'Calling "mommy" on the phone asking for financial help': Boyfriend's brother and his girlfriend break their lease early because their roommate asks them to scoop their own cat's litter, having a complete meltdown over having to do basic cleaning

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Mariel Ruvinsky • Writer and Editor
Jul 9, 2025 10:00 AM EDT

As roommates, there are certain responsibilities that you have. We think that all decent people who have been or have had roommates in the past know this. And if there is a cat in the household, the number of these responsibilities grows. But things still have to be done, and they have to be done respectfully. You cannot lock your roommate's cat in room room nightly without their permission. You cannot adopt a cat just to post pics of it on social media then expect your roommates to take care of it. You cannot ask your demand your roommate clean up after your cat just because you don't feel like doing it. 

Basic things. You think people would have the common sense to do them. But apparently not. Cleaning your cat's litterbox every once in a while is one of those responsibilities that you have - both as a roommate and as a cat owner. You can't expect your roommate to do it and then throw a fit when they complain.

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    "They broke the lease and ghosted because I asked them to scoop their cats sh*t."

    "You are gaslighting me, you are trying to make me look bad by bullying me"
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    I lived with my bf, his brother, and his brother's gf- and let me tell you, never live with family unless you're ready for war. These two acted like cleaning was ab e, and boundaries were betrayal.
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    At first everything was fine! We got along great, had weekly game nights, and there was peace in the house. That is, until I started asking for help with basic cleaning.
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    Ya know, sweeping the floors, wiping down the counters, cleaning the toilet. I politely called for a house meeting and mentioned that I thought it would be good to have things on a "rotating schedule"- literally asking them to sweep 1-2 times a month.
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    Up until this point, I had only ever seen them load their dishes into the dishwasher (never unload) and wash their laundry.
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    They were seething. They didn't have to say it, she had her arms crossed the entire time glaring at me. Suddenly they didn't have time for game nights. I asked if she'd like to go thrifting and she flatly said "no."
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    If I left a single macaroni noodle in the drain there was a group text about how it "wasn't okay". The vibe was tense. They didn't clean. They stopped greetings.
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    I sort of gave up and decided to stop cleaning up after other people. Stove dirty? Yep, it is... how odd. Floors full of cat hair? That s ks. I stayed cooped up in my room. But then.
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    She didn't scoop her cats litter box for what had to be two weeks. At first I didn't notice, but then one day after a steamy shower this rancid smell wafted into the air and I almost threw up.
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    I peered inside and could see what I could only describe as а a. and sh litter lasagna. A solid brick if you will.
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    I sent a brief text saying "hey! I noticed this litter box has been getting a little smelly. Would you guys mind scooping it daily?" Oh boy. A barrage of texts came in.
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    "If you're home then why don't you do it?" "I already do it everyday" "You're making it up that it smells" "I'm busy all the time and now I have to clean, you're asking too much". "You are gaslighting me, you are trying to make me look bad by bullying me" "You're don't see me _about your hair products in the shower".
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  • The level of insanity in this story is one that we have not seen in a while. Like- this is actually crazy. So many things happened here, and for literally the smallest reason. Cleaning, whether you're family or not, is your most basic responsibility as a roommate. 

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    It kickstarted a I apologized if I came off rude, explained it wasn't my intent. But it was too late. She actually got very upset that I apologized, and said that I was trying to "manipulate what actually happened". If I ignored. her, I "clearly hated her." She called me a bully, had no interest in being my friend.
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    The tension got so bad that I dreaded being at home. The other couple began to say sh under their breath when I walked into the room. I was quietly removed from a few discord channels. Passive aggressive sticky notes. Throwing my clean laundry on the floor.
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    bf It didn't take long for my to finally snap at them. He was "done playing nice" and called them out for their behavior. Not giving them a chance to twist the situation. Telling her he would not talk to her, because he was done with her disrespecting me.
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    She broke down in tears shaking, calling us "abusers". Trembling hands as she said she was traumatized and couldn't breathe. Calling "mommy" on the phone asking for financial help.
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    The next day they gave us a 6 days notice they would be gone. They broke the lease early, and my bf rolled his eyes and said whatever- after all we were the ones who could afford this place.
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    To make it easy on his brother we didn't demand a 30 day notice. We just let it go. We thought it could be semi cordial.
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    But then his brother cut the wifi off in the middle of the day with no warning. We work from home btw. It will take a week to get new service.
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    She began to remove plates cups, furniture that weren't hers, saying "but I love this and I was the only one who used it". Sorry toots. She started slamming doors. Crying as she was packing.
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    Today was their final day on the lease. We offered to turn their keys in to the landlord. They FLIPPED out and began to cuss us out. Throwing nearly everything I have ever confided to them in my face.
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    The brother stated "I have until tomorrow to turn the key in, so I will keep them for as long as I can. Don't you know the date dips t?" Their stuff was already gone... but okay.
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    They left flipping us off while screaming obscenities while we smiled and waved. Bonus? We noticed they had hidden cameras on the wifi network a few days before they left. Never thought to check. But absolutely violating.
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  • We feel bad for the kitty most of all. Clearly, she is not being the most well taken care of by these people if they're not cleaning after her. She's going to get revenge though, once she starts using their new floors as a litterbox, but we're not sure that's a good thing for her either. If you can, check on her - yourselves or through other family members - make sure that she's okay. 

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    FalariaClaremont Thank goodness they're gone. That's vile. Get the locks changed ASAP.
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    Sweaty-Training-1055 , good riddance. Poor kitty though, I wonder if they'll start caring about scooping the litter box when the cat inevitably starts peeing all over their new place.
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    WeAreWeLikeThis Having a roof at all is a privilege cleaning the floor beneath it is the least you could do god I hate slobs
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