Don't Room with family

TrashAnimal
Sun, 17 Jun 2018 19:06:35 +0000

My sister and I have roomed for over a year, and I’ve tried everything to keep our apartment-style dorm clean.
I’ve tried a chore chart, switching chores, getting rid of a bunch of stuff, talking things out with her, setting reminders for her, re-organizing, complaining, and so much more. I recently even had a panic attack over the state of the place because I am the only one making any kind of effort. She honestly acts like I’m just a maid, but I’m a student too! I may be younger, and the way assignments run for our majors is different, but she needs to realize that I have to spend time on my work to turn in quality work. The problem is that because she’s older, she’s taking advantage of me and won’t listen to me at all. She didn’t really do this to her other roommates, just me - because I’m her younger sibling. It’s super stressful, and she’s even started making all these comments about how I’m not doing things properly, even though she doesn’t do anything around here. I honestly just want a new roommate, but can’t request one without my family hating me for doing it. So no, definitely DON’T room with family.