Kate: Thanks for taking a day off work to drive me to the campus, Dad.

Dad: Are you kidding? I wouldn’t miss this for the world.

Kate: The sign says we can park in front of the residence while we unload.

Dad: This looks like a good spot. I guess it pays to get here early. It sure looks like a nice place to live. You couldn’t get any closer to the school.

Kate: Dad, there’s something I’ve been meaning to tell you about this place.

Dad: Don’t worry, Katie. You will miss Melanie, but you’re going to meet all kinds of new girls here.

Kate: Not just girls, Dad. This residence is coed.

Dad: Uh, say again?

Kate: My roommate is a girl, but there are guys that live on some of the floors. This wasn’t my idea. I swear.

Dad: You know your mother and I don’t approve of this kind of thing. You’re here to study, Kate!

Kate: My first choice was the all-girls dorm, but I didn’t get in. I’d have to live off campus if I turned this down.

Dad: It isn’t like you to keep something from us, Kate. This is so out of character for you.

Kate: I can’t afford to rent an apartment, Dad.

Dad: Maybe we can take this up with the residence office. You knew this wasn’t going to sit well with me.

Kate: Can’t you just give me the benefit of the doubt? I’ve thought this through and I really want to live on campus.

Dad: Well, there’s not much we can do about it now. Why don’t you run in and get the keys? That new roommate of yours better be a girl!