He Feels That His Dad Is Trying To Bribe Him Into Allowing His Sister To Store Her Stuff In The Basement, Which Is His Hangout Space For Him And His Friends That He Doesn’t Want To Give Up

ID 232344175 - © Valerii Honcharuk - Dreamstime.com - illustrative purposes only, not the actual person
ID 232344175 - © Valerii Honcharuk - Dreamstime.com - illustrative purposes only, not the actual person

About a month ago, this 17-year-old guy’s sister Sarah, who is 21, had to move everything from her apartment back to their parent’s home. Sarah’s rent had really skyrocketed, and her landlord wasn’t doing the repairs that needed to be done.

So, their parents, who are in their early 50s, offered up their basement as a place for her to store her things until she finds a new place to live by the time school starts in the fall.

The basement of the house is often the space that he and his friends use to hang out and play video games. However, since Sarah’s stuff has been moved in, there’s no longer space for a group of people.

Even though he understands that his sister is in a difficult situation, he is frustrated about how it’s affecting him and his life.

He decided to sit down and have a conversation with his father about how he was feeling about not having much space in the basement anymore. His father recognized that the situation was not ideal but assured him that it was a temporary thing and asked for his son to have more patience with his sister’s position.

He tried to continue with the conversation but was interrupted by his father offering to pay him a rent fee for the basement in order to allow Sarah’s stuff to stay put for the time being.

“He started pulling out his wallet and everything. I was annoyed by this, as I thought he was being dismissive, and I refused his offer,” he explained.

At this point, his dad was pretty surprised and apologized again for perhaps not fully listening to his concerns.

However, his father told him that he was serious about paying for the time the basement was being occupied, but he just yelled at his father that he was missing the point. His father urged him to be more empathetic and understanding toward his sister.

ID 232344175 – © Valerii Honcharuk – Dreamstime.com – illustrative purposes only, not the actual person

Even though he has his own personal room, he still wants to be able to use the much larger space that the basement offers. Since the conversation with his father hadn’t gone how he’d hoped, he tried talking about the issue with his mother.

However, she, too, told him that he was being unreasonable and unfair.

“She said while she does understand that I’m upset, this was the only tenable solution and that I had to be more accommodating,” he said.

His mother told him that, as of right now, Sarah needs the basement space more than he does. He wanted to discuss the topic even more, but he could tell by his mother’s facial expressions that it was best to just drop it altogether.

“I understand that Sarah’s in a tough spot, but I can’t help but feel that I’m being overlooked and ignored by my parents,” he stated.

Do you think he has the right to the space in the basement and should continue discussing it with his family? Or does he need to be more empathic toward Sarah’s situation and be more flexible? Should he have accepted the money that his father offered him?

You can read the original post on Reddit here.

If true crime defines your free time, this is for you: join Chip Chick’s True Crime Tribe

The Puzzling Disappearance Of Kemberly Ramer, A 17-Year-Old High School Student Who Vanished From Her Bedroom

She Has 15 Honorary Doctorates And A Presidential Medal of Freedom, And She Made Sure That Farm Workers Got Better Working Conditions As Well As Wages

If You Want To See More Butterflies Flitting About, A Butterfly Bush Is A Must-Have Addition To Your Garden

His Daughter Had A Sleepover And He Sent One Of Her Friends Home After His Daughter Said She Wanted Her To Leave

Her Boyfriend Invited Her To A Friend’s Birthday Party, But Then He Asked Her To Leave By 8 So He Could Be At The Party Alone, Even Though All His Other Friends Brought Their Wives And Girlfriends

She Bought Her Dad $600 Concert Tickets As A Birthday Gift, But Her Dad Asked Her To Return Them, And She Feels Heartbroken

After Her Third Date With A Guy, She Invited Him Back To Her Place To Have Some Wine With Her, But He Got So Aggressive That She Had To Lock Herself In Her Bedroom

Sign up for Chip Chick’s newsletter and get stories like this delivered to your inbox.

More About: