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At what age did you leave home?

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March 17, 2026, 04:03 PM
divil
At what age did you leave home?
At 18 I was away at a College Dorm when it was in session but resumed living at home in between sessions. By 20 I had given up on College and got a job and an apartment.
March 17, 2026, 04:08 PM
SIG4EVA
17 and was happy to go. Left for college after graduating high school.


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March 17, 2026, 04:10 PM
armored
When I was Old enough to sign a lease, 21.
March 17, 2026, 04:12 PM
Bytes
18 after graduating HS.
March 17, 2026, 04:15 PM
pedropcola
18 like the good Lord intended.
March 17, 2026, 04:15 PM
Tejas421
18. I went to school several states away and was in a co-op (work/study) program so I only came home at Christmas.
March 17, 2026, 04:18 PM
Anush
18 like everyone I knew. Went to college, three years Army (1967 thru 1969), back to college, married, got a job. Wages were high enough to pay for college by working summers and evenings. After Army, GI bill and working part time paid for shared apartment, food, beer & gas for car.


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March 17, 2026, 04:28 PM
pace40
Off to college @ 17.


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March 17, 2026, 04:33 PM
PHPaul
18+4 months, courtesy of Uncle Sam. Never looked back.



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March 17, 2026, 05:20 PM
PR64
18 and off to the dorms I went. Came home for the first summer and year two I only lasted a week or two before I left for good. My Mom was the reason for never coming back. She couldn’t give up trying to control me…


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March 17, 2026, 05:22 PM
sigmonkey
16



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March 17, 2026, 05:53 PM
ZSMICHAEL
17 and never looked back
March 17, 2026, 05:55 PM
1gkek
18, Army
March 17, 2026, 06:04 PM
HRK
18, never moved back, always went back on holidays to visit, once I hit University freedom there was no turning back..
March 17, 2026, 06:05 PM
john crusher
17, bought a Norton 850 Commando and mom said, "you aren't keeping that and living in this house". 1971
March 17, 2026, 06:08 PM
Mboroman
22, when I got married.
March 17, 2026, 06:32 PM
220-9er
18. Started my first real job and split a house rental with 2 other guys.
This was about 100 miles from parents but I went back many weekends for a while.
About a year later I moved about 900 miles away (ATL area) where I've lived ever since, about 53 years.


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March 17, 2026, 07:22 PM
CoolRich59
17


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March 17, 2026, 07:25 PM
Graniteguy
17. Had my 18th birthday in boot-camp.
March 17, 2026, 07:29 PM
Schmelby
18. Rent for first apartment was 165 dollars per month.