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I Stopped Doing My Roommate's Dishes and Mold Grew
A roommate experiment in natural consequences leads to a moldy confrontation.
👤 Avery
I live with two roommates. One of them, Tyler, never does his dishes. For months I'd just wash them because I can't stand a messy kitchen. I stopped two weeks ago to see what would happen. His dishes piled up for TEN DAYS. Mold grew on a bowl. I finally confronted him and he said "why didn't you just say something?" I said I shouldn't have to tell a 27-year-old to wash dishes. He said I "created the expectation" by always doing them, so it's my fault for enabling him. Now he's doing his dishes but is sulky about it, and our third roommate says I should've communicated sooner instead of running a "dish experiment." Tyler says the mold bowl was "passive aggressive." I say it's a natural consequence.
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👤 Tyler
Avery has been doing my dishes without telling me for six months. I did not know it was a problem because Avery never said anything. When I asked why Avery suddenly stopped, I found out Avery had apparently been silently resenting me the entire time. I would have been happy to set up a dish schedule. I am not a slob. I am someone who did not know there was an issue because my roommate decided to become a martyr instead of having a conversation. Now there is mold and somehow that is my fault.
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📊 Current Standings — 63 votes
🔵 Side A is right
19% (12)
🔴 Side B is right
19% (12)
💀 You're both wrong
21% (13)
🤷 You're both right
13% (8)
😤 A right, bad handling
11% (7)
😤 B right, bad handling
17% (11)
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