Mr. Advice Guy #10 - April 9, 2008

Dear Mr. Advice Guy,
I’m leaving Kamloops next week and I’m heading home for the summer. The thought is both depressing and a blessing. I am broke, but I really don’t want to live with my parents again. Do you have any survival tips for “adults” returning home?
Scared of being sMothered

Dear Scared,
You’re in luck! Moving back in with my parents is something that I have a lot of experience with.
For me, though, it’s never been about moving back because school’s done. I’m always the guy running out of money, breaking up with girls or dropping out of school. Believe me, nothing says, “I love you, Mom” like calling to say you need to move home because you failed your classes.
Anyway, my advice is to go home, suck up a bit at the beginning of your stay and then weather the storm for the rest of the summer.
One thing that will help your cause greatly is if you make sure to take the bedroom furthest from your parents’. That will help with coming home late at night, with or without a companion.
Also, make sure that you keep any extravagant purchases you make hidden from your parents.
Nothing angers parents more than having a child live at home for free but somehow come up with the money for a new iPod.
Above all else, be courteous. Let them know if you’re not going to be home for supper. Help out around the house. Little things like that will help ensure that you have a place to crash when you drop out next year.