Following Fibi's trials and tribulations with the gas man, Emma laughed, Emma smirked, Emma giggled. Then Emma realised: she has nothing to laugh/smirk/giggle about. She is living at home and will be 24 in 19 days time. And she is caught in her own eternal catch-22, whereby she loves it and hates it, she is a baby and an adult, a child and a friend to her parents...
Top 5 Reasons why its a confusing old time to be living at home:
1) Going to bed at the same time as the parentals. Lame, yes. Occasionally necessary, yes. Especially if a) your parents room is above the sitting room with the TV and your dad is a very light sleeper (and prone to thump the floor with his slipper if it's up too loud, which is any volume at all), and b) you are like Emma, and get scared when you are downstairs in a big house on your own and in charge of 'locking up'
2) You want to cook your own food, but you sulk when your mum doesn't make you anything/ doesn't even THINK about making you anything
3) Begging to borrow the car (which you feel guilty about anyway, cos you never put any petrol in it), but its better than begging lifts/getting smelly expensive bus (why so expensive if so old and smelly? But I digress...)
4) The power struggle: Mum vs. Daughter. Who is bossier? Dad doesn't know and he's hiding under the stairs anyway.
5) Luxury. Let's face it, in a rented house/room you're never going to have all the hot water, heating, log fires, fully stocked fridge, washing/tumble drying done and sorted out without you noticing. Yes, I need to grow up. but do I want to?
Next time: Episode 2 - Getting your own way
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