Dear Queenie,
I’m going to college in the place where I live and I’m living at home with my parents to save money, but they still treat me like a kid, so as soon as I graduate I’m going to get a job and move out. My parents don’t want me to go and they offered to let me go on living with them rent-free after I graduate.
Queenie, how can I get them to understand I mean what I say?—Grown-up daughter
Dear Daughter,
Your parents will understand that you mean what you say about leaving their home when they see you moving out. Start saving up a “moving fund” and looking for job opportunities and a place you will be able to afford, because once you move out it is not likely that your parents will be willing to help you out financially.
