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Today's Guest: Harlan Cohen, 'Help Me, Harlan' syndicated advice columnist and author of The Naked Roommate: For Parents Only
Watch this exclusive Mr. Media interview with Harlan Cohen, 'Help Me, Harlan' syndicated advice columnist and author of The Naked Roommate: For Parents Only, by clicking on the video player above!
Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience that is rubbing hands together with glee at the prospect of empty nesting while at the same time shedding a tear over four more years of indentured servitude… in the NEW new media capital of the world… St. Petersburg, Florida!
Three weeks from today, life as we have known it for 18 years in the Mr. Media household will forever change:
Rachel is going to college to start her freshman year.
I joke about being ready to see my daughter head off and mostly that’s true. And I know she is more than ready to begin a big new challenge and get out from under Mom and Dad’s thumbs.
But there is, admittedly, a bit of sadness. HARLAN COHEN podcast excerpt: "Rule number one: Your roommate does not have to be your friend. When your roommate has to be your friend, you're placing unrealistic expectations. A roommate is not a friend. A roommate is someone you share space with to help pay for college. My next roommate rule is: Roommates who want to get along will find a way to get along. The moment your son or daughter calls you and says, 'I hate my roommate!' is the moment your son or daughter becomes the Roommate From Hell. My third rule is the 'Uncomfortable Rule.' It says if your son or daughter is ever uncomfortable, he or she has to tell the roommate within 24 to 48 hours. And the roommate has to tell them. If you don't tell each other, then you're not allowed to talk about it. The problem with millions of college-bound high school students is they suck at uncomfortable. They don't know how to be uncomfortable. Roommates will tweet and instant message each o
