Iamalmost25andmyparentsarealwaystellingmewhatIcandoandwhatIcan'tdo.They1      (hard)allowmeto

decidebymyself.Iwouldliketolivemyownlife.What2      Ido?

Amy

HiAmy

ItisacommonproblemwithchildrenfromallcountriessoIknowthatyouarenotalone.Here'smy3      foryou.

Myfirstideais:Whyareyoustilllivingathome?

Atyourageitistimeforyou4      (learn)life.Didyouthinkaboutgettingajobinanotherareaofyourcountry?This

wouldbefinewithoutcausingaproblemwithyourparents.Doinglikethiswillcause5      (few)problemswiththem.

Anotheridea:Howabout6      (move)inwitharelative?Getajobinthatareaandthenmoveoutandgetyourown place.

Youcannotbeindependentwhenunderyourparents'roof.Youaretheirlittlegirlandwillbetherestofyourlife.They

feelthatyoushoulddo7      theytellyou.Thiscanstopyou8      makingyourownmistakesandlearningfromthem.

Theyloveyouverymuchbutthey9      (notunderstand)it'sbadforyourgrowingup.Soitistimetoleaveandlearn

whatyouwantintheworld.

Ihopethattheideas10      youalot.Goodluck!

JanHaynes

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