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Living at Home For the Summer? Rock on!
May 23, 2009 Posted in Reality
The only thing harder than saying goodbye to your roommate for the summer is packing up your dorm… and mopping all of the dried beer of the floor. And scrubbing your desk where pizza sauce has been encrusted for months. And figuring out how to pack it all into your two-door. Yeah, moving out sucks. But moving IN with your parents again… well, let’s face it. It rocks.
Here are my top ten faves about crashing with Mom and Dad for three months. What are yours?
1. You can live with your parents without looking like a deadbeat loser.
You have an excuse: You’re still in college and the dorms closed. If you were 35 and working at the Venus Club and living with the ‘rents… you might belong on Jerry Springer. But there’s nothing shameful about going back to your teenage years and living under their roof for one more summer.
2. You’re a legal adult now.
Maybe your parents tried to force some strict rules on you in high school, and you vowed to move out asap. But now, you’re an adult. So even if they try to enforce a curfew, you at least have the “I’m a grown up” argument, which can be bolstered with “I just made Dean’s List,” or “In college, you aren’t keeping tabs on me and I made it home alive, didn’t I?” Plus, a lot of parents won’t even pick that fight, because they realize that you are an adult, you are a responsible collegiate, and they don’t want to know what happens on spring break.
3. Laundry.
I don’t know what’s better, not having to pay for a load of laundry, or having the freedom of throwing your clothes in the dryer in the morning and leaving them there all day long. Or using the dryer to get out the wrinkles in your cotton v-neck because you don’t feel like ironing. Or being able to wash ONE shirt on its own because you reeeeally want it to be clean for the bar tomorrow night, but nothing else is dirty. Idk, all of the above?
4. You can spread out.
You can walk down a hallway without having to wear shower shoes. You can watch a movie without worrying that your roommate will be studying. You can use the downstairs bathroom when you’re downstairs, and the upstairs bathroom when you’re upstairs. Ah, life’s little pleasures.
5. Home-cooked meals.
Do I need to explain this?
6. Home-cooked leftovers.
Plenty of room in the fridge to save tomorrow’s lunch. Or breakfast.
7. All of the amenities that are banned from dorm rooms.
Stove, hot plate, caged iguana, you name it. You don’t have to hide the candles at your parents house to avoid getting fined or written up.
8. All of your sh*t is already there.
You have to be selective when you move to the dorms, and only bring the stuff you’ll need (or think you’ll need), but everything you left behind when the spring semester started is right there waiting for you. Go out and enjoy the weather – ride your bike, dust off your Rollerblades, look through your closet and discover all the random fun-yet-unnecessary things you forgot about because they wouldn’t fit in your Yaffa Blocks when you packed up a few months ago. A personal fave? Discovering that an outfit you didn’t think you’d wear this semester is suddenly “in” again and you don’t have to buy a newer version.
9. Reunions!
Most likely, you’re not the only one moving home. Now’s the time to catch up with your high school pals, your former coworkers, and anyone else that you blew off when you were busy studying/partying away at school. Plus, chances are, your parents already know your old friends, and will be thrilled if you have a few people over for a low-key night in.
10. Ummm, can you say Rent-Free?
Take the time to save up this summer, because you’re going to have to shell out a few grand for housing next fall – and you might still have to share a room! When you do move out on your own, that monthly rent check will be the bane of your existence. Plus, you’ll have to pay for utilities, electricity, heat, water – not to mention hiring repair men whenever things get broken. Don’t take your dad for granted this summer when he stays on top of replacing the light bulbs, mowing the lawn, and fixing the plumbing.
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Leroy says:
Sat, 23rd May 20097:35 am
Get off your ass you freeloader and get a job this summer, full time. Stop being a baby you moocher. You been fucking around all year with college. Shit, that's a break within its self already. College is a fucking joke. It's not work; its a fucking playtime you fool. Quit your bitching and complaining before I ship your ass to Iraq were I did 3 fucking tours being shot at day and night. I saved my money and mommy and daddy dont pay my rent or for college. You should be honored I am giving you the time of the day. While you are at it, suck my cock and lick my sweaty dirty balls you $2 whore .
Ellie says:
Sat, 23rd May 20098:12 am
Leroy, don't be an asshole. College is not a joke or a nonstop party. The author also did not say anything about parents paying rent at school; in fact, she said that living at home during the summer allows her to SAVE money to pay her own rent when she goes back to school. Don't complain about being in the military, either. I'm sure it was difficult, but the United States military is completely voluntary. You can make your choices, but do not begrudge the author for choosing college.
Brittney says:
Sat, 23rd May 20099:02 am
Leroy, serving in the military doesn't give you the right to be completely disrespectful. However, thank you for making me laugh. I haven't seen someone show off such an embarrassing and limited vocabulary in a while.
