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Why Leaving My Parents’ House Is the Hardest Decision

I keep my friends close, but my family closer.

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Why Leaving My Parents’ House Is the Hardest Decision

I love my family more than anything in this world. They are the most important people in my life. I have never moved out of my parents’ house before, obviously. I have stayed away from their house. I think I have really only stayed a week away from them-maybe-a little over a week, at the most. Now, I am working on moving out.

I never moved out for my first two years of school. I have lived with them to make things more cost efficient. My parents have always been troopers and have always been there for me through middle school, high school, and now college. They fully support my college career and were more than happy to keep me at home in order to make things easier for me cost wise. I do not live off them completely though. I purchase my own necessities. I have currently found that things do cost a lot more than children expect, but I work a good amount of hours and make a good amount of money.

Now, I am moving out. It is affordable now, and being halfway through school, I figure that I can make it with less help from my parents. There is no way that I could be without my parents completely. I am staying within 20 minutes away. The first thing I wanted to look for was something extremely close to my parents. I am not comfortable just packing up and moving out of state away from my family. I am extremely close to my family, but I also know that everyone needs to grow up eventually and create their own lives.

It is extremely hard to imagine not being with my siblings. I have watched them grow up and they are starting elementary school now. It makes me want to cry for sure. Those kids make me feel a lot older than I really am, but I do not want to miss them growing up. Moving out of my parents’ house is one of the hardest things I have ever had to do. I grew up with a very tight knit family. Growing up and moving out came a lot quicker than I could ever imagine. I can still remember being in middle school and not even being able to stay home at night by myself.

Make the most of being with your family. One day you will be on your own and that is a hard thing to start. Do not be scared of getting older though either. Just know that everything will eventually work out for you.

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