Yes. Not as a permanent thing, similar to refugee's story. More of a, it'd be best if you weren't here for a day or so. Since I thought it'd be best if I was never there again but it just made too much sense to live somewhere for free^, I complied with alacrity. I got in exactly one physical altercation with my father in the 18 years I lived at home -- and it was his fault, and he knew it, so I didn't get thrown out. But I never spent a day in that house that I didn't have to; I had a friend whose doors were always open. Probably saved my life. My parents were extremely bad child-raisers, but in general very "cool" people -- I'm working on repairing our relationship (sort of), as b_b mentions below ... the quicker you get out the quicker you become friends again. ^minus the opportunity cost of emotional trauma, I suppose. And chores.