How Old Were You When You Moved Out of Your Parents House?

[MzKittyDelicious]

Living in NY, I have never met so many men who live at home with their parents. While on the other hand all the women I know live on their own and for the most part own a home. I'm curious to find out how old you all were when you moved out.

If you are still living at home what is your current age?

 

[onyxfemme]

I was 18 and my son was a year old. I learned that 2 queens cant live in the same castle. My mom raised me to be independent and stand on my own two feet and I felt like since I had a child, it was time to go...Havent been back since.

 

[Crown&Coke]

18. When I left for college, I never came back to live with my parents. I have been taking care of all my bills and everything since then. I learned alot about myself too. I dont even like asking for help. Sometimes its been a struggle but I love living on my own.​

 

[persia]

17- my choice, tho prompted by an unhealthy situation...never been back..i'm 27 now

 

[LoneStar29]

I was 19 and it was my decision

 

[brewdawg1]

went into the army on my 18th b-day!!!!

 

[Duece]

I was living in with my mama till I was 18 she moved out and moved in with her boyfriend and I lived alone from 18 till 21, (basically June 2002 till August 2005) after Katrina we were living with each other again for about a year and a half but now I am back living alone.

I'm in San Antonio and she's in New Orleans and it's strange because even when I was living alone in New Orleans, it wasn't like I was alone or even like on my own (even though I handled all my business with out her help) because she wasn't that far from me, now with us being 587 miles apart I really feel like I'm on my own because I can't go drive over to her and get help or advice or what not as easily.

 

[Chicutie]

I left home at 17. Graduated high school a year early and went off to college. Only been back to visit. . . My mother really didn't want me to leave home at all. Don't know why

 

[cbm_redux]

Technically, 12.

I lived in a dorm at prep school, an apartment in college and I never actually stayed in my mother's house for more than a few weeks at a time thereafter. I spent the summers at camp, first as a camper, then a C.I.T. then a counselor. (and if you had grown up on the east side of Detroit, you'd have spent 8 weeks at camp too. )

 

[Galvatron78]

I left at 19 after finishing high school to go to Basic Training, after that went to CAU then 6 years later momma got sick (she lost both her kidneys) i went back to help her for a couple of months....fuck an image i had to take care of my lady, i'm the only child so you know how that goes. I'm back out now (i live right down the street from her LOL).

 

[cbm_redux]

...fuck an image i had to take care of my lady

WTF does this mean? First of all, how could caring for your sick mother negatively affect your image? Secondly, did you just refer to your mother as your lady???

 

[MCP]

Left home at 21. It was a struggle at first because I was unemployed at the time, but I managed to get my feet on the ground and move on up.

My parents still live only a 15 drive from where I if they ever needed anything from me.

 

[Kaine3000]

I was 17, went straight into Army Basic Training after graduation...haven't been back other than to visit..I'm 26 now

 

[SinaminDelite]

I first moved out at 18 to live in the dorms. Moved back at 20. I learned quickly that four adults can't live in an apartment. Moved back out at 24.

MzKitty, it seems like every man in NYC lives with moms or grandma. It's especially disheartening when you tell them you live away from home b/c they automatically think "good, she has a place for me to crash." Wrong!

 

[absolutvodka]

the only reason broads move out early is so mothafuckas can come over and skeet in em.

 

[CT's Finest]

I moved out of my mom's house at 18. That's when I went away for college.

 

[OnSlaught]

I left at 19 after finishing high school to go to Basic Training, after that went to CAU then 6 years later momma got sick (she lost both her kidneys) i went back to help her for a couple of months....fuck an image i had to take care of my lady, i'm the only child so you know how that goes. I'm back out now (i live right down the street from her LOL).

I feel you Galvatron...I moved out when I was 17 about to 18 to go to college. Came home during the vacations and everything. After college, came back home. Stayed with my moms. Grandparents health had declined drasticalaly so I decided to stay in Pittsburgh and go to school and work here to help out. Moved out a while ago but just recently moved back in temporarily because of legal court matters...

 

[Iron]

ehhh....

I don't like sharing living space.

I can't do it no more.

These people are crazy.

suppose to be out this bitch.

Parents split for awhile. They were having a rough time.

Plus my step sisiter decided to become a statistic.

So pops moved out to help my step sister get back on her feet.

So until the big guy comes back I'am the man of the hou$e.

 

[Iron]

the only reason broads move out early is so mothafuckas can come over and skeet in em.

 

[Aromatic]

18
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[OnSlaught]

ehhh....

I don't like sharing living space.

I can't do it no more.

These people are crazy.

suppose to be out this bitch.

Parents split for awhile. They were having a rough time.

Plus my step sisiter decided to become a statistic.

