Living on your own or with your parents
Youre ruining my life! the teenager shouted at her mom and slammed out of the room after his/her mothers complaints. The next scene, as we can guess, is of the teenage packing his/her clothes to move out of the house. However, this is not the norm for Oriental culture, or Vietnamese, in particular. No matter how serious the quarrel is, the children will be reconciled with their parents and live under the same roof with them. So, which way is better: to live with your parents or to live on your own? Whether you choose the first or the latter way, there are three points that you have to consider: the freedom, the responsibility, and the social relationship.
The common reason for teenagers to leave their parents is freedom. When living with parents, you cannot do whatever you like. Partying with friends or dating out with lovers into the night, etc is out of the question. Everything has to go according to the rules. The young people consider it a torture and dream for a day when they can fly the coop. However, living on your own allows you to come and go no matter if its day or night. There are no more curfews imposed by your parents or the sight of them standing outside of the door waiting to yell before you can say a word.
Living on your own also means having to take total responsibilities for your life. Instead of staying at home being fed by parents, you have to go out to make some money for the many kinds of monthly bills: house rent, electricity, gas, cell phone, etc. Not only is there just the financial burden, there are also the house chores that add to your hectic college life. In contrast, by living with...
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I guess You come from Vietnam. I am a Vietnamese, too. And I think in our country, young people usually live with the parents untill they are 25, when they have their own jobs and make money to live by themselves. I know living with parents makes so much inconvenient. But it is traditional in Vietnam. I am living with my mom and dad now. Sometimes they make me crazy. However, I like to be in a house with them and I love all the memories we had.
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