Salon.com > Reality Bites http://www.salon.com Mon, 20 May 2013 03:44:17 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 23 and still at home: Should I bust out? http://www.salon.com/2012/09/27/23_and_still_at_home_should_i_bust_out/ http://www.salon.com/2012/09/27/23_and_still_at_home_should_i_bust_out/#comments Thu, 27 Sep 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.origin.railrode.net/?p=13022785 Dear Cary,

I recently earned my master's from a prestigious university. My field of study was arguably less prestigious, but since I am helplessly right-brained and law schools are overflowing, it seemed a safe bet.

I turned 23 last month. I work on contract for a Fortune 500 company as a copywriter making $40K and I live at home with my mom and younger brother in NYC. The last person to hold my job stayed two years and left to go to grad school.

Do you think I should move out or keep looking for a permanent job with benefits? I feel stifled and stunted and all the things I'm not supposed to feel at 23. This is not how the kids in "Reality Bites" felt, and they were actually struggling. I don't want to look back on this period of my life and hate myself for avoiding risk.

I grew up more sheltered than most of my peers. The fact that I'm still here is kind of my worst nightmare, except that, y'know, the living is easy. I had Lean Cuisine for dinner.

WWWD (What Would Winona Do)

Dear WWWD,

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