Seeking Independence Gifts

"Remember, fall is just one of many reasons you shouldn't leave your mother to go live in California."

"No. You can't move back in."

Flamin-goes & Flaming-stays

"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."

'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."

'It's a sign of the times, a high rise block of caves reserved for hermits.'

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

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

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."

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

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

'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.'

Still living with parents....

'I dressed myself.'

The end of boardroom table establishes independence

"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..."

"You should go freelance like me!"

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

"Listen...Tonight I'll decide when I've had enough"

"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."

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

"It says, 'Machine wash with, like, color,' but it doesn't say, like what kind of colors."

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

'Yes, mom - this is a tattoo! You don't like? Then screw you!'

'I think my parents want me to move out.'

"Couldn't stand working for the man, so I started my own business. Now I just can't stand working."