If you’ve ever had a roommate, you know that sharing space can lead to some wild stories. You’ve likely experienced frustrations, like someone hogging the hot water or finishing off the milk just when you were craving cereal. If a roommate consistently acted inconsiderate, you’d probably be looking for a new place to live. But when it comes to kids, nobody warns you that they might just be the worst housemates imaginable. Thankfully, our love for them is immeasurable because they engage in behaviors that would drive any adult roommate crazy. Just picture how annoyed you’d be if you found a “normal” roommate doing things like:
- Running around the house without clothes on
- Sitting on the couch without a stitch on, bare skin against the cushions
- Standing in front of the windows, totally exposed (hello, neighbors!)
- Leaving the front door wide open, letting all that “conditioned air” escape
- Turning on all the lights, even ones in closets, and never turning them off
- Surprising you with unflushed toilets
- Eating all your snacks, including the hidden “good stuff”
- Taking bites out of fruit and putting it back in the fridge
- Licking all the filling out of Oreos or devouring all the marshmallows from your cereal
- Deceptively leaving empty containers in the pantry
- Leaving wrappers strewn about the house, even wedged in couch cushions
- Inviting friends over and expecting you to feed them
- Bursts into your room (or bathroom) without a knock
- Leaving toothpaste crusted in the sink
- Creating puddles on the floor after bath time, ignoring the bath mat
- Being perpetually loud and often obnoxious
- Engaging in heated arguments over trivial matters
- Dominating the TV with ridiculous shows
- Using up all the tape, Band-Aids, and Post-it Notes
- Consuming all the soap and shampoo
- Wasting all the shared data
- Hoarding food in their rooms that eventually rots
- Leaving dirty clothes scattered everywhere
- Expecting you to do their laundry without a word of thanks
- Rummaging through your drawers noisily
- Leaving your drawers ajar
- Asking prying questions about your life
- Tracking mud throughout the house and not cleaning it up
- Keeping their rooms in such a chaotic state that hazmat suits are required
- Waking you up at all hours for various annoying reasons
- Constantly requesting to sleep with you
- Bringing home stray animals that need serious care
- Interrupting your phone calls
- Using the last of the toilet paper without replacing it
- Playing the same songs on repeat
- Crying loudly for no apparent reason
- Complaining endlessly about the simplest chores
- Not contributing a single cent to household expenses
It’s hard to imagine living with someone who does all this, yet here we are, not only putting up with these frustrating behaviors but going to great lengths to ensure our rambunctious little roommates are happy and cared for. Oh, how things change once you become a parent.
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Summary
Kids might be adorable, but they can also be the most challenging roommates imaginable. From running around naked to consuming everything in sight and leaving chaos in their wake, their behavior would be unacceptable in any typical living situation. Yet, as parents, we love them fiercely and put up with their antics, all while ensuring they are happy and well cared for.