I haven't moved out yet, but living with my parents sucks. They made me get a job and start paying rent at the tune of $300 a month at the age of 14 (which is the job I still currently hold to this day), which made it very tough to balance all of my schoolwork, especially since 80% of my classes were honors courses and I was in a state certified Nursing program, which added a lot of stress to my life as well. Around this time is when I started gaining weight, eventually reaching a staggering 302 pounds. Then they increased the rent to $450 a month + split electric + I pay entire cable and internet bill at age 18. Around that time is also when they would cook for themselves only, so I then also took on the financial responsibilities of buying and preparing my own meals, and they get upset when I don't leave any for them.
Life is sour. Then they get all uppity when I tell them I'm joining the military to get out from under their sorry asses. "If you think life is bad now, just wait until you get out into the real world! Living with your parents is as easy as it gets!" is what my mother told me when I first told them. Now my mother has quit her job and is refusing to get another one, so myself and my father are the only ones supporting the apartment. They're completely dependent now on my half share of the bills. They're now trying to guilt trip me because they have legal custody of my sisters daughter and have to support her, and told me that if I leave for the military they'll have to give her to the state. I told them that I couldn't care less, and as soon as I meet the physical requirements for the military they will never hear from me again. I now refer to them as my roommates and treat them as such.
tl;dr my parents suck and I can't wait to leave
The only good thing I could say that came out of living with my parents is that it taught me to be completely self-sufficient, and to never depend on anyone for things you can do yourself.
