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."

"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."

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.'

'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.'

'I dressed myself.'

"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..."

Still living with parents....

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

"You should go freelance like me!"

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

'He gave me my own key so I can get back in when I want to.'

Jimmy suffered from a severe fear of flying.

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