perverseangelic
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Joined: 2/2/2004 From: Davis, Ca Status: offline
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I had a similar, though not nearly so drastic, situation when I chose to move in with my partner. My parents in general didn't approve of me living with them. At the time I was, and still am, partially financially dependant on my dad. (then it was both my dad and my mom) I thought a lot, and eventually sat them down and told them that while I respected both of them very much, living with him was more cost effective, as we largely shared a household already, and that it was the choice that I had decided on. I continued to say that I knew this wasn't the choice they wanted me to make, and I would completely understand if this choice causes them to cease financial support of me. I chose to make my own decition, even if it wasn't one they could support, and take on the consequences. If it meant I had to become financially independant, well, more work was the price I had to pay to live my life in a way I chose. We ended up compromising. They pay my tuition and my books. I pay everything else. That way, they don't have to fund a living arangment they don't support, but can still help me get my education. As I see your situation, it -is- a financial issue, but it's also a personal happyness one. I don't agree with the philosophy that simply because one's parents are supporting one they are entitled to dictate the terms of ones life, hoewver, for better or worse, that's generally how the world opperates. If I were in your shoes I would do something similar to what I did before. I would get myself in a possition to be independant. It's sucky, and hard, and I hated doing it. It meant adding a nearly full time job onto a full time school schedule. However, in the long run, the tiredness is worth it because I don't feel that my choices are second-guessed by someone who has the power to cut off my livelyhood. I sound really clear cut. I know it's not. Still, sometimes this is the kind of push we need to get out of the nest so to speak. God knows I'm happier being only partially dependant on myparents, and they're happier in that they don't have to feel that they're indorsing choices they don't believe in. (as to the invasion of privacy, I think that's wrong no matter what. When a child is younger, I can understand it, but as a child becomes an adult, I think privacy becomes critical to personal growht.)
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