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In some countries, it is customary for children to live with their parents until they get married. In other countries, young adults might go off to college, and then return to live with their parents after they graduate from college.
In the US, most people leave home when they graduate from high school, around the age of 18—and it’s not because they’re getting married. At 18, you are considered a legal adult. You have the right to vote and can join the military if you want to. (But you can’t drink alcohol legally until you are 21!)
Most American teenagers look forward to leaving home, whether they are going to college or just getting their own place to live. And in the US, moving back in with your parents is considered a last resort, something you do only temporarily to save money.
Listen to Kevin and Mason talk about living at home.
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Dialog
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Kevin: Would you ever consider moving in again with your parents?
Mason: No. Not at all. I’ll tell you why.
Kevin: That’s a strong response.
Mason: It is a strong response. Because I did it after I graduated college.
Kevin: Ooh. You did it. How was it?
Mason: Uh, I moved back home for about six months and it was horrible, uh, because they kept on, like, kind of passive aggressively, like, pushing me, like, “Hey, you getting a job?” Like, “What are you doing today?” (You know, like what are you doing productive?) It’s like, anytime I was… had, like, down time or free time, they interpreted it as like…
Kevin: You were being lazy.
Mason: Me being lazy.
Kevin: Of course.
Mason: And not, not trying to get out of the house.
Kevin: Of course.
Mason: Uh, ‘cause of course, they didn’t want me there, and I didn’t really want to be there, it’s just… it works out financially, you know.
Kevin: What a drag, though.
Mason: Seriously. Well, and I’m at a point… my roommate’s gonna move out in a couple months and it’s like, do I move back ‘cause I don’t really have anything else lined up.
Kevin: No.
Mason: No, no. Of course I don’t. But it’s kind of that pressure now…
Kevin: Yeah. Sure.
Mason: ... to get something lined up. But I would almost, like, I would almost pay too much to live on my own, as opposed to… if I can’t find another roommate…
Kevin: Yeah.
Mason: ... than move back home. That’s, that’s how much I learned my lesson.
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Discussion
Mason lived with his parents for a short time after he finished college. It sounds like it was difficult to go from living on his own and having his privacy to being back in his parents’ house. The thing about parents is: they are your parents. They may not approve of how you choose to spend your time. But when you’re living with them, they see everything you do.
Kevin understands that it must have been difficult for Mason. He loves his parents, but doesn’t want to live with them.
When do kids move out of their parents’ house in your country?
Do you live with your parents?
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