So pops moved out to help my step sister get back on her feet.

So until the big guy comes back I'am the man of the hou$e.

Shit Iron, I've been the man of the house since I was 10 yrs old...

 

[Iron]

Shit Iron, I've been the man of the house since I was 10 yrs old...

I don't like being dependent on my parents but I'am so damn glad that i had a good father.

Plus me and moms don't have all that good of a relationship.

Having a sane person in the house.

If it wasn't for him i'd be just a crazy as my mother.

We're manly men so we don't say all that i love you stuff.

I wish i could give him the world.

I've never met another person that's as hard working as he is.

Dude works his ass off.

He deserves to be sitting on a warm ass island doing nothing right now.

 

[OnSlaught]

I don't like being dependent on my parents but I'am so damn glad that i had a good father.

Plus me and moms don't have all that good of a relationship.

Having a sane person in the house.

If it wasn't for him i'd be just a crazy as my mother.

We're manly men so we don't say all that i love you stuff.

I wish i could give him the world.

I've never met another person that's as hard working as he is.

Dude works his ass off.

He deserves to be sitting on a warm ass island doing nothing right now.

Shit Iron, that's how I feel about my mom. She works all day, then goes over to my grandparents to feed and take care of them and then gets a few hours of sleep just to do it all over again the next day... If a woman can't understand why I came back to help my moms out, then she can kiss my ass.

 

[Iron]

Shit Iron, that's how I feel about my mom. She works all day, then goes over to my grandparents to feed and take care of them and then gets a few hours of sleep just to do it all over again the next day... If a woman can't understand why I came back to help my moms out, then she can kiss my ass.

yes

100% cosign.

Gotta help your peoples out.

It takes alot to raise a family.

 

[bigirl]

14.

 

[jucurious]

hmmmm

i would say 17...when i went to college

i still stay up at school now but that is cuz my school is paying for it



but yeah my mom wants me to come back home after i get my M.S.W. until i go back for my Ph.D. (the program i want requires 2 yrs experience after ur Master's) but iono...i like having my sanity


oh yeah and i don't front on ppl who live at home w/ their parents cuz you never know ppl's circumstances

my mom wants me to come back home and stack my money so i can buy a house instead of rushing out of the house because society says i'm supposed to.

if you got a situation that will allow you to stay at home and stack money, while keeping ur sanity and helping ur fam out....DO IT! independent living will always be there...your fam may not

*damn..where is my phone so i can call my grandma?!*

 

[elchoccolatte]

Gone At 18, 37 Now...

 

[SWATLANTA]

I was back home for 3 months after college, saved my money and left with only a tv , a sofa, a bed, and a stereo. Bought a house 5 years later and hope to get another in the next two years. My mom thought I was making a huge mistake, but I couldn't play by anybody else's rules.

 

[AristotlesOwn]

18 when I went off to college.

 

[swiftandsilent]

Moved out at 26, I was coming and going as I please since 16th anyway.

My choice, no stress.

 

[Galvatron78]

WTF does this mean? First of all, how could caring for your sick mother negatively affect your image? Secondly, did you just refer to your mother as your lady???

- most folks look at "taking care of your parents" as a cop-out, certain females didnt even fuck with me because of the so-called "drama"

- I refer to her as such because that's my momma, i cant refer to her as "my man's and them"....that would be just wrong. I guess you're trying to imply some Oedipus type shit....fraid' not homie. And shit i could refer to her as a "Box of Apple Jacks" if i wanted to, ease back.

 

[gonzo8402]

I still live at home

that's what's up

 

[PrincessC]

18...wish I lived in the same city as my parents...I miss them.

 

[black again]

I was 20.
I'm curious. Does this statement, "Living in NY, I have never met so many men who live at home with their parents," say more about the MEN or about YOU? It's like saying all the women I meet are golddiggers. That just means there's something wrong with where I'm meeting women...or with ME.

 

[MzKittyDelicious]

I was 20.
I'm curious. Does this statement, "Living in NY, I have never met so many men who live at home with their parents," say more about the MEN or about YOU? It's like saying all the women I meet are golddiggers. That just means there's something wrong with where I'm meeting women...or with ME.

whoa there horsey.... slow down.

I didn't say "ALL MEN IN NY LIVE AT HOME WITH THEIR PARENTS" nor did I say I was dating these dudes or looking at them as potential mates.

Now if you wanna ask me in what capacity am I meeting these guys, I will answer with:

Dudes I work with, dudes I meet out in general via the club or in the streets in passing, my male cousins all live with my aunt (they actually are in NJ though so we won't count them), my female acquaintances... the dudes they talk about all live at home with their parents.

This isn't just a black thing either. It's alot of Whites and Hispanics I've come across that live at home too.