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Originally Posted by Jennifer 1967
You sound like you would be happier to move out on your own. What's holding you back from moving out at the age of 25? You're legal. If you sneak the cat out with you, your mom would probably actually be grateful.
Good luck and best wishes....

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Finding a good paying job. That's what is probably holding OP back.
I'm 25 and I still with my family and I can tell you that it's not that easy to just "move out". I got my Masters degree in December and I am still struggling to find a job. The job market is hard out there. People don't want to higher me because I'm either over qualified in terms of education or I'm under qualified in terms of experience.
So I don't agree with that part of your comment. Sorry if I sounded harsh, it's just that moving out as a young adult is so much harder than people think it is. I have friends my age and a little bit older and we all still live at home because we either 1) can't find a job or 2) have a job that doesn't pay well but they need the money.
But I do agree that OP might be happier living on their own.
I'm really sorry you're dealing with this OP. When we're children, we don't realize how dysfunctional our family is because we're not disillusioned as yet. Then we get older and the mask falls away. It happened to me, when I realized 22 years after my grandma came to live with me and my mom (when I was 3) that she was narcissistic and abusive.
I understand how you're feeling.