Will lives at home with his parents. He's 19. He works full time and pays rent. However, he has "imposing" parents who have opinions and "rules" on everything - from what time he should be home, to how clean he keeps his room, to an "open door" policy when he has his girlfriend in his room. His parents have even attempted to discipline him lately for staying out late one night by imposing a curfew.

Despite many disputes, Will and his parents have not seen eye to eye and frequently argue over his freedoms.

What should Will do?

On one hand, he still lives at home, in his parent’s house and on the other, he pays rent which is more indicative of a tenant relationship. Will is unsure where to draw the line between "respecting his parent’s wishes" and pursuing his own freedom since he is now an adult.

Maybe you’ve had to deal with this very dilemma at one stage in your life – what did you decide to do?

DISCUSSION POINTS:

• The amount of rent Will pays is quite cheap considering the area he’s living in…it might be a lifestyle sacrifice, but he could possibly afford to live in a different area if he wanted to

• How do you draw the line between respecting your parent’s wishes, and pursuing your own freedom?

• It’s really a question of how do you live as an adult, while living in your parent’s home? Is it even possible?