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    All Is Quiet For Now

    Font - I(27f) live with my roommate(J)(30f). I own the house but she helps with bills and stuff. J has seizures and anxiety. She takes medicine but it doesn't always work and its really bad when it doesn't. She recently went to her doctor and they recommended that she get a service dog that would alert to her seizures and do deep pressure therapy. Over the weekend she brought it up to me and told me what the doctor had told her. She said she had reached out to someone who bred service dogs alrea

    First and foremost, it sounds like these two are already on the road to ruin. J is here living in OPs house, and even though OP doesn't act like she's angry at J, there's clearly a fragile power dynamic in place. Still, this first half of the post doesn't even get to the crux of the problem, which you'll read about in just a second. 

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    This Could Get Hairy Pretty Quick

    Font - I am allergic to dogs, really badly. It gets hard for me to breathe if I go in someone's house and they have a dog. I can take some medicine but if there's dog hair everywhere then it'll only make it better and it'll still be uncomfortable. I told her that, and she had known that when she moved in. She said that she would get a non allergenic dog like a poodle or a goldendoodle. I still have allergies to those. It's better, but still pretty bad and, again, medicine doesn't completely help

    So, now that we know that both J and OP have some serious medical issues they need to work out. But, OP drastically undersells J's issues by pretending that just barely getting along while having violent seizures is acceptable, and J clearly misunderstands the severity of OPs dog allergy when she calls it a matter of discomfort. We were leaning towards saying there were no asshole here when we started, but frankly, now we think everyone sucks. 

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    This Is A Lose-Lose Situation

    Font - She hasn't made a decision yet but my family asked about it because she's friends with them. They think I'm being an asshole for threatening to kick her out when she has nowhere to go, and that she'd be getting a dog that wouldn't cause allergies anyway. J is also pretty upset with me about this. I'm starting to think I should just let her get the dog and take the allergies pills and mild discomfort but I don't know. Am I the Asshole for saying she can't stay with me if she got a service
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    Allergy Meds Are Like Alcohol– You Build Up A Tolerance

    Font - Fit-Distribution-252 9 mo. ago edited 9 mo. ago Asshole Aficionado [11] Nta I am disabled but I would never force someone with allergies like yours to live with a dog. Allergy meds eventually become less effective. You shouldn't have to live like that in your own house. Dander and hair will hang around for years after. She needs to make a choice and stick to it. Wouldn't surprise me if she ambushes you and claims discrimination. Edit because people don't read: I was wheelchair bound when
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    This Is Serious, People!

    Font - MommaLa 9 mo. ago Asshole Aficionado [16] Please take this advice. I used to think my cat/dog/dander allergy wasn't life threatening, then one night I visited a friend who had a bunch of pets and it must of been dander over load or something because it affected my throat. I could not catch my breath. I started to wheeze, my throat was swelling. I have ANA allergies, I've used a epi pen I know what my throat swelling shut feels like, this was that. I had to rush home, take meds and bathe f
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    Maybe They Both Just Need A Chill Pill

    Font - lorelorelei 9 mo. ago S Colo-rectal Surgeon [46] G NAH You both have medical conditions, hers is a good reason to get a dog and yours is a good reason not to live with one. It sucks, but it doesn't seem like there's any solution to this other than her moving out. It's your house after all, you're not obligated to suffer through allergic reactions because she thinks she can't afford any other place. 2.7k Give Award Share Report Save
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    Running To OPs Family Wasn't Nice Either

    Font - 20 FunnyShirtGuy 9 mo. ago edited 9 mo. ago Partassipant [2] Respectfully disagree. The house guest (no lease or rental agreement makes them just a guest) literally took steps to purchase a dog to bring to Not her home, after having known full well the homeowner is allergic and that it wasn't allowed. Sorry, but, medical conditions or not she behaved as an AH. And continues to do so by insinuating her issues take precedent or that the OP should just suffer for her... EDIT: I did fail to r
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    Allergies Get Worse Over Time

    Font - anonymous_for_this - 9 mo. ago Asshole Enthusiast [5] and it's something possibly life threatening compared to discomfort. That's not true. It's life threatening vs life threatening. NTA Give Award Share Report Save 1.2k
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    Nobody Wins If It Stays Like This

    Font - drunkenvalley. 9 mo. ago Even if it wasn't life threatening, we're not talking about mild discomfort, but a very intense allergy. Sorry, no, I will not get chased out of my own home thank you. 69 Give Award Share Report Save AhniJetal - 9 mo. ago This. OP is allowed to breath freely IN THEIR OWN HOME! 27 Give Award Share Report Save
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    Let's Listen To The Medical Professionals

    Font - Dragonrose 9 mo. ago Asshole Aficionado [19] It gets hard for me to breathe if I go in someone's house and they have a dog possibly life threatening compared to discomfort As someone that has worked healthcare, yours is potentially life threatening also. One of the first assessments we learned in school was the ABCs, Airway, Breathing, and Circulation. If any of those are messed up, that patient automatically moves closer to the front of the triage queue because it is that serious. ETA: a

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