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<P>I say if you are of age (18) you can pretty much do as you please. Unless, of coarse, your parents are supporting you. In that case you might have to compromise. Respecting your parents does not mean having them run your life for you. If you do make a mistake, that is how you learn, right? Right! </P>
<P>Frank<BR><BR></P></DIV>
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<DIV></DIV>To: Frank McMullin <fjm39@hotmail.com>
<DIV></DIV>CC: "Discussion of the Good, Clean Funnies List" <gcfl-discuss@gcfl.net>
<DIV></DIV>Subject: [GCFL-discuss] Opinions and Advice
<DIV></DIV>Date: Thu, 06 May 2004 20:17:27 -0230
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<DIV></DIV>Ok. I have a question, and want people's opinions. The question is this: what do you do when what your parents want and what you want are different.
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<DIV></DIV>The context of the question is rather complicated. For the Reader's Digest version, I have been living on my own for a number of years now, and my parents made me move back home. I was planning of moving out of my appartment, into another one with two friends. 1 week before I was to move, my parents decided that it wasn't good for me. They didn't like one of these two individuals, and simply said "No". I didn't want to disappoint my friends, so I'm still paying rent there (both these individuals have severe food intolerances, and trust the others to NOT contaminate the kitchen - something they don't feel everyone can. There's only a few people they feel they can trust.).
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<DIV></DIV>My mother loves to lecture, and will do so on any opportunity available. Some examples are: "You didn't get that job! ... you're too meek. That's what they didn't like about you... you also waste your time .... you shouldn't have gone to church during exams." ... [after calling me on my cell]
<DIV></DIV>"Where are you? ... you should have called" - I remind her that she was to call me, and that I did, in fact call her anyway - "... Well, when you don't get an answer, you call back every two minutes until you get one." This is not practical for two reasons: one, I use up cell phone minutes needlessly, and two, my father works at home, and is on the phone for hours on end with business associates.
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<DIV></DIV>Anyway, that's just rambling. Needless to say, I'm not happy at home; I feel trapped, because I'm outside the city limits where there is no public transportation and therefore cannot go anywhere or do anything social. I want to be living in the city, but it would absolutely kill my parents - esp my mom - to live with my friends, but I need to live my life.
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<DIV></DIV>I've tried talking to them, and tried just following them, not really caring what it was that I wanted. Neither works well, so I was just wondering what you are thinking.
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<DIV></DIV>~Quama
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<DIV></DIV>PS. Thanks.
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