I lived in for 2 1/2 years and loved every minute of it, but my parents lived in town and I could go home whenever I wanted. I also had an off-campus job that gave me an escape from the drama (although a lot of times I was just exchanging one kind of drama for another.) I had a little more freedom than I had living at home, but my parents still kept tabs on me. Case in point - I had a very early dentist appointment one morning. I went to it, then stopped by the Lambda Chi house where my boyfriend lived. Later that morning, I got a call from my mom - "What was your car doing parked in back of the Lambda Chi house at 9:00 this morning?" I told her about the dentist appt. and she was like "Well, we were afraid you'd let so-and-so drive your car home." Yeah, right! I was in the clear that time, but it taught me to leave my car at the house when I wasn't going to be there!
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