- Hey Steve, I'm a 22
year old college student and currently live at home with my mom. The only problem is she
always tries to control me. She'll ask me about my homework,
ask me where I'm going, and if I'm on FaceTime she'll even try to hop in on the call. I've confronted her
about it but she'll say, "It's my house and my rules, "so if you don't like it then get out." So how do I maintain my independence while not getting put out? (audience laughing) - You ain't got no independence. (audience cheering) See, Kyra, you get independence
when you become independent, but as long as you are dependent and you live in her house, then see, your mamma, she making rules. - [Audience Member] Yeah, that's right. - It ain't that bad. It's gonna be over with in a little while. You in college? - Yes. - Why don't you try this? You ever thought about
going to school away? - Oh, well I'm graduating soon. - How long? - May. - May?
- Yeah. (audience clapping) - You got six months
left on your sentence. (audience laughing) That's how you gotta look at it. See right now, Kyra, you doing time. (audience laughing) Your momma is the warden. She got rules and you don't like 'em. What do you wanna do
different, tell me that? - Well I know that she does that stuff because she cares about me, but it's kind of like if you're wanting me to move toward independence
and be an adult then give me that leeway
and treat me like one. - Well that ain't how it work. (audience laughing) Let me ask you a question. How much do you contribute? - [Audience Members] Ooh. - Do you buy groceries? Do you pay the mortgage? - [Audience Member] Anything. - Have you ever, do you even
know what a light bill is? (audience laughing) How much gas you done put in the car? Do you make the car payment? - [Audience Member] Something else. - Why is she so quiet? (audience cheering) That, folks, is the
silence of a dependent. (audience applauding) That's the sound of my children when I ask them the same question. (audience laughing) My daughter told me that she wanted new rims on her truck that I bought her for her 21st birthday. It was in January. It's just November. You want new rims on a truck
that ain't even a year old, but you don't have new rim money. (audience cheering) So I said something to her
that my father said to me, "People in hell want ice water." (audience cheering) She said, "Daddy what do that have to do "with me getting new rims?" I said, "Well, ain't no ice water in hell, "ain't no rims on your truck." (audience applauding) She said, "So what do I have
to do to get some new rims?" Oh, well let me introduce
you to a new concept. It's called work. (audience applauding) It's called you get a
job and you pay for it, you get whatever you want. (audience applauding) She said, "Well daddy just forget it. "I don't want no new rims." That's all I was trying to get you to say. We'll be right back y'all.
(audience cheering) ♪ Give it back ♪ ♪ Du du du du ♪
