My Roommate

Hello,

I was right five feet away from Jake when he was on the phone arguing with his mother. It's not like I was ear-dropping on his conversation with his mother. It's just I understand the situation he is compelled to be in and the complications between him and his parents. And sharing his story on my blog to hopefully gain some good advice for him is one of the ways to ease his situation.

As a roommate, I think I have some sort of obligation to accompany Jake whenever he's lost. This kid is a good kid. He's just really stupid sometimes. And he also acts on impulsively, which makes the problem even more complex. That is, he is quite a quiet kid. He does not talk much about his problem to anyone. Once in awhile he would mention his family matters, but mostly he just tries to laugh it off every time I ask him "How are you doing with you dad?"

Jake's relationship with his dad was never peaceful. He had told me once that by his junior year of highschool he already could not wait to get away from his family. There's always a fight in his home, mostly concerning financial issues. Jake is paying for half of his college tuition and he definitely does not appreciate the fact that his dad used his college money, the find that the family has been saving up, to buy a Porsche Cayenne. He used to tell me that at least at one point in his highschool career, he almost had no respect for his dad. I was trying to convince him that what he thought was wrong and he should never disrespect his father. I tried to ask him to at least consider the fact that he has a father. Without his father he would not have been here. Don't get me wrong. I also understand a father is obligated to raise his son as much as he is obligated to be, well, a father. No matter what Jake's father has done, he deserves at least the recognition of being a father.