Sophomore’s new suite mate is 37
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Anonymous
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This is about my college roommates daughter. She was planning to live in a suite w 4 friends but at the last minute one had to take a semester off. They were signed up for gender inclusive housing bc one suite mate is trans and one non-binary. (Note: I know this seems like it might be a set up for an anti trans or anti gender inclusive house post but it’s not.)
So at move in the new person has already moved in but isn’t around. They know his name is larlo smith, all is fine. An hour or so after all parents are gone, larlo smith comes back to the suite and is a 37 year old man. This seems…strange. I’m sensitive to the fact that larlo may have financial circumstances that make on campus housing a must (and have no issues with gender inclusive housing.) And yet, this still just seems very, very strange. Maybe there should be singles for students over a certain age? |
Anonymous
| What’s the difference? Your kid is okay with living with a man. Why does it matter his age? |
Anonymous
| I mean I would happily drop my freshman off with another 18 year old boy, less crazy about a 37 year old man. |
Anonymous
| I would not feel comfortable with that either. What does your college roommate think? What about the daughter? |
Anonymous
| Is he an enrolled full time student? |
Anonymous
| Mom and daughter both uncomfortable. Daughter had no complaints about the roommate’s behavior (one day in) but definitely uncomfortable. |
Anonymous
That’s my understanding. And kudos to him for going back to school (and he probably has good reasons for living on campus.) my question is why is this not prevented by university policy (as in students over 30 get a single or something.) |
Anonymous
| Wow that is strange. Seems like someone should have mentioned that. |
Anonymous
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No this is weird and my college sophomore DD wouldn’t go for it.
I bet your DD is weirded out but is stuck being ok with it. |
Anonymous
| The 4 teenage sultanates have gone to housing already and weren’t given any hope that anything can be done. I suspect the 37 year old needs to go and ask for a single or accomdations or something. |
Anonymous
| I would be raising hell. Sorry. 37 is not 18. Creepy. |
Anonymous
| Yes it’s weird but they are return to be inclusive or whatever and that’s what they got. A 37 year old guy. |
Anonymous
| That's really weird. I'm assuming this is a large state school of some sort. |
Anonymous
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I don't understand why a 18 year old male suitemate is better than a 37 year old suitemate.
The only reason I can think of would be that you are OK with her having sex with the 18 year old but not the 37 year old. |
Anonymous
I find it hard to believe you are a patenting that’s the case. Is your position that parents generally equally ok with their 19 year olds sleeping with other 19 year olds and 91 year olds? |