'Update: She was yelling and stomping': Roommate threatens to sue woman for putting vegetables in the food the roommate is trying to steal

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    Green - "She is older than me and winces at the thought of biting into anything green."
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    Organism - Posted by u/veggieevengeance 10 hours ago 54 4 I put vegetables in all my food to stop my roommate's kid from eating it. Mom threatens LEGAL action
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    Font - I(26f) live in a rented house with a single mother(30f) and her son(6m). I had another person living with me but they moved out and the mother moved in. I don't mind living with her and her kid. It's fine and we kind of do our own thing. I spend a lot of time at my boyfriend's place or working. Our work schedules collide so we really don't interact much but when we do it's fine. No issue there. I want to start with saying that she clearly struggles financially but I don't think it's an ex
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    Font - However I've noticed that my food would go missing or portions would be taken from it. I assumed it was her kid so I asked her if she'd stop him from eating my food. I was calm about it and she just said she would. It didn't really upset me when it first started. It started getting annoying when I'd get home from work and expect to have a meal's worth of leftovers in the fridge only to see it picked through or just gone. I kept bringing it up and she started getting annoyed with me bringi
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    Font - Just from observing them I realized that neither of them ever eat vegetables. And judging by the food that would get picked through and the food that would be untouched. Anything with green in it was avoided. Orange chicken would be gone but chicken and broccoli would be untouched. So I started putting vegetables in EVERYTHING. I find vegetables to be delicious. And anything green or not a potato does not get eaten. So I could mix some bell peppers into the food and it would be fine. I ma
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    Font - Usually my homemade stuff has vegetables in it but I started making sure everything did. I made a pot of mac n cheese(the kid's favorite thing) and poured in roasted brussel sprouts. Which is actually delicious to me and I'm eating more vegetables so it's a win win. She had been seeming annoyed but we were all home when I made the pot of mac n cheese. She was in the living room and saw me get out the brussel sprouts and was like "what are you going to do with that?" and I poured them in.
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    Font - I think she sees this as some big act of revenge but I just simply want to be able to eat my food.
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    Font - Also want to add that the sharing is not the issue. It's expecting to have food there and it's not. So often I'd be working a long day and get home expecting to have a meal's worth of food and it all be gone. Or I wake up in a rush and had my food ready to eat in the morning only to find it gone. So now I have to skip breakfast. If she would simply text sometimes "hey is it okay if we eat *food item*" I would know and know to make other plans. I would stop for food or know I have to whip
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    Font - UPDATE So I have been steadfast with putting vegetables in everything. I've put vegetables in things I've never even thought of. This has carried on and the mom calls me a jerk but will not verbalize that she is eating my food. She just sees me making a lasagna and adding celery and bellpeppers in the layers of fumes off to the side. The only thing I can't add vegetables to is snacks like chips or if I bake brownies or cookies. However this is easily remedied
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    Font - by putting baked goods in a tupperware and keeping them in my room. Same with chips. As I have previously stated the sharing is not the issue. Recently the kid knocked on my door and asked if he would have a bag of microwave popcorn. I said yes and gave him one. All of this would be way less annoying if she'd just text "hey can I have some of this" and waited for my response before just helping herself.
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    Font - I do feel for the mom because she clearly struggles with cooking and trying new foods. She is older than me and winces at the thought of biting into anything green. And it is spreading to her kid but it's no excuse. A few days ago I was making taco meat out of ground beef and like usual she was looking without looking. She was off to the side watching my every move but trying her to look normal. I made a dish the day before that involved sautéed mushrooms and cut up peppers. So when the m
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    Font - This caused her to react in a way I'd never seen from her before. She was yelling and stomping around the kitchen while the kid just watched. Felt bad for the kid to have to see his mom like that. People were worried about her tampering with my food. I don't think she's the kind to do that but if she did I would report that right away. She was flipping out but she didn't snatch my food or knock anything over. She was opening and slamming cabinets and it was all very silly.
