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I first moved several states away from home (Boston) to attend undergraduate studies.  Since then, I have only lived at home sporadically for very short periods.  I am currently living in Oregon and will soon be married here.  I have recently become aware of the fact that my parents and I really don't know each other very well and this has started to negatively affect our relationship.  I would not be the person I am today without all of the experiences I had earlier in my twenties, but in retrospect I see how my leaving home was probably very abrupt for my parents.   I think that staying at home longer could improve parent/child relationships as the child transitions to adulthood, and potentially be better for society as a whole.

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