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[quote=Anonymous]I haven't read all the replies, but I'll add my own experience moving home after graduating in basically the same situation (sans sister). I would have thought I was being super respectful, but my parents finally had to say "hey, we need you to start buying your own groceries, your own booze, etc." and it took that to realize I was mindlessly taking advantage of them and treating it like a resort because that was the default way of living that I had known in that house from when I was younger. They could easily afford to pay for all my amenities, but it was about taking personal responsibility and I might have had a similar response as OP's daughter in the moment without thinking about the overall optics of the situation. I would suggest having an open conversation about expectations and the path toward moving out. Sometimes, despite everyone's best intentions, we don't realize the things that really bug others until we share space with them and it's a whole new dynamic when children become adults and have to forge a new type of relationship with their parents. So OP, you're not wrong to think "what the hell?" but you can also take this in a positive direction for everyone with open and honest communication. [/quote]

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