Roommate Demands Help with His Kid, Gets a Dose of Reality

Imagine moving into a new place, only to find out your assigned roommate has a child that wreaks havoc on your shared space. That’s exactly what happened to a 30-year-old woman who recently moved into a two-bedroom apartment. Little did she know, her new roommate would not only bring along a young child, but also expect her to help with childcare! ‍♀️ Let’s see how this drama unfolds…

New Roommate, New Problems

Surprise! A Kid Moves In

Microwave Disaster

Appliances on the Move

Roommate’s Demands

Financial Woes

Babysitting Request

Standing Her Ground

Landlord Intervention

Landlord’s Agreement

Confrontation Time ⚡

Clapping Back

So, Who’s the Real Villain Here?

Our protagonist found herself in a sticky situation when her new roommate moved in with a child and expected her to help with childcare. She stood her ground, refusing to be a live-in babysitter and even clashing with the roommate over his transphobic comment. But was she too harsh, or was she simply defending herself? Let’s see what the internet thinks of this situation…

NTA comment section – Single parent expects random roommate to parent his child

Living with assigned roommates is common, but not with their kids

NTA. Roommate’s sexist and landlord’s lack of vetting caused issues

Roommate demands free childcare, gets a reality check

Roommate expects random roommate to care for his child, NTA.

Did the landlord promise free childcare from a female roommate?

Don’t let anyone question your womanhood for setting boundaries

Polite response shuts down entitled roommate’s parenting request

Roommate demands free babysitting, gets called out. NTA

Doubts arise about the authenticity of the story

Stranger danger! Roommate demands childcare from stranger, gets reality check

Roommate’s kid spills in microwave, moves fridge to room

Don’t let guilt force you into babysitting

You were in the right

Roommate’s kid causing tension, ESH needs to communicate better

Landlord crosses the line, entitled roommate demands too much

Roommate demands babysitting for strangers, gets reality check

Roommate’s entitlement towards kid earns sympathy for NTA commenter

Don’t let entitled roommates guilt-trip you into babysitting

Sexist comment towards women who don’t want to babysit.

Roommate demands help with his kid, but has no right to.

Defending against transphobia, asserting boundaries – NTA

INFO: Lack of empathy and communication from both adults.

Setting boundaries with roommates ‍

Mixed opinions on who’s the a**hole in roommate’s kid situation ‍♀️

Parenting fail: Leaving your kid with a stranger. NTA wins.

Commenter calls out lack of empathy in roommate situation

Savage response to entitled roommate’s childcare demands

Stranger helps unattended child buy Monster energy drink, evil grin included

Roommate expects you to take care of his kid because you’re a woman? NTA

Commenter praises OP for not giving in to entitled roommate.

Commenter shares experience of sexist insult towards women without kids ‍♀️

Boundaries matter: You’re not obligated to help with someone’s kids

Setting boundaries with entitled roommates

Stranger’s kid, roommate’s demand, and a witty comeback

Roommate struggles with childcare, but not winning allies with comments

NTA. Roommate expects womanly duties, landlord misled. Stand your ground

Father demands stranger to babysit, gets reality check

Roommate demands help with his kid, but gets a reality check

Roommate’s entitled behavior leads to hostile living environment. NTA.

Comment and replies contain transphobic language

Addressing transphobia in comments: important but off-topic.

Questioning the authenticity of the story

Savage clapback shuts down sexist roommate.

Setting boundaries with entitled roommates

Roommate expects free childcare, but OP stands up for themselves.

Parenting responsibilities should not be forced on others.

Roommate tries to break lease over babysitting? NTA wins.

Entitled roommate demands childcare, gets called out for bad parenting