Grandmarc at the Corner

hazelorb
Sun, 28 Aug 2011 23:14:41 +0000

Okay so this thread is really old first of all.
Now, when I went to live off grounds, I did not even consider the corner. With that said let me defend a few things:
Is it YOU or your child who is upset over the phone, pool, towing, etc? Children are independent people at college and it is up to them to decide what actually bothers them not you (not once did you say any of this bothered them, just you, which is why I asked). It sounds like you are complaining because you have to pay, does your child offer to pay or have a part time job? If the costs bother you, make your child work to afford them, then you would really know how they feel!! Trust me!! I had 2 jobs in college, I did not waste time or money on things I did not want.
Second, the incidents all happen late at night (with 2 exceptions I can think of last year, one of which was ON CENTRAL GROUNDS at 7pm, scary). Your child just needs to get in the apartment at a safe hour and not be out alone. This is true no matter where you live, except up near Hollymead commuting like I did last semester (which seriously unless you are a grad student who needs super quiet and doesn’t mind exchaging a 30 min commute, including parking and busing in, for the safety up there, is not for you).