Tenant gets even with entitled roommate "Sophie" after she eats half of the tenant's rotisserie chicken without permission: 'Chicken thief!'

Roommates who move in together need to establish boundaries from the get-go. Otherwise, you may come home one day to find out that your roomie has eaten half of your rotisserie chicken that you probably planned to ration for your dinner each night this week. Now, not only do you have half of that chicken, but you're also going to have to prepare something else for your meal plan. Furthermore, you probably are going to have to confront your roommate about how they crossed a line. 

I admit that I found some of the items these roommates never shared to be a bit over the top. For instance, I consider milk and eggs to be communal items that everyone should have access to, along with household items like toilet paper and paper towels. Still, if these ground rules have not been established from the start, then all the tenants in that apartment are bound to get on each other's nerves at some point. After all, everyone grew up slightly differently, and therefore, everyone has a different understanding of what's normal and expected from a roommate. If you don't want your roommate to put even a dash of your milk in their coffee, that's your right, but it needs to be communicated. On the other hand, if you want to borrow a grocery product from your roommate and it's not an agreed-upon communal item, you might as well ask before you go for it. Even if it's the smallest item, it's best to err on the side of caution. You'd rather have your roommate say, point blank, that you don't need to ask to borrow her milk to do it than have her get enraged when she finds out. 

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  • If I seem like I am belaboring the concept of sharing milk, it's because that's when this author first noticed that her roommate was using her food without permission. She opted not to confront her roommate on the milk, but it only got worse from there. Soon enough, the author found her eating that full rotisserie chicken from the container on their couch, which is not exactly the most put-together image one can envision. Keep scrolling below for their subsequent confrontation and to find out how the tenant got even with the so-called “chicken thief.”

  • I live with two other people. We have a simple rule, what you buy is yours unless you explicitly say otherwise. This worked fine until one roommate, let's call her Sophie, decided she "doesn't believe" in food ownership.
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  • It started with little things like a splash of my milk here, a slice of bread there. Then one day, I came home and half my rotisserie chicken was gone. Sophie was sitting on the couch eating it straight from the container.
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  • When I asked what she was doing, she goes, "Oh, you weren't going to finish this. I was hungry." No apology, no shame.
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  • I told her that's stealing. She said, "We're roommates. It's basically all communal." No, Sophie. This isn't a fridge.
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  • After that, I started labeling everything with my name and date. She peeled the labels off. So I switched to locking mini crates in the fridge. She told me I was "making her feel unwelcome." Yeah, that's the point, chicken thief.
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  • hannie1012 Start taking her stuff and sending her bills for the food she ate :) nothing's for free.
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  • Secure-Corner-20... "Chicken thief" Loved that. Will live in my brain forever.
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  • No-Koala1918 · "I just can't feel welcome unless I can pilfer other people's food."
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  • SoupyParty. She's probably only going to learn by example. Take her whole box of cookies, pint of ice cream, Doritos, etc. and don't say anything.
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  • MeFolly ⚫ Wonder what would happen if her food disappeared? Just thinking.
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  • Hot-Win2571. She violated the contract. Kick her out. Change your locks.
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  • Icy-Variation6614 · Fridge containers that lock Mini fridge in your room with a lock, and/or locking room door Cameras?
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  • I can't tell you to leave or find new roommates, not my place. But protect your food. You bought it, you worked for the money to buy it. No. one else has a right to it. S ks, but it appears it's necessary.
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  • Sorry OP. She's a d canoe. She's gonna be a e- if you secure your food, but that's a her issue, ignore it if she can't get it
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