09/25/2024
PARENTS STARTED CHARGING ME RENT BECAUSE I HAD DECORATED MY ROOM – KARMA HIT BACK
My parents have always been kinda unfair to me. I’m the older daughter, and for some reason, that meant getting the basement as my room while my younger brother got this huge, bright room upstairs. He got everything brand new—furniture, decorations, all of it. I got whatever leftover junk they could find in the garage. It hurt, you know?
But I wasn’t just gonna sit in a cave. I started saving up from my after-school job and got into DIY. My aunt was a huge help—she gave me tips and even chipped in here and there. I painted the walls, hung up LED lights, and transformed the basement into a place I actually loved. It felt like a small victory, finally having something of my own.
Then my parents came down and saw it. They took one look and decided that since I had “extra money” for decorations, I should be paying rent. Seriously? I’m still in high school! Meanwhile, my brother had his fully furnished room, which they paid for, and no one said a thing. Oh, and when he came downstairs and ripped my LED lights off the wall, just to see how strong they were? Nothing. They didn’t even tell him to apologize.
But here’s where karma stepped in. A couple of weeks later, my ⬇️
