Dear Queenie,
I live with my mother, father and my 3 siblings. I’m going to make 20 just now but my parents treat me like I’m still 9 or 10.
Queenie, how do I tell them I want to get my own apartment because I’m fed up and tired of how I’m been treated and want to leave?—Fed-up son
Dear Son,
That depends on whether you are ready and able to support yourself. If so, all you have to do is find yourself another place to live and tell your parents you are moving out.
However, if you are still financially dependent on your parents you cannot expect them to subsidise your moving out, although you can try to talk to them – on an adult level – about the way they treat you. After all, if at your age they are still supporting you (unless, of course, you are a full-time university student), it is no wonder they still consider you a child.
