Son moves out of his parents' house with his girlfriend and avoids telling his meddlesome mother what his real address is: 'Neither of us wants her to know our actual address'

Some parents don't know when to stop meddling in their children's lives, and that's what eventually pushes them to go almost no contact. A young man and his girlfriend went through this. They moved into his parents' house temporarily, but since they and the mother had very different personalities and habits, things weren't working out. They decided to move into another place, so they started apartment hunting. The guy's mother was convinced she knew the place they were moving into, and they didn't bother to tell her they were actually moving to a different apartment. Oops…The thing with these kinds of parents is that they're the ones playing the victim when their children finally set boundaries, create some space between them, and limit contact. If their children make clear that they need their life and their space, walking all over that request is only going to make them lose them. We're not talking about kids or teenagers, who do need their privacy, but still also need their parents' support and general supervision. We're talking about adults, with a stable job, a committed relationship, and the expectations of getting married. They are independent, and they need space to live t…

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