Living alone

I've recently started living alone back in September for the first time in my life. I've always lived with my parents, but never really depended on them. I started to become very independent when I reached 14 years old, and since then, I've learned to rely mainly on myself. So currently, I live on my own in an apartment not too far from campus. Even though my parent's home is about 30 minutes away, I didn't want to commute such a far distance everyday. Living alone has been very good lately, and I'm beginning to love it. At first, I was extremely scared and lonely, and really missed home, but now I've gotten used to it, and have grown up a lot. I've learned to be come responsible for my actions, and my lifestyle. Paying my own bills, cleaning up after my mess, and buying everything with my own money. Living independently gives me a lot more freedom and privacy than I had when I lived with my parents. I was never allowed out late at night, nor hang out with my friends. So now when I live alone, I'm allowed to do what I want, without having to be afraid of my parents. I realize that I am an adult now, and no longer a child =)