Accept lavish trip from a college roommate.
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Anonymous
| DS has just finished his first year as a D1 athlete at an Ivy, and he is the best player on the team. His roommate is a walk-on to the team because his parents gave a 20M+ gift to the athletic department. DS's roommate invited DS to travel with him to Europe and South America for three months during the summer with him and his girlfriend and his sister. The roommate will take care of all expenses, such as staying at expensive hotels, and doing expensive things. The roommate also promises DS that his parents will get an internship for DS next summer. I know this means nothing to rich people, but we are not. I also said to DS that he needs to be very careful about accepting these things, because people don't generally do something nice for you, unless they want something from you as well. Am I overthinking about it? I know I can't stop DS from accepting this lavish trip, but should I worry? TIA. |
Anonymous
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Rich kid wants a cool friend.
As long as you trust your kid to stay away from hazards like too much drinking, any drugs, and sex work (Amsterdam shows, etc.), I think it's okay. And also your kid needs to make clear that he can't reciprocate or keep up (for example, dinners at expensive restaurants). Sometimes rich kids really like normies because they are genuinely nice people. |
Anonymous
| What would they possibly want from him? Maybe his roommate likes him and wants a travel companion. My concern would be that he's not working or interning over the summer, and a promise of a future internship would not remedy that concern. |
Anonymous
๐๐๐๐ Nice try. Author? |
Anonymous
| Sounds like the trip of a lifetime. |
Anonymous
Right? Because what parent would be stupid enough to put such identifying details info online? |
Anonymous
| Do they need a 50 yo mom on the trip too? Iโll drop my family in a heartbeat. |
Anonymous
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Does he need to work this summer to have money to spend during the school year?
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Anonymous
Hard to take you seriously, when you add very unnecessary information. The fact that heโs wealthy, maybe. the fact that heโs his roommate,yes; but the bolded was not necessary at all, and was rather distracting to your story. |
Anonymous
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Nice troll post.
Sure, let your kid go for the full 3 months. Heโll probably fall in love with a Brazilian beauty, drop out of school, and spend the rest of his life being happy in South America. |
Anonymous
| Itโs totally fine. Just make sure your kid knows he can leave at any time and you will pay for his ticket home if things fall apart. Rich kid just wants a good friend. But donโt let him push your son around. Some things arenโt worth it. |
Anonymous
No! He's supposed to fall in love with the rich guy's sister. So rich guy's gf and sister stop doing "sleepovers" with each other. |
Anonymous
| Is the roommate in the mob? If so, then yes, a day will come when they will want something from DS and it won't be legal. If not, he just wants a travel buddy. Maybe tell DS to get a job for two months of the summer, and only travel with the roommate for one month. |
Anonymous
| I disagree the best player bit is irrelevant bc it explains the invite. Rich people want a shiny toy to show: someone very funny, gorgeous, in this case the best athlete. So the kid was invited to be bragged about. It is all very fickle but the game works both ways. |
Anonymous
| D1 athletes don't get 3 months off in the summer. That doesn't make sense. They still train, practice, etc... |