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I left my house when I was 18 years old.. Moved from Pennsylvania to Florida and moved in with my boyfriend and his mom. I lost health insurance, any type of financial support and I had to postpone college. Because the Federal government sees anyone under the age of 24 as a dependent, I couldn't get financial aid for myself. I still need all of my parents financial information to see if I even qualified, when I finally did get the info needed, my parents made too much money for me to get any type of financial aid. So even though I was only making 6 dollars an hour and may parents didn't support me financially, I had to take out student loans.... It's been hard. I wont lie. BUT 5 years later, I have a great job, I bought my own car, I live in a nice apartment, I'm financially stable for the most part and I'm free.... I wont lie.. I've cried myself to sleep because it got so hard I didn't know when things would get better. I missed my family, I missed just being a teenager. I grew up really fast, but I'm strong and I'm independent and I'm successful. I'm making pretty good money, better money then anyone I know my age. I take care of myself and even though my parents have given me money when I just couldn't keep up, I've promised to pay it all back. AND trust me, it's not like I go hundred checks every month. It was fifty here and maybe a hundred if I was really desperate. I'm proud of who I am and what I've become. School is still an issue, but I'm getting there. I can't be full time because I have to support myself, but I am doing it.

It's possible, you just can't lose hope. TRUST ME! I've been there. I'm 23 and have actually done better then most kids my age who have lived at home and had mommy and daddy take care of them.. I've been blessed, but I know it was through hard work. Working in places I hated, getting treated like crap.. It's all been worth it now. I know that I'm someone and I know I've made everything in my life possible. ME ! I DID IT MYSELF!

When I was 17 I Move moved out and in with my boyfriend I didn't go to school regularly and in results of that I didn't Graduate. when was 18 I got pregnant and had a baby when I was 19. I got on drugs really bad for a year or so, my boyfriend which I was engaged to by that time had got into trouble and was going to prison! I decided that I should move on with my life and raise my baby the best I could! I wound up moving back in with my mom and living their for about a year and a half until I move out and got a place of my on! Now I am an assistant mng at Wendys and know I could have done better if i would have stayed in school and graduated, and went to collage!!!

when you decide to be an adult and move out, you shouldn't expect others to still pay your bills, co-sign on loans or expect to still use their health insurance.

this is something you should hve thought about first. living at home while you are tryig to get through college is a good decision if you are worried about loans and health insurance.

I think it's your mother's way of just telling you that you need to learn how to make it out on your own. Keep doing what you're doing to get extra money and earn all of those things back. Your mom can't be there for you forever.

she's prolly just let'n u kno how it is 2 b on ur own...u should move bk in

you shouldnt do that... go back with ur mom and ignore the obsticals and arguments with her... show her ur sad, it will make her think

well now, didn't you cut off your nose to spite your face....

too late now. too bad, sooooooo sad.

time to get a job and start paying those bills!!!!!!! it's going to be though, but that is the choice you made!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!