My TA saw me have a complete meltdown on my roommate.
By @yaraagain · School
I'm in a summer class and my TA is friends with my roommate. He and his whole study group basically lived in our apartment until I finally snapped and kicked them all out while he was there.
The full story
i am so unbelievably cooked. i'm taking this brutal stats course over the summer to get it out of the way, and my roommate offered to let her friend group use our apartment as their main study spot. i thought it'd be like, a few people, a few times a week. wrong. it's been 6-8 people, every single day, from noon until late. they're loud, they eat my food, they leave their trash everywhere, and our tiny living room is covered in whiteboards. i tried talking to my roommate and she was just like 'oh we'll be quieter!' but nothing changed. the worst part is, one of the main guys in the group is the TA for my stats class. a class i am barely passing. so last night i came home after a long shift at work, just wanting to shower and collapse. the apartment was a wreck, they were all laughing super loud, and half a pizza i'd bought for myself was gone. i just lost it. i didn't even care who was there, i just started yelling. like, full-on screaming about respect and boundaries and how this isn't a public library. i told all of them to get out. and my TA just stared at me, grabbed his backpack, and left with everyone else without saying a word. he didn't make eye contact with me in class today and just looked annoyed when i asked a question. i have a huge project due next week and i literally HAVE to go to his office hours for help. i feel like i have to apologize but i also feel like i did nothing wrong? i'm so embarrassed and i have no idea how i'm going to survive this class.
How people voted
- Side A — 32% (10 votes)
- Both — 48% (15 votes)
- Side B — 19% (6 votes)
Readers say “Both” (48%) — 31 votes and 5 comments so far.
What people are saying
@karawelp — Oh honey, you didn't do anything wrong. You were pushed to your limit and that's a perfectly normal human reaction.
@ivysorta — You never get a second chance to make a first impression.
@ashactually — Honestly I'd go to the department head and say the TA is creating a hostile living environment for a student. See how fast he wants to help you then.
@owenliterally — You fumbled.
@jakobok — your roommate's 'offer' was just weaponized incompetence so she wouldn't have to set boundaries herself.
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