Man reading this puts me like on the other side. I'm only 18, I'm pretty close to getting to experiance the independent life as soon as my girlfriend moves here we are to get an apartment. I know my parents will help out alot, and i HATE asking them for anything. Cause I know i've put them through allooottt of burden...running away, arrested, car wreck...I feel rotten sometimes. Thats why when I get on my feet I never want to ask them for anythign again, but I understand parents feel like they have to do it for their kids and i'll do it for my kids someday but I still feel guilty.