�Don't be so deeply unfashionable."

"If I'd lived back then, I would have signed it, too."

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

"I almost had a 'I need a man' moment last night....but then I managed to get the cork out of the wine bottle myself."

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

"The time will come, son, when you will move out of the basement and into a basement apartment of your own."

"Sorry kid, I work alone."

'Bet you were beginning to think I'd never leave home.'

'I'm all for independence.'

"As a member we can offer yoou long hours, hard work, self less devotion..." "What about the perks?" "Those are the perks"

'If at first you don't succeed, don't plan on moving back home.'

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

'Peter's the masterful type - won't let me do a thing I don't want to!'

'Girls don't like me, never have.'

'I always wondered what I'd do without your father and I found out I do quite well!'

'Son, your mother and I think it's time you got a place on your own.'

"You should have known she was independent when you found out she was born July 4th."

"I realize times are tough, but it's time you went out on your own."

"He's moving out when he's saved up enough for a deposit on a flat."

A Wary Wolf

"To subtle?"

"It was this, or move back in with my parents."

"Yes, they call us "feral", but be proud of that: it means we're shunning domestication!"

New Scoots for Old Coots!

"Thanks, Steve, but I'm not ready to settle down just yet."