When Parents Get Overly Involved....

doschicos
Tue, 14 Jan 2014 21:38:48 +0000

PhotographerMom - I respect that your son wants to be sensitive to his roommate’s feelings and glad he is advocating for himself. Personally, however, I would have suggested to my child that he speak to his roommate one-on-one first before getting advisors and the administration involved. To me, that would be a second step if things weren’t resolved. I do think his roommate’s talking at odd hours is disruptive to your son and your son has every right to be bothered by it. However, your son had chosen not to make it an issue up to now so his roommate is probably clueless that it is an issue. Just as I would want to try to resolve an issue with a coworker directly before approaching the boss, I would want my child to try to resolve roommate issues directly as a first step. Just my 2 cents.