Second, if you keep depending on your parents to satisfy your needs, you are not allowing your inner parent to grow. When I was working in Malaysia for six months, being separated from my parents was a good learning experience. Working overseas helped me learn how to be more responsible and take care of myself. I had to source my own food, do my laundry, pay the electric bills, and all the little things my parents did for me that I had taken for granted. When you are with your parents, you naturally play the role of the child, and your parents naturally play their roles as parents. You don’t
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