Imagine this: You’ve been living with your roommates for four years, sharing laughs, bills, and pizza nights. One day, they drop a bombshell – they’re pregnant and they expect you to stick around, not just as a friend, but as a ‘cool aunt’ who helps with babysitting and bills. Would you pack your bags or stay put? This is the predicament our 22-year-old protagonist, whom we’ll call ‘The Unexpected Roommate’, found herself in. Let’s delve into her story.
The Roommate Trio: More Than Just Housemates
From Roommates to Soulmates
Baby on Board!
The Unexpected Twist
The ‘Cool Aunt’ Dilemma
The Roommate’s Big Decision
The Fallout
Life After the Drama
To Stay or Not to Stay: The Roommate’s Dilemma ♀️
When ‘The Unexpected Roommate’ discovered her friends and roommates, Lila and Brett, were expecting a baby and had no plans of moving out, she was thrown into a whirlwind of decisions. Unwilling to step into the shoes of an unpaid nanny, she made the tough call to cancel her rental agreement and move out. This decision sparked a wave of backlash from friends who branded her as heartless. Now living independently and hearing about the struggles of her former roommates, she can’t help but feel a twinge of guilt. But was she wrong? Let’s see what the internet has to say about this…
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NTA. They made a decision to have a baby based on your financial and physical support without discussing it with you and getting your approval on these plans first. They are the AH’s, not you. You owe them nothing other than what you have agreed to. You never agreed to live with them after they became a family with children and it’s ridiculous that they expected you to. You have nothing to feel guilty about. They made their decisions and now have to live with the consequences of those decisions.
NTA: Can’t afford a kid, can’t expect free babysitting and help!
NTA: Lack of planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on mine.
NTA. Roommates expect too much, time for some adulting.
Mixed opinions on roommates’ pregnancy announcement and living arrangements.
NTA: Roommate’s pregnancy announcement leads to judgment and financial strain
ESH for not communicating about living arrangements before the baby
NTA. Boundaries are important. Live your own life!
NTA. Friends expecting too much. Not your responsibility. Poor planning.
Assuming too much: cool aunt turned babysitter and bill payer?
NTA… Similar situation with roommates and pregnancy announcement.
ESH. They suck for expecting you to chip in for bills. But from your post and comments, it seems like you just assumed they’d be moving out. From what I can gather, it seems more like they gave you a heads up that there would be a baby in the house, and you misinterpreted. Everyone assumed when they should have just talked about it.
ESH for not communicating and assuming responsibilities.
ESH. Lack of communication leads to assumptions and hurt feelings.
NTA – Roommates expect too much. Good for you for leaving.
ESH: Lack of communication and financial planning caused chaos.
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Communication breakdown leads to roommate pregnancy drama.
NTA – Taking care of their own child is their responsibility.
NTA: No free live-in nanny! Stick to your boundaries.
Giving zero notice? That’s an AH move. NTA if you did.
Are they really ready for a baby?
“NTA. You owe them nothing towards the baby. Nothing.”
