Some roommates are too paranoid.

This person brought back a family chest to their house that they share with roommates.

Their roommate asked them to open the chest to confirm what was inside.

They had a few very good reasons for not wanting to open the chest, but none of those reasons are good enough for the roommate.

Read the full story below for all the details.

AITA for not opening a chest to ease my roommates fears

Recently, we had to move some important stuff out of our family storage.

It’s because of a rat chewing things up.

I brought home a large chest full of family scrapbooks and pictures.

It looks like an old-timey pirate treasure chest with a cartoonishly large padlock.

This person refused to open the chest for their roommate.

One of my roommates noticed it, and asked to look inside.

I told him what it was, but didn’t have the key to open it.

He then asked if I could break the lock, so he could conform with his own eyes.

I said no, because it wasn’t mine to break, and my family liked the charm of the lock.

Their roommate got upset.

He got upset, and insisted I either show him what’s inside or get it out the house. He’s worried there might be a weapon inside.

For context, he has trauma from any sort of weapon.

I tried assuring him there was nothing like that inside.

But he kept insisting I open it.

They don’t want to take the chest back to their parents’ because it’s too heavy.

I would take it out of the house, but I don’t want my parents to have to lug this 100-pound chest up the stairs.

And no one can put their hands on the key.

My other roommate says I should just open it to give him peace of mind.

AITA because I don’t want to open it?

The roommate sounds unreasonable.

Let’s read the reactions of other users to this story on Reddit.

This user shares their personal thoughts.

Be cautious, says this person.

Another valid point from this user.

LOL. Indeed!

Finally, this person is kinda paranoid.

His trauma, his problem.

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