How Was YOUR Moving Out Experience?

[~attrACTION~]

I'm 22 and live with my folks. Although I've lived "on my own" at dorms on and off, I was still financially dependent then. I don't want to move out to be able to "do what I want" or rebelling or any of that. I'm already free to do whatever I want.

Yes, I've been down, and I've realized how to make myself happy. The first problem is that I am sick and tired of being babied and having a safety net to catch me everytime I fall. It seems my folks are so scared of seeing me fail, that they don't even let me try. I have all the things most people would dream of, but I don't feel like I'm getting much life experience from living at home.

The second issue is that about a year ago, I moved from a city to this very small town. I don't care if it's in my head or not, I cannot stand it here. It's like I live in a ****ing village. The population is roughly 40k; half are college students, and the other half are retired (I'm exaggerating, but not much). 85% of the population is white. I miss diversity. I also miss shopping malls, department stores, drive-thrus, and crowds of people! When you go to cities, people may look like they have "low class" but to be honest, I feel more at home among those type of people than with a bunch of white old folks who live in million-dollar mansions.

So, without getting off tangent, for those of you who have moved out, and are no longer financially dependent on any sort of family (and perhaps started over from scratch in a new city):

What life lessons have you learned from moving out?
What challenges or difficulties have you faced?

Have you become more of a MAN as a result of moving out?

Do any of you regret moving out, and wish you still lived with family?

I would really appreciate hearing about your experiences overall. It would be nice to get an idea of what it would be like before I dive in.

 

[KillaCam]

Awesome topic, i'll share my moving out experience.

I moved out about..3 months ago. Am currently a month and a bit away from my 18th birthday, but that didn't influence my decision to leave at all.

The prospect of moving out was daunting, in my head it was a reflection of the exact moment I became an adult. But in reality, it wasn't that big of a deal. I had a stable job under my belt, so although I wasn't rich, my financial situation was comfortable enough to cope with the expenses. The only problem was coming to grips with the fact I would be letting go of a huge chapter of my life, but the responsibility it bought was exciting, and it still is.

I lived with my elder sister and my grandmother for the past 5 years (father in another country, mother passed away). Gran is a wonderful woman, any person who takes on their grandchildren like that truly has a heart of gold, but at 89 years old, despite her physical and mental health being great, she deserved to live that stage of her life normally.

I moved in with a few friends of mine (3 girls, 1 guy, 18-20 years old), so it's your typical booze drinking, 2 minute noodle eating kinda place. I miss home-cooked dinners, I miss having my washing done, rather than having to do it myself after a long days work. But knowing i'm out for myself in the world outweighs all of that.

No regrets whatsoever, being in charge and having control over your own life is great. Sure, the little things I miss, but, there comes a certain time in your life when you realise that moving into the next phase is the only way to go.

Just remember to pay your bills on time.

 

[TyTe`EyEs]

When you move out you're able to bring random girls home and have very loud, drunken sex with them...enough said.