Man Provides Brother And Girlfriend Temporary Housing, They Complain About Terms

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Sep 17, 2021 7:00 PM EDT

There are certain things in this crazy life that are well worth pitching a fit over. When it comes to mowing a dang lawn when you're being provided a place to stay while in limbo in terms of housing? Yeah, best to just express gratitude and enjoy the setup. It sounds like that whole philosophy was pretty much lost on this couple though. You can imagine where things went in the comments section when the moral judges of Reddit's AITA community weighed in. 

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    Font - AITA for making my brother's girlfriend mow my lawn? I own a 3 bedroom home with a front and a backyard. A couple months ago my brother and his gf were having some financial problems and asked me if they could live with me for a few months while they save up for enough to pay 1st+last months rent + security deposit to get their own place again. I was definitely hesitant but they promised me they would do all chores including housework, laundry, and yard work including mowing the lawn. I f
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    Font - Well last week my brother Jake sprained his ankle playing basketball and is going to be on crutches for a few weeks. Grass grows fast this time of year so I told his girlfriend that I guess since he cant do it, its now her job. She flipped out on me and said l'm being a jerk and that mowing the lawn is clearly a guys job so I should either do it myself or hire someone to for a few weeks. I told her the agreed upon setup was that they would do all these chores and if he can't that means it
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    Font - Well she's been having an attitude lately which I dont mind since I work 50 hrs a week and hope it'll motivate them to move sooner than later. But yesterday my brother told me it feels like l'm kicking them while he's down. I feel like we're all adults and had an agreed upon arrangement but he was insistent that I was being an AH. Would like some neutral party thoughts here 2.6k 830 1, Share
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    Font - NTA Chores were a condition of them staying with you for free. He's injured, she is not so I don't see what the problem is. Women mow the lawn all the time, having his GF do it is not vindictive at all. Makes you wonder, if they lived in their own house would GF be mowing to the lawn or just let it grow wild until your brother was able to do it again? They're supposed to be a team, but she's complaining about pulling her weight when her boyfriend is unable to contribute. Not cool. G Reply
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    Font - DannyBigD · 3h Colo-rectal Surgeon [32] NTA. As they said they promised to do all chores, including the mowing. So with his basketball injury I assume this means they won't be moving out when they said, right? Good luck with that. G Reply 1 878 3
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    Rectangle - Murray_dz_0308 · 3h When my husband was fighting cancer. I did and still do all the yard work. What an entitled piece of work the gf is. Nothing is men's or women's work anymore. Plus. There are plenty of chores your brother can do while on crutches like dishes and such. 6 Reply 4 585 3
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    Rectangle - amethystdreams21 · 3h Partassipant [2] NTA. That was the agreement. But if she doesn't want to do it, SHE can hire someone since they don't have any other household expenses. G Reply 4 298 3 ...
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    Font - Asalyal · 3h NTA. Not just a guys job. I'm a 33f and I do it at my house. 6 Reply 4 25 3 + ...
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    Rectangle - Kris82868 · 3h Professor Emeritass [71] NTA. It was part of the agreement to keep the lawn mowed. They can hire someone to do it if he can't and she doesn't want to. G Reply 4 42 3 ...
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    Rectangle - Old-North2126 • 3h I'm 60f and I mow my lawn with a push mower...3 guys in my house...love the smell of fresh cut grass! I choose to do it because I grew up helping my dad and I get satisfaction looking at my work....NTA G Reply 1 12 3 ...
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    Font - NTA. A deal's a deal. And women can mow lawns just as well (or as poorly) as men. You could suggest that they start paying you rent if they no longer want to keep up their end of the bargain, or that they pay for lawn service if the GF doesn't want to do it, but l'd be afraid that would result in them staying longer, not moving out quicker. G Reply 1 62 3 ...
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    Font - NTA, man I wish I had known it was a man's job or I would have told my parents when I was a kid... G Reply
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    Smile - lynnebrad70 · 3h My husband used to mow the lawn but because of his health he can't do it so I do it no problem, they are living with you rent free and complaining that she had to do some work G Reply 金79 ...
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