Did you call roommates parents beforehand?

Consolation
Sat, 27 Aug 2011 10:26:23 +0000

hsless, I think it was a nice gesture, and I’m glad the parents appreciated it. I probably wouldn’t have done it, for fear of overstepping, but I would have been very happy to receive the call. Now that friendly relations have been established, it’s time to step back and let the kids run the show. But you know that already. :)

Kids are touchy at this age, and there’s a lot of push forward and pull back. It’s hard to know precisely where the boundaries lie for us poor parents. Mutual respect should be our goal, I think. We should try to refrain from being as involved, parentally, as we might wish, and the kid should try to refrain from eye-rolling and other immature expressions and be kind to us.