Sister Got Tired Of Her Brother Eating Food That Belonged To Her, So She Started Charging Him Every Time He Took Something Without Asking
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Sharing a home works best when shared food does not become one person’s private buffet.
What happens when your roommate keeps finishing your meals and laughs when you finally confront him?
That problem reached a new level after this woman’s brother ate every treat from a gift meant for them both.
Take a look at why she decided to put a price on his snacking.
AITA for telling my brother I am going to start taxing him for eating my food
My brother (M24) and I (F22) have been living together since August, and so far it’s gone better than expected.
My only genuine problem is how often he will eat my food or leftovers. Most of the time, I don’t really mind, and I appreciate the help finishing off food… when I offer it.
Recently, though, I feel like he has gotten worse, and will finish off my food without mentioning it, so when I go to eat, it’s just gone.
This frustration that has been brewing inside me for the last few months hit a peak yesterday.
I have been away all weekend, dog-sitting for my grandparents.
This woman’s brother ate all her share of the candy.
On Saturday, I stopped by the apartment because my dad and his family came by to drop off a “boo basket.” I have never gotten one of these but it was like a fall gift basket with treats and candy and fall themed household goods, very sweet and cute.
I unwrapped the gift with my brother and my dad’s family. I returned back to dog-sitting as soon as my family left.
I guess my mistake was expecting my brother to think of saving me any of the treats from the basket over the course of one day. A gift for BOTH of us to share.
When I stopped by yesterday evening for the lions game and bring the dog around, he not only ate most of the treats.. but all of them.
There was probably a sandwich size ziplock of candy, gone. Candy corn bag of popcorn, gone. I am surprised he didn’t eat the candle, mugs, and cocoa powder too.
So she asked him to pay for all her food that he eats.
So, I asked him if he thought this was fair, he laughed and couldn’t stop laughing because he was totally out of it and didn’t care about how I was feeling. I told him that I was going to start sending him Venmo request for all the food of mine he eats.
He obviously started to say no, and that wouldn’t be fair either because I make a lot more money than him (I also pay more for utilities and rent so it’s not like I haven’t accommodated him).
But I cannot stand that he doesn’t respect my boundaries or even think of me as he devours a gift for the both of us.
Is it fair to start requesting money from him to hopefully help him recognize the consequence of his actions/prevent more theft? I feel like he just doesn’t care.
And don’t even get me started on how my mother perpetuates this behavior. Are there other ways to prevent this?
Maybe put a lock on the fridge or something.
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After months of missing leftovers, this woman told her brother she would start sending payment requests whenever he ate her food.
He argued that charging him was unfair because she earns more, even though she already pays a larger share of their household expenses.
A shared kitchen does not include an unlimited sibling discount.
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