Hey guys....
OK, I've been living with my roommate for 27 days now and I want your thoughts on the following...
I've been discovering my food missing! Not just one or two things, like, nearly each item I've brought into the apartment and put away into the fridge or pantry. Its one thing to go into the cheese/lunch meat drawer to find she's taken 1 or 2 pieces of my cheddar or my string cheese, but NO! She's taken and eaten nearly ALL of both packages!! The cookies my mom bought me from Trader Joe's on Thursday had only 6 left when I went to pack my lunch on Sunday night! That box had at least 36 cookies in the package! I've noticed an entire box of my granola bars MISSING (I bought 2 boxes because they were 2 for $4.00) and she's been eating my saltine crackers, my pretzels and my Pepsi....even though she knows its for my stomach - and she KNOWS I've been feeling like crap ever since I've moved in!! She's had ALL my LARGE bottle of coffee creamer, she's drinking my milk, having some of my cereal, using my bread, taking my yogurt - even though she has her own!
I had to finally say something about this yesturday, or I would have just snapped one day.
I was light about it. But to the point. I told her that it wasn't cool to take my food. That #1, it was ALL the food I had until I got paid again. #2 that the majority of the food (ie: pretzels, apple juice, pepsi, crackers) is for my stomach and without it, I cannot eat, or work. I told her I didn't want to make a big deal out of things, that "it wasn't a big deal" (meaning that I didn't want to make it an issue, not that I wasn't mad). She took it to mean that it didn't matter that she was eating MY food and said, "yea, it is a big deal, Kelly." I explained that, "yea, it is important, I just wanted to say that I'll say something one time, get it out there and then its done. I don't hold grudges. I said it, I just want it to be corrected and lets get on with our lives, OK?" She said, "I'm glad."
She never really said, "I'm sorry". Which, well, is kind of wierd. I mean, if she's hungry and doesn't have food, I don't want her to starve. But I guess the thing is her NOT ASKING. If she asks, she can absolutely have any food I have. But still, ASK ME FIRST, you know? And its not like she doesn't have food. Her part of the pantry and fridge have food and she's always bringing groceries or fast food home. So, I just don't understand why she was taking MY food. She didn't offer ANY explaination whatsoever.
Isn't that odd??
To be honest, when this started happening, I started to hide my medicines and my money. I have to be smart. Our bedrooms do have locks on them, but we don't have keys. If she can so freely take my food, what else can she do, right? I don't like thinking that way, but I have to be smart, right?
Anyway, just wondering what you all thought on this issue. My mom and my co-worker think I should lock up my food in my room. Mom even thinks I should get a small fridge for my closet. I don't know...
Outside of this, she really is a nice person. Noah ADORES her. He sits at her door and cries and cries to be let in. Especially when she's not home. He loves her so much, its so cute.
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