[meindnoch]

Why was your mom your last resort? And why did you lie to her?

Is this that American thing, where kids move to a different city at 18 and only visit their parents once a year for Thanksgiving?

I'm in pretty much daily contact with my parents and siblings. They always know what I'm up to, what my financial situation is, and they would be my first contact in case of any difficulties.

[tombert]

Long story I don’t want to get into; suffice to say that while I am fairly close with my parents now, I was not at that particular time.