Workplace Independence Seeker Gifts

'One cubicle has made a unilateral declaration of independence.'

Excess Baggage: Some people take getting away from it all very seriously.

"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."

"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."

"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,'

Ethanol and foreign oil.

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

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

Susan finally becomes assertive with her boss...

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

Catalan sentence

'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 work well independently. I usually correct all the problems I create."

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

'I feel like I'm hitting my stride efficiency wise.'

The end of boardroom table establishes independence

'Well, if you consider normal corporate surveillance, interrogation, and harassment 'union-busting,', nothing I have to say will change your mind.'

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

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

". . . Then she married the wealthiest man in the word and they lived happily ever after, all be it separately."

"And we're just so proud you're walking to school alone. Aren't we, Harold?"

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

Boss

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

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

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

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

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

'I must be growing up...I took a bath without being told to!'

"The raise I'm asking for isn't just about me. It's about shrinking the income gap."

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