You're freshly 18, you think "Alright, I can move out." I CAN'T WAIT! Well, I am here to tell you, you should wait, and you can. I get the feeling of 'I am growing up, I don't need my parents.' Then, you have your typical " I am a strong, independent woman who doesn't need no one." saga. You will need someone, & more than likely...it will be your parents. Shortly after moving out, here is a list of things you will take for granted.

1. Simply calling out someones name

When you move out, there will be no more shouting across the house that dinner is ready and hearing a very loud "OK" back. To which, 5 minutes later you're gathered around the dinner table. Calling out your families names and getting an answer...is no more.

2. Coffee that has already been made

Waking up and making coffee on your own sucks. It is always so much better when someone else made it before you, and you just reach for a cup and pour. Then, you will sip that coffee, that you made for yourself, and drink it alone.

3. Laundry

The days where someone walks by and says "Hey, I am going to throw a load in, got anything?" GONE. You have to do all of your laundry, and sometimes even your significant others. YOURSELF. Ugh, I know, it sucks.

4. Grocery Shopping

The awesome feeling you would get coming home and realizing your mom went grocery shopping and you can totally pig out. GONE. You now have the responsibility of going grocery shopping yourself. Then, realizing how expensive everything is! The 120 count bag of pizza rolls for $10? Absurd. That is half a tank of gas that I can use to go to my parents and eat their pizza rolls.

5. Cleaning

You are left to do all of the cleaning, BY YOURSELF. Remember that time where you would just shove everything under your bed and hope that your mom would find it and take care of it herself? Not anymore. Because, now you realize that if you cram something somewhere, you are the only one who is going to clean it. So, don't cram, you're only making 2 messes for the price of 1.

6. Feeling of Regress

Your parents teach you at a young age, to start doing things yourself. To try something a couple times before you ask for help. So, you move out thinking you know EVERYTHING there is to know about everything. WRONG. You're going to call your parents and ask for help on how to do something, before you even give it one try. Leaky pipe under the sink, that you already know just needs a little tightening? Hold on, let me call my dad just to make sure what I already know.

7. Cooking

That is all on you now, kid. Coming home to the days where your mom already had dinner prepped and ready to go. GONE. You come home after working all day, you have to think of something for dinner & make it yourself. Which, usually leads to a lot of frozen pizza. Because, lets face it. Cooking for one or even just two people, sucks. Left overs for days.

8. The over all responsibility of life & money management

Managing your money has to be the hardest part about moving out. You should always want to be prepared for anything. So, saving is usually your best option. But, then you think of all the things you did while living at home..going on vacations, going to the bar, going to random dinners with your friends, clothes shopping, going to the movies. Frivolous spending is no more. Unfortunately, it will take awhile for you to realize that spending like that is no more. It will take you going out a couple times to realize how much money you spend & now you're short on a bill, because you spent that money on something stupid. The hard part? Swallowing your pride and asking your parents for help. Don't think it wont happen, & if it doesn't happen for you because you have money saved. KUDOS. Asking your parents for financial help sucks, you feel like you failed. But, that is what parents are for. Helping when you need it most. So, don't EVER take them for granted.

Now, moving out is awesome. There are so many things that you're going to learn that shifts you into the person you're going to become. But, ITS HARD. This may not be the case for all of you, it may be the case for most of you. I am here to tell you IT IS OKAY. Those funny cliches about the things you will do when you move out, like microwave meals, count for pennies, etc. THEY HAPPEN. Don't ever get discouraged, you're doing fine. What will make it easier on you? Saying "Thank you" to your parents. You wouldn't be making it on your own if it wasn't for all they have taught in you life one way or another.