should i stay or should i go

should i stay or should i go

  • Submitted By: Jacquelio
  • Date Submitted: 05/19/2016 7:51 PM
  • Category: English
  • Words: 576
  • Page: 3

ENG
Persuasive Esssay

To Move Out On My Own or Stay At Home?
I live at home with my parents. I live for free, I pay no bills. The refrigerator is always full, my clothes are always clean as a matter of fact I constantly come home to find new clothing on my bed, compliments of my mom. I have an IPhone 6 Plus and have never paid a phone bill. I have my own bedroom with Direct TV and my own bathroom. I pay no rent. I have a 2015 Mercedes with full insurance coverage, and I have never paid a penny towards either. What will become me of if I move out on my own?
My so-called friends keep telling me I should move out, get a place on my own. In their opinion I should be out on my own, living my life and living it up. I have convinced myself to some degree that their opinion is right, that I am nineteen and I should be out on my own. That my parents have no right to tell me what to do, or how to live, or to expect anything from me. My parents with their rules to do well in college, maintain a part time job, stay our of trouble and to please keep my room clean are just way too much to expect from me. I should be able to screw up if I want, I tell myself, and have an attitude because I am a man now. I can treat people however I want.
I believe that for now I need to get my act together. I need to realize what have and start appreciating all that my parents have given to me and continue to give. I must better assess the opinions and suggestions of my so-called friends, as none have the benefits that I have by living with my parents for now. I need to realize that I am part of a family and that my family will always be there for me. I need to understand that the people I associate with now just like in high school will only be here for a brief span of my life and I cannot allow their negative influence to intrude or affect my life and realtionship with my parents. Is such an influence of so-called friends to encourage me to...

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