Meghan says:
Sat, 23rd May 200910:43 am
That first comment was hilarious. At first I thought they were just seriously angry or annoyed, then I saw the $2 whore comment and realized they were just an idiot.
I'm looking forward to moving back to my mom's for the summer, but unfortunately she lives in MS and I hate it there.
Kaitlyn says:
Sat, 23rd May 200910:50 am
You think college is a cake walk, Leroy? HAH! I'm sure the military is rough, but get over yourself you're no better than anyone else. And as far as college…you try taking 18 hours of upper-devision classes and trying to maintain a decent GPA so you can keep the scholarships that are the only things keeping you at school and working two jobs during all of that. Yeah…it's hard. Heh. College students work their butts off to get what they want. Either be nice with your comments to this author or don't say anything at all. Have some respect…i thought the military taught people respect…guess not.
rachel says:
Sat, 23rd May 200911:18 am
Leroy, why are you reading College Candy if you hate college??
Sarah says:
Sat, 23rd May 200911:37 am
I'm not a party-goer whatsoever. I live in the alcohol-free dorm at school. I work hard during the school year to keep my head above water. Now I'm home for three months and I want to rest but I have to convince myself to not sink into the couch.
Leroy says:
Sat, 23rd May 200912:04 pm
You respect us not vice versa semper fi g.
Kristina says:
Sat, 23rd May 20091:34 pm
Where the hell do these people come from?
And where in this article does it say that no college kids work over the summer? I’m not working this summer because I’m taking more classes full-time to start my master’s early, but I worked all last summer and the year before.
Caitlin-University o says:
Sat, 23rd May 20091:25 pm
Respect is actually supposed to be used as a noun, although commonly used as a verb instead. For example, you would say, "You show respect for us". I learned that in college.
And I'm at home this summer, while working part time. When I'm not working, I'm at my internship. At college, I worked part time while juggling my classes and an illness that nearly killed me. I paid for my own medication.
I liked this post, except I don't agree with number 2. My parents don't seem to get that. Apparently getting a 3.8, being inducted into 3 honor societies, and making dean's list don't matter when it comes to going out.
Mazuba says:
Sat, 23rd May 20095:40 pm
I agree with Caitlin.Having a good gpa and all doesnt work when it comes 2 my parents.As long as i live under the roof,i have 2 abide by their rules.Doesnt matter if i was 20 or 32.And they start bugging you about a job if you just sit around all day.Then iit gets annoying and you just want to go back to school.
Vicki says:
Sat, 23rd May 20097:16 pm
Definitely two-ply toilet paper. I know it's really trivial, but they only use one-ply in my dorm and it can get quite annoying after 9 months or so.
Candy says:
Sat, 23rd May 20097:45 pm
Oh honey, don't you have some explaining to do right about now?
Maria Lourdes Martin says:
Sat, 23rd May 20098:05 pm
Hola amigas…que pasa. Mi casa es su casa okis? Besitos Chao
HCR says:
Tue, 26th May 20091:56 am
Who gets homecooked meals? Not me! Never have, never will! How about the downsides…
- You can't bring anybody home because you have a single bed/your parents are in the next room.
- You can't go out without your parents wanting to know where you are.
amandaisu says:
Tue, 26th May 20096:49 am
Moving back home for a brief period is quite common nowadays. It's not even just restricted to during college, some students move home after they graduate, and use some time to search for a new job/place to live. It especially makes sense with the economy and higher costs of living. Moving home for a few months doesn't make you a deadbeat.
And Leroy…my mommy and daddy don't pay for my tuition, books, rent or dorm, or anything, really. I work real hard to pay for it, and I work AS hard while IN school…so I don't appreciate the disrespect…stop generalizing students. We're not all the same.
Twin XL says:
Tue, 26th May 200911:01 am
Seriously, can I move home with YOU??? That's not really what happens when I move home. Can you say respect? Cause my parents still get it, whereas my dorm room didn't.
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John says:
Tue, 26th May 20096:19 pm
Leroy, you the man!
Sara says:
Sun, 31st May 20097:28 pm
This is hilarious…
"It rocks because you can live with your parents without looking like a loser"
My boyfriend actually is finishing school to be able to afford a big house for his parents, aunt, and cousin to move into…his family rocks and lving with everyone will be a non stop party…I'm moving in to [when that day comes] and it's going to be like woodstock meets an anime convention meets a black tie gala meets a conservative republican brunch meets a house party and it'll be 10000x fun.
Well, what I'm really saying is that in other cultures [not western or american] living with your parents isn't shameful at all.
Bubba says:
Sun, 31st May 20097:36 pm
Spreads those ass cheeks cause papa gonna hit that shit all summer long if you home.