Intro
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As you grow older, it’s normal to want to move out of the home you grew up in. This doesn’t mean that you don’t love your family. It just means that you’re ready to live as an adult. If you’re living away from home, you have the freedom to make your own choices. Of course, you also have the responsibilities that come with it!
If you live on your own, returning to your childhood home can be a special treat. It can be a fun walk down memory lane. It can also be a little overwhelming. It’s easy to slip back into old roles and revert to behaviors you’re not proud of. It’s also hard to know if you’re living up to your parents’ plans for your life. What’s most important, though, is knowing that you’re doing what’s right for you.
Rafael and Marni are discussing their experiences with going home. Is it something they both enjoy? Learn more in today’s English lesson about family.
Dialog
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2. Study - Read the dialog again to see how the vocab words are used.
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Marni: It’s summer. You know what I always love to do?
Rafael: What?
Marni: Just go home and visit where I grew up, and my family, and see old friends. Do you get to do that, ever? Where did you grow up?
Rafael: I actually grew up pretty nearby, but I don’t go home too often. The whole parental thing can be a little overwhelming to me.
Marni: OK. Sometimes it can be hard, because you slip back into old roles. Even though I’m an adult, I feel like I’m a teenager again when I go and visit my parents.
Rafael: Yeah. I feel like I start behaving in a way that I used to behave the last time I was with my parents. It’s weird.
Marni: Yeah. You kind of revert back to that. It happens, but sometimes it’s like a walk down memory lane. You get to look at your old room and all your old stuff. It just brings back all these memories. I love it.
Rafael: I don’t even feel like I’m living up to their expectations.
Marni: Really?
Rafael: That’s why I don’t like going home too much.
Marni: That’s too bad. I have a pretty good relationship with my parents.
Rafael: Well, I envy that.
Marni: Hey, you always have time to change that.
Rafael: That’s why I just go home for holidays and weddings.
Marni: All right. Fair enough.
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Discussion
Marni loves going home to the place where she grew up. She enjoys spending time with her family, talking with old friends, and seeing the bedroom from her childhood. Marni likes to remember what her life was like when she was younger.
But for Rafael, going home is a very different experience. He feels like his parents aren’t proud of the decisions he’s made in his life. When he goes home, Rafael behaves like a teenager again, and his parents act like he’s still a teenager, too. He isn’t comfortable spending too much time at home, so Rafael usually only returns for special events.
Do you like to go home? Is it ever challenging for you?
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