The young renter fears she may have to move out of her beloved flat to stop her brother spending all of his time there - but her parents think she's being unreasonable

For many youngsters, there's nothing more exciting than being able to move out of your family home into a place of your own.

But would you be happy if your sibling tagged along?

It's the dilemma facing one woman, 23, after her brother, 32, started moving his belongings into her flat.

Unfortunately for the renter, her older sibling is not a good housemate. She also doesn't want one, and would rather have her one-bedroom apartment to herself.

Sharing her frustration in a post to Reddit, the woman explained the home means a lot to her. But now her parents think she should either move out so her brother can live there - or put up with sharing.

"The place is not the biggest, it's a one bedroom apartment - but it is enough for one person and rent is very cheap so I'm extremely happy with it. I put a lot of work into it and made sure it's my little happy space," she outlined.

"Recently my brother started staying over now and then, I don't have a problem with that, he works the nightshift and my place is also closer to his job than my parent's house."

But she did take offence when he started bringing 'more and more' of his stuff over.

"He brought his PS4, started gaming in my living room and is overall just being a terribly inconsiderate guest and treats me like our mum," the sister complained.

Her parents had little sympathy for her situation, though. As her brother earns less money, her dad thinks she should move somewhere 'better' and let him take over the flat.

"But I don't want a bigger apartment," she continued.

"I have no plans to have a family or partner where I would need anything more than one bedroom. And I put so much work in to personalising my apartment that this feels so unfair."

But again her parents offered little help. Instead, they told her she'd be 'an a****e' if she kicks her brother out or refuses to give up her flat.

"Is that true?" she asked.

Commenters took a completely different view of the situation. A comment with over 10,000 likes said: "Please do not let your family bully you into giving up the thing you worked hard for."

Meanwhile, another popular response advised: "Don't let them belittle your feelings, tell them if they are so worried for dear helpless brother, then they should help."

Source:
courtesy of MIRROR

by AMBER O'CONNOR,LIFESTYLE WRITER

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