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College Dorm Essentials You Unwisely “Forgot,” You Cheap Idiot

How can you possibly expect them to succeed without these?

Jennifer Haubrich
Frazzled
Published in
4 min readSep 28, 2024

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The image depicts a decorated dorm room with bunk beds. There are string lights hanging across the ceiling, and various decorative items are scattered throughout, including colorful pillows, a stack of folded towels, a coffee machine, boxes, and an ice machine. There are also illustrations of lamps, a vanity mirror, and a wall art piece showing a sunset with ice cream cones. The phrase “Treat Yourself” is written in neon-style text on the wall.
Image created in Canva by author

Remember when you went to college and decorated your dorm room with a printed “tapestry” and Absolut Vodka ads ripped out of magazines?

Well, guess what? Vague cultural appropriation and glamorizing alcohol consumption using unrecycled printed paper are no longer acceptable interior design styles. And it’s not just because college students don’t read magazines.

The experts — designers, Walmart, and the American Association of Overly Anxious Parents — have realized that college students need more! Much, much more!

Dorm rooms aren’t just rooms to sleep in. They are mini studio apartments that should look suitable at all times for a photo shoot by either PBTeen or Architectural Digest.

In case no one told you, it was your job to convert that rectangular cement-block igloo into a cozy retreat for your offspring.

And you failed!

You didn’t really think your kid could just sleep on that Twin XL mattress with only sheets and a comforter, did you?

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Jennifer Haubrich
Jennifer Haubrich

Written by Jennifer Haubrich

Finding the funny in relationships, parenting, life, and personifying inanimate objects. Contact: jenniferh@lumieremedia.com

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