It's good to do things independently of your parents.
Pam, who is coddled by her parents and usually spends all her free time with them, gets invited to a party by her peers.
Pam wants to respond to the invitation.
Pam accepts the invitation and attends the party.
Pam declines the invitation and spends the evening watching movies with her parents.
Pam makes friends at the party and the exposure helps her develop a life separate from her parents.
Pam ends up living with her parents well into her adulthood.