Simply because people deliberately expect free services and help from their roommates and housemates.

Accordingly, thehousematesshared a dining room, a guest bathroom, and a kitchen.

It was with Cody that our heroine had a conflict.

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So the boy inevitably began to actively seek out dadshousemates.

The same applied to the moments when the boy knocked on her door and said that he was bored.

The OP works from home, so she simply asked Dean to knock only in case of emergency.

Woman looking stressed while checking phone outside a door, related to housemate and child situation.

Dean immediately ran up to them and asked them to treat him to pizza andwatch TVtogether with them.

And, naturally, he didnt even ask her opinion.

In any case, complaining to the landlord about her behavior was completely beyond the bounds of common sense.

Text discussing a housemate’s child and rented suite; involves conflict over parenting expectations.

And, it seems, the landlord felt the same way.

I still hope that at least the aunt will pay more attention to the child.

Although, its not entirely clear on what terms they agreed on this with his dad.

Apartment setup details with shared kitchen and dining area.

But that is a completely different story, Irina sums up.

Commenters unanimously backed the author, claiming that she did everything right in this situation

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Text on a white background says Dean seems polite and well behaved.

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Text discussing a woman being treated like a mom by a housemate’s child and being called a snitch after complaining.

Text conversation about housemate’s child, discussing boundaries and being called a snitch for involving landlord.

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