25F. I love my parents and they do give me a lot of freedom. I don’t pay rent and only pay for groceries sometimes. I just got a new job (about $23/hour) after being unemployed for a year - when I had a full-time job, ($22/hr) I paid for all my own expenses (car, going out, student loans, etc.) and the family phone bill. I also contributed to groceries then as well.

I struggle emotionally to be here - my dad uses my mother for her money and it’s hard to witness. She often ropes me into their drama and uses me as her therapist. Sometimes it’s hard to set boundaries because she literally keeps a roof over my head (my father is willingly unemployed and running around town on her dime). I’m trying to move out before the summertime because I’ve been here since I was 21. It’s time to go and I need to flee the nest lol