So, we're out of the house. We're on our own...sorta. #CollegeNoParents am I right?
Here are 10 ways we are almost adults, but still completely children—all at the same time.
1. We can pick who we live with, where we live, and how we live...as long as it's in mom and dad's budget.
"Hey, mom, dad, is $800 a month too much, or...?"
2. We spend money like there is no tomorrow (and no budget/credit card limit), and when we are out, we call our parents.
If we had a nickel for every time our parents said "money doesn't grow on trees," we would never have to call to ask them to put money in our bank accounts.
3. We cook on our own (sorta), clean on our own (kinda), and do chores on our own (sometimes).
But we still find ourselves calling mom to ask how to get that stain out, or dad to ask why the air conditioner is making that noise again.
4. We crave independence, but as soon as we get the chance to go home, we take it and never look back.
Nothing like mom's cooking and being pampered for no apparent reason.
5. We want to be in charge of our own lives, but call our parents when we have any minor decision to make.
"What should I make for dinner? No, seriously, this is important."
6. We still keep things from our parents, but tell them revised versions of stories.
"Yeah, mom, a bunch of my buddies and I watched the game then, uh...sat around and prayed for world peace."
7. When we go home, our parents give us rules again—and we follow them.
We simply love being home (and getting free groceries), but we secretly feel oppressed because we're adults, dang it!
8. We treasure their advice, but when it's not what we want to hear, we are suddenly adults-who-can-make-their-own-decisions-thank-you-very-much.
Sorry, mom. Guilty.
9. We want space from our families, but we are clingy AF.
Unapologetically so.
10. And finally, we can buy alcohol, drugs, tobacco, vote on leaders of this nation, join the military, adopt an animal, and possibly even adopt a child, but we still act like we are in the ninth grade.
#CollegeNoParents, I guess.
