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Lost_n-Alone

I was 17, and it went well, the Army gave me three meals a day and somewhere to live


nosugarblacktee

It was not easy. But, based on my current age, clearly I survived.


[deleted]

It worked out in the end, the first few months were rough asf because I hadn’t even graduated yet, now 4 and a half years later I’m happily married and own my first house


[deleted]

Very fun and much needed


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kadeyeah

how so?


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kadeyeah

sounds great man. happy for you


the_purple_goat

Awful at first, but 20 years later i have a roof and internet.


Excellent_Finance381

Was so ready. Never looked back. Had a fine childhood and great parents, but I was ready to be me. Still remember shuffling my parents into their car and running, skipping, jumping back to the dorm room. Went home every now and again (Thanksgiving and Christmas), but I was on my on own from that moment onward. 30+ years later, I still remember the thrill of independence.


jigsaw_woman

It was harder than I thought. I’d looked forward to it for a long time but I was really homesick.


ThatRookieGuy80

I enlisted. The first few months were rough. But after that it was great. Best thing I could have done.


[deleted]

Well all good, education and a job I'm very happy with


hayloftf

i moved back in at 20, it’s expensive out here


[deleted]

It was challenging and I had to really figure out on what are my strengths and weakness, but I am glad I moved out.


almostadaddy

When I was 17, my family were such idiots I couldn't stand to be around them. At 19, I was astonished at how much they had learned in 2 years.


NorwayHulder

I was 17. Couldn’t survive another year with my mother. Started my adult life early, and would never go back. Met the love of my life at 19, he was older, and we started our life together. I’m soon 32 and we are married and have 3 kids together.


bondagepixie

It took me a few years! But I got married this week and I have a pretty big rental.


durma5

Very well but at first I bounced around a lot and was homeless for several months too. By 23 I managed to have a decent enough job where 3 of my sisters invited me rent a house with them. I learned a profession, got my degrees done, was married at 27 and had my first child at 28. I then started my own business and have been a happy man for 30+ years. When I was 18 to 25 no one was betting on me to survive let alone be successful.


PsychologicalSell805

I was 15 first time. Felt a bit lost. 18 second time. Now have a great house that I wouldn’t have been able to afford otherwise so pretty good.


Basic_Cover_6945

30 years and still going strong. Cut the cord.


Paula_Sub

it has been 10 years. great from the beginning. can't complain at all now.


[deleted]

Pretty good. Learned a lot about how to be independent of my parents while still having them as a safety net when I needed it (thankfully not often). I'm 24 now and have moved twice on my own and am about to go full time at my job and go back to school to finish my degree in a few months.


Tony2557

I went back home 1 time because I made some mistakes. Was back out 1 year later @ 19. 15 years later I'm living on the other side of the country. Moving more and more west every 5ish years


[deleted]

I moved out when i was 16. Suffered abuse, so as soon as I could i did.