When has sharing places with anyone been an easy task?
Never!
This guy simply wanted some space in his kitchen so he could cook and prep his meal in peace, but his roommate really wasn’t willing to budge.
And apparently a kitchen cart wasn’t the solution she was looking for, either.
Check it out.
I live in a house with two roommates and a decently sized kitchen.
The problem is that we don’t have a lot of counter space.
Helen never wanted to move her stuff…
My roommate Helen has a microwave, a sous vide machine and a toaster oven that takes up a lot of space.
This doesn’t give me room for ingredient and meal prep.
I also enjoy baking bread and it’s hard to knead dough when you have a quarter of counter space to work with.
He tried finding a solution for the situation…
I bought a rolling kitchen cart so that I have more room to cook.
But when Helen saw it and put two and two together, she got really upset at me.
She took the cart as a jab at her.
Helen has an autoimmune disorder that affects her diet.
She bought the sous vide machine and the toaster oven so she could eat food that was ok for her.
Things have always been a bit rough…
We’ve gotten into arguments over how to use the kitchen space, because she uses her gadgets maybe once or twice a week and I don’t have room for my own cooking.
We once had an argument over whether I should store my rice cooker when I’m not using it.
She kept playing the victim.
Whenever we try to address this problem, she uses her illness to trump my argument that other people use the kitchen, not just her.
It’s like her illness takes priority over the two other people who live in the house.
Since I got the kitchen cart, Helen has been icing me out.
She asked if I can return the cart because, to her, me getting it is a diss to her.
He’s conflicted over the situation.
I bought the cart because I need room to cook that she refuses to make.
It’s the holidays and I have a ton of baking I need to do.
AITA?
That sounds like a problematic situation!
Why wouldn’t Helen just accept the new storage space and be helpful?
Let’s find out what The Reddit community has to say about this one.
This user detests the kind of person that Helen is.
That’s right! This user makes a great point over Helen’s gadgets.
Exactly! This user knows Helen shouldn’t care about a cart!
This user simply thinks these roommates need to talk things through.
Exactly! This user knows that Helen believes herself to be the boss of the house!
If she’s not paying more she’s not entitled to more space.
He shouldn’t have to return the cart because of her feelings.
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