A friend has moved in with my partner and me for a few months (I'm pregnant and she's moving out before the baby comes), and we're having problems. She's just very thoughtless and immature, not purposefully hurtful, but this has to stop.
The issues aren't huge: leaving trash around the house, leaving the shower curtain open (the floor, towels,and reading materials get soaked), leaving electronics (lights, TV, and high AC) on when she leaves the house, staying on our home phone for HOURS when we're not home (no call-waiting; have missed important messages because of this).
We're trying to help out a friend in need, but we feel she is taking advantage of our kindness by being so thoughtless. We try to be fair: we charge only $200 a month for rent, utilities, and internet use (she has a cell phone; our home phone isn't included). I've asked her to stop, and she apologizes, but she just doesn't think of our feelings or property long enough to change. What else can we try?
2007-05-08
20:25:23
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