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While I had no curfew (each outing had a negotiated "be back by" time) and my parents did give me money for "restaurant meals" and "fashionable clothes"--I certainly didn't expect it even before I was 18. Those things were privileges I earned by being a good kid, doing what they told me to, and getting good grades. Once I turned 18, receiving those things was a surprise. Yes, I'm 23 and my parents still pay for my car insurance and cell phone (cheaper to be on their insurance plan/cell phone plan than to be on my own) as I'm currently out of work. But I don't expect them. If my dad said tomorrow that I was cut off, well then I'd be taking the bus and using pay phones (but then I'd be calling Mom collect versus using free PCS to PCS calling), and I have no problem with that. I am thankful for what I have.
After I turned 18 I never expected to get anything from my parents. Everything they have given me since that point has been a gift. This girl needs to grow up and realize that she's now an adult and her parents have no obligation whatsoever to keep supporting her. She made the choice to move out. She's got to live with that now.
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If I am not better, at least I am different. --Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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