Leaving The Nest

I read this in Farai's "Kiss the Sky", "Home was a country whose citizenship I'd renounced. I could visit, but I couldn't stay."

I'm 23 and I still live at home. The reality is I'm underemployed as a freelance T.V. writer and I can't afford to live on my own, but oh how I long for those days. My friends including an ex-girlfriend told me to be thankful I don't have the bills and responsibilities that come with caring for myself.

Yet, part of me wonders if I can do it on my own. Living in dorms for eight years of my life wasn't really doing it. I mean paying rent, utilities, buying food, cooking, entertaining, waking myself up, all that jazz. It's coming I know, so maybe I shouldn't rush it.

I think I just want somewhere I can visit, and have the luxury of staying not being forced to do so.