Independence Seeking Prints

'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.'

Cellphone Islands

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

"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."

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

'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."

Signing the declaration of independence.

Peak Beard/High Peak Beard

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

"I just don't want to be 'that' waffle."

"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.

Having installed a hydraulically operated wall in their 25-year-old's bedroom...

Victoria's secret lovers: Barry, Al, Percy.

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

Ethanol and foreign oil.

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

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.

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

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

'You let me out. What I do when I'm out is my business.'

"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.'

Lost and loving it!

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

The end of boardroom table establishes independence

Still living with parents....

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

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