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    Font - Then she started going off about how she is going to get the authorities involved. I just told her "sure" and that she needs to relax. She seemed genuinely upset and stressed and I told her that I understand being a single mom is hard but she needs to use her government assistance more responsibly. She'll come home with cold mac n cheese, sushi, and chicken from the grocery store prepared foods and blow all if it on that. I suggested food pantries and buying ingredients that last a while
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    Font - This is to address the "just make a portion of your food and set it aside for her and the kid." I do NOT make enough money to regularly feed two other people. If every now and then she asked for some of my leftovers, sure. But this is a consistent thing that was happening. It's not simple as giving her leftovers that I "won't eat anyway." If I make a pot of something I expect live off of that for the next few days. If it is eaten then MY money is messed up and I have to go shopping again
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    Font - Endlessbeachday 8 hr. ago I would have stopped dead in my tracks and asked her why she was telling me that her son hates mushrooms. Call her out directly. Stop skirting the issue. Her food insecurity is NOT your problem. Her STEALING your food is your problem. 4638 Reply Share Toasterferret · 8 hr. ago This. I don't get why people beat around the bush in these situations. 198 Reply Share
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    Font - RedditSkippy +1 10 hr. ago . Yeah, it sounds like the mom is very eager to hand you the job of buying their groceries and feeding her kid. No way. Not your job. What I find funny is that, if they're so hungry, neither of them will stoop to eating a vegetable. 2.3k Reply Share
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    Font - Tommydean22 10 hr. ago You need to find a new roommate or new place to live, that situation won't get any better 851 Reply Share aTomzVins 4 hr. ago · edited 2 hr. ago Seriously. There's no good that can possibly come from living with this individual. Even if she seems fine the rest of the time this situation is telling of her true character. At the very least she is a slightly unhinged asshole. 49 Reply Share
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    Rectangle - Obviouslynameless 10 hr. ag I have a rule that if you eat/take the last of something, you let me know. It's not about the sharing. It's about knowing I have something and looking forward to it, only to find it gone. Replacing it later still means I don't get to enjoy something of mine when I was expecting to.
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    Font - OP - you are not doing anything wrong. She and her kid are NOT your responsibility. You could be making a million dollars a year, and they still wouldn't be your responsibility. The mother (and eventually her child) needs to learn to take responsibility and take care of themselves. It's the mother's job to provide for her child, not yours. 1.1k Reply Share
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    Font - Foggy_Radish +3 · 10 hr. ago Wow the entitlement! As if it's YOUR job to feed her and her kid. Back in the day when things were stupid tight for our family, we hit the food pantries, we cooked everything from scratch so we could stretch everything out. We made it work. I cannot imagine feeling entitled to someone else's food like that. As for what her son is learning from all this, oh my! Reply Share 721 ●●●
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    Font - Upper_Ad_9575 - 10 hr. ago I can't believe people suggested that you make food for the kids. Some Redditors must be in the top 0.1%, lol. You sound like an awesome cook though. I think you may turn them into veggie lovers soon. 44.9k Reply Share
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    Font - Teledoink +2. 10 hr. ago From my personal experience, entitled people who use others literally cannot comprehend that the people they're using have, like, needs and stuff. 138 Reply Share
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    Font - Primary-School-4658 9 hr. ago the way the kid is more responsible than his mom and asked if he could have something when he realised says a lot... sounds like she's got a lot of growing up to do :/ 114 Reply Share
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    Font - Agitated_Fun_7628 Op's roommate is a child herself and has no business 10 hr. ago raising a kid. She can't even eat a vegetable, that's pathetic. 526 Reply Share PyroNine9 +2.8 hr. ago Meanwhile, there are foods that I don't prefer but if I am actually in need of food, I'll eat anything that isn't spoiled. ↑ 92 ↓ Reply Share
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    Font - swissmtndog398 10 hr. ago Wow. While the food stealing is certainly an issue, I'm more worried about that poor kid. From the sounds of this, he's never eaten any vegetables which is no good for a growing kid! 171 Reply Share
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    Font - megofehr 10 hr. ago You can add zucchini to brownies. I even saw an insta reel recently where someone made apple pie without apples. They again used zucchini. 408 Reply Share
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    Font - +4 10 hr. ago Try teriyaki mushrooms with your taco meat. They're delightful. CoderJoe1 4 176 Reply Share
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    Font - Mad-Dog20-20 - 9 hr. ago Stand your ground...beef! 44 Reply Share

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