This post is fictional.
As Britain walked into her dorm room, she noticed a document on her roommate's desk. Usually she doesn't snoop, but as she was putting a new trash bag into her roommate's trash can she saw the document. It was a transfer application for another college in Minnesota! Britain really liked her roommate, and she didn't want to be in a room by herself. This didn't hurt her as much, it was the fact that her roommate told other people before her.
She didn't fight with her roommate. They did have different friends and were in different organizations around campus. Did Stephanie not like her? Was it something she said or did? Britain was upset. She didn't really know how to handle the situation.
I am looking for a solution to my story. This story is not based on me even though Britain is relatively close to my name. This story is also not based on my roommate. Please do not assume that it is related to me.
If you have a creative solution, please leave a comment!
Seale
p.s. I just found out that this is my 100th post!
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I'm glad you said that it's not you and your roomie in this situation, however, if it was then I would counsel first prayer and then patience. Relationships are tricky at best and roommate relationships are even more so, particularly when you did not know each other beforehand. Instant roommates does not make instant best friends. Friendship grows and evolves over time, through experiences shared and conversations held. Reasoning behind the transfer could be many things, both good and not so good for S. It's understandable that B would be hurt at being the last to know. It's hard to handle being the last to know something, particularly when it directly affects your life and you believe that you are important to the person/people who are making the changes.
I'm sorry that this has happened. While first thought is to strike back and confront, that is the hurt that is driving that emotion and it never ends well. That is why I counsel prayer and patience. Prayer to have the right words and patience for allowing the roomie to bring up the topic. If the roomie doesn't bring it up and it becomes a source of tension within B, then she should pray for God to help her know when to bring it up herself without anger or frustration.
I would also say one other thing ... friends come and go through our lives in various ways and for various lengths of time. We are blessed with each of them, whether they are passing acquaintance friends such as those made at camp, friends of the time & circumstances such as through teams or schools, or friends brought together through life at work or church, through neighbors or other friends. Never knowing how long or how deep a friendship may grow, always thank God for the gift of it at that time and be grateful for the blessings received during. *hugs*
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