Today, I found out that my over-controlling parents would be moving in next door. I'm almost 23, and moved 5,365 km away to get away from them. FML
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Today, marks the third time this month my parents came to visit. I moved 5 hours away to get away from them. FML
Today, at 30 years-old, I can finally move out. I could have chosen an apartment close to work, but instead I decided to stay close to where my mother lives. Since I told her, she's been complaining that I'm selfish and I'm creating a lot of problems for her by moving so far away. I'll be living half a block from her. FML
Today, I overheard my parents planning on how to get me to move out of the house. It's my house. They only came to visit and forgot to leave. FML
Today, I discovered that my new landlords must meet and approve guests of mine before they come over, and guests are not allowed when they aren't home or past 11pm. I'm 25 years old and just moved out of my parents' home to get away from my controlling mother. FML
Today, I moved out of my parents' house and started living alone. All of a sudden, my parents started requiring me to text or call them every 5 minutes to tell them where I am and what I'm doing, from 6am to 12am every day. If I don't, they will go looking for me, and force me to move back in with them. FML
Today, after telling my parents just exactly what I thought of them and that I was moving out, the person I was supposed to move in with called to say they'd decided they would rather live alone. FML
Today, I found out my parents' New Year's resolution is to get me to move out. FML
Today, I found out that the day I moved out of my parents' house, they invited my whole family over and had a party to celebrate the fact that I was gone. FML
Today, I bumped into my parents at the mall. They didn't tell me they were around. I live 5,000 miles away, in a different country from them. FML
Today, I found out about my parent's divorce over Facebook from my sister who lives 8 hours away in another province. They made the decision 3 weeks ago. I live with my parents. FML
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MegaSolipsist 13
I can tell you really wanted to get away from them because you counted the exact number of kilometres.
lysx84 24
Run. Run fast and run hard.
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Comments (66)
j_cat187 20
Well it seems it is time to move again.
annie_nk 23
Is it possible to get a restraining order on your parents?
Krajjan 9
Yes. Trust me.
CrewBoy 10
Tell them to either give you some space and stay in your life or you'll kick them out of your life forever.
TurtleSmile 14
You counted? You must really want to get away from them.
horneyhic 15
Well google probly did the counting
xalba 9
Just tell them how you really feel about them moving in. Hopefully they will understand and not go though with the move.
walmartpaysme 15
The key words here are "over-controlling". I doubt OP's parents will hear one word,
emag_eht 18
It says over-controlling not deaf.
GK2012 9
with over-controlling parents, requesting something called "space", "privacy", "freedom to make my own decision(s)", tends to make them temporarily deaf. until you threaten or give ultimatums, then they miraculously respond.
Quimpo 14
It just means your parents love you......ALOT lol
ricke1o1 2
Well at least you have parents that care,not everyone does.
Quimpo 14
so true!
spaboolly 26
Overly controlling parents can be just as bad as parents who don't give enough care... sometimes worse. They should respect the OP's boundaries, especially as an adult.
loveingit 7
Parents that don't care don't feed kids, hit them, lock them in closets, glue hands to walls. Yeah you are right just as bad as someone that would moved to make sure you have food and cared for
Yarrachel 16
But parents like that aren't likely to just stop by every so often to make sure OP is okay and be respectful of space.
GK2012 9
controlling =/= caring. Controlling parents may "care" about their children, but in reality they don't respect their children's privacy, and judgment otherwise they would behave like parents of a normal adult and let them make their own decisions and only intervene when necessary.
LexieWins 0
You're 23. Speak up for yourself!
conholio33 28
Maybe its time to move... Or be suck next to ur parents
Spongii101 12
Move. Get out of there, ASAP.