Dear Queenie,
After I graduated from college I got a good job working for a company where I am now managing my department.
I still live with my parents but I have saved up enough money that now I can afford to get a place of my own and my father says he will help me look for one that he approves of and the way he talks I think he will be checking up on me there after I move in.
Queenie, if I am living in my own place and paying for it myself don’t I have a right to some privacy? How do I make my parents understand this?—All grown up now
Dear Grown up,
With all his experience, your father can be a big help to you in finding a good place to live. Once you move in, make sure he does not have keys to the place so he cannot drop in on you unexpectedly or while you are not at home – change the locks, if necessary. Then ask your parents to give you a call before they come to see you, to make sure you are at home and not too busy to entertain visitors.
