At what age did you become independent and was it good?

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Do our parents/family/guardians know what's best for us? Many times they try and persuade us to get solid careers...we co-operate - perhaps; everyone is different- for a time, going to college even university, perhaps even trying out our parents' career choice: if we haven't a better option that is. But there comes a point when we no longer want to do what they want for us. This is a crucial time I think. Because if we continue to do as they wish for us, it could be best for us. But there is something crying within: we want to be free; we want to be our own person, to have dignity, to take risks, to be individual, to do what we want. Is this good? I mean: this breaking free: it can backfire. Oh sure we'll be free, wild as the wind and all that: but with reduced career potential too. I mean perhaps. At what age did you say: no more doing what others want! Was it a good choice? Do you ever regret it? And most importantly: why do young people feel this overpowering desire to come out from the controlling hand of family decisions? I mean..when it can go so wrong...we all know the stories: the musicians who hate the idea of the safety net; who yet never go on to real fame...is but a fruit tree...