Daily Life - Living With Your Parents (C0363)

A:

Why did your girlfriend break up with you?

B:

I don’t know, she said she was tired of me not manning up and being more independent, which I think is all a bunch of crap.

A:

Well, you still live with your parents, so she does have a point.

B:

What do you mean? Lots of people live with their parents, especially when rent isso expensive andthe slump inthe economy.

A:

Yeah, but you are almost forty! Plus, you make good money so there is really no excuse. It’s simply because you are a momma's boy.

B:

Whatever dude, I have everything I need, why would I move out! Have a great roof over my head, my mom does my laundry and cooks for me, what else could a guy ask for!

A:

Let’s agree to disagree.

Key Vocabulary

girlfriend

a female romantic partner

break up

end a romantic relationship

man up

take responsibility for your actions

crap

an unpolite way of saying something is foolish

momma's boy

A grown male still dependent on his mother

move out

change the place where you live, leave a house

Supplementary Vocabulary

wimp

a weak, cowardly, or ineffectual person

pamper

To treat with excessive care, attention or indulgence

Mooch

someone that tries to get something free

immature

characteristic of a lack of maturity

needy

demanding or needing attention, affection, or reassurance to an excessive degree

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