Independence
... If you claim independence then your parents need to be cut off completely from sending money. ... This assumption, of course, would only regard the first year or so of college because they would reasonably gain independence after experiencing a few good years on their own. ... In the old-fashioned times, independence was hardly ever made without a little miserliness as a condition. ... The teenager must first go a couple years without help from anyone to establish this sense of independence that he or she is looking for. ... First, teens must understand the conditions of society and learn to abide by them on their own if they seek independence.