托福OGtest1大作文

Some young adults want independence from their parents as soon as possible. Other young adults prefer to live with their families for a long time. Which of these situations you think is better? Use specific reasons and examples to support your opinion.
If we want to live well, we have to live alone, because no one can take care of you all the time even though your parents. Being independent is a symbol of growing up. Thus, it is beneficial for young adults to gain independence from their parents.
Living with parents for a long time will increase their burden. After taking care of their children for nearly twenty years, parents are supposed to relax. It is young people's duties to give their parents a long vocation and start take care of themselves. Because parents, stepping into their sixties, have less energy than before; meanwhile, they would like to do something they are interested after their retirements in instead of keeping doing housework and serving for their grow-up children. My mother, for example, kept living with my grandparents until two years ago. During the past twenty years, my grandmother had no rest from doing house work. Everyday, she went to the market to buy food, cooked for the whole family and did the cleanings. This was because that my mom was dependent on her parents all the time and could not cook or do the housework herself. My grandmother, however, though loved and understood her daughter very well, sometime complained about the tiredness and having no time for entertainments. Obviously, my mother's dependence on my grandmother had affected my grandmother's later life. Therefore, it is improper for my mom to live dependently with my grandparents for such a longtime. She ought to live independently and allow my grandparents to enjoy their happy later life.
Living alone forces young people to learn some skills and do them well. Unlike my mom, my aunt lived alone since she graduated from universities. For instance, my aunt knew nothing about cooking or housework when she was a teenager, but now, she can cook various delicious foods and organized her own house in perfect order. This was because the situation of living alone pushed her to learn. Moreover, without these skills, she cannot live a healthy life. In the contrast, my mom, after my grandmother moved to my aunt's house, with me, lived a irregular and messy life. At the beginning, we ate take-away food everyday and had to hire a cleaner. Considering our health, she had no way but to learn cooking and cleaning. Thus, if young adults do not live alone, they can never cook on their own or even do simple housework because of laziness and independence.
All in all, living independently benefits parents as well as young adults themselves. It is one of the required courses during our life. Though at the beginning, young people cannot well handle numerous daily problems, it will be an unforgettable experience and a worthwhile try.。