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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you're the kind of parent you sound like you need to be prepared for them to move out. My mother told me I'd never be an adult until she let me, and that I'd need to live with her until I found a husband because I was stupid and useless and would never be able to do it on my own, among other nasty things she said and did. So I spent my teens plotting how to leave the moment I could. I saved every penny, figured out what I'd need to do to get my HS diploma, talked to my boss about adding more hours, and arranged to move in to my coworkers empty bedroom. I moved out the day after my birthday and never looked back. I graduated from college, law school, and have a happy family - life accomplishments that my mother takes full credit for, all while complaining that we don't visit so she can "show us off".
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She still paid for your college, so you definitely weren't as "independent" as you'd like to think or have us think.[/quote]

Where did PP say that her mom paid for college?[/quote]

I have the same question.[/quote]

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