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"Stay away from my stuff."

I get very territorial with my belongings. I live with 3 brothers and they cannot seem to keep theiir hands off of my stuff. I'm like the Engineer technology person of the house, so they come into my room looking for chargers, wires, controllers, games, etc. There are even times when I find my N64 missing. You no touch my N64. >:(
When I get home, it looks like I was raided and they just left a big mess behind to leave their mark. Really, when I return back to Okinawa I need to buy a security system for my room. I've tried locks..it doesn't work on boys...
 
I absolutely despise when people just pop into my room and browse like it's a museum or a show and tell type thing. When I was young, my mom would barge in and pick up things and act like she didn't know where they came from and say I stole them from (insert name) it was unsettling to to be accused just because she forgot
 
On a scale of 1-10 about how I feel when relatives misplace my stuff I'm half-way to royally ticked off, fit to call down the Judgement of Arceus-angry. My aunt, her husband and two children regularly visit here and since our house is tiny I'm regularly giving up my room so that they can stay in it. Before this though I have to literately pack up everyyything that isn't nailed down in my room, because she's completely careless and learning from previous experience if I leave stuff out it will go missing or else get lifted 'for the kids' without permission. I wouldn't mind giving my stuff to the kids if she asked me likely, neither her nor her husband ask because they're a pair of money pinching snakes, as much as I dislike admitting it.
 
Gilver said:
On a scale of 1-10 about how I feel when relatives misplace my stuff I'm half-way to royally ticked off, fit to call down the Judgement of Arceus-angry. My aunt, her husband and two children regularly visit here and since our house is tiny I'm regularly giving up my room so that they can stay in it. Before this though I have to literately pack up everyyything that isn't nailed down in my room, because she's completely careless and learning from previous experience if I leave stuff out it will go missing or else get lifted 'for the kids' without permission. I wouldn't mind giving my stuff to the kids if she asked me likely, neither her nor her husband ask because they're a pair of money pinching snakes, as much as I dislike admitting it.
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I kinda had to deal with the same situation this summer when I moved into my grandparents' apartment. You see, my aunt and her daughter often visit us. Yes, they have their own apartment, and they're middle class folk, but they still feel the need to stay here now and then. Y'know, just because. I even had to sign my food so her kid doesn't eat it. My aunt and her kid are long gone now, tho, which is nice. My room is mine again.
 
And once that freedom is restored, it comes as such a relief, right? You sign food? Hmm...There's an idea. I should also mention that my relatives freeload the hell out of us too, raiding the fridge and cupboards, only buying their own stuff when it is absolutely necessary. Again, I usually wouldn't mind sharing, I'm not heartless or anything, they simply take take take and don't give back or even say thanks.

I should mention that when the situation is reversed and I go visit my aunt, she allows me to use her stuff...But I'm so reluctant to do so over her prying-eyed husband (none of my family like him -- only tolerate him for my aunt's sake and the kid's) that I end up purchasing my own supplies.
 
Gilver said:
And once that freedom is restored, it comes as such a relief, right? You sign food? Hmm...There's an idea. I should also mention that my relatives freeload the hell out of us too, raiding the fridge and cupboards, only buying their own stuff when it is absolutely necessary. Again, I usually wouldn't mind sharing, I'm not heartless or anything, they simply take take take and don't give back or even say thanks.

I should mention that when the situation is reversed and I go visit my aunt, she allows me to use her stuff...But I'm so reluctant to do so over her prying-eyed husband (none of my family like him -- only tolerate him for my aunt's sake and the kid's) that I end up purchasing my own supplies.
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Yes, I even enjoyed tidying it up. Of course, you'd think they'd at least clean after themselves before going, but no. >_> To be honest, I am a person who dislikes to share, but I don't mind letting people use my stuff. That is, if they ask (nicely) before doing so. However, they aren't like that. I'd constantly see them using things they didn't even ask to borrow from me.

It's kind of the same here. I only use her PC, tho. And I always ask before that, so yeah. I'm just used to getting my own stuff so I don't have to ask others for theirs.
 
Poki said:
Yes, I even enjoyed tidying it up. Of course, you'd think they'd at least clean after themselves before going, but no. >_> To be honest, I am a person who dislikes to share, but I don't mind letting people use my stuff. That is, if they ask (nicely) before doing so. However, they aren't like that. I'd constantly see them using things they didn't even ask to borrow from me.

It's kind of the same here. I only use her PC, tho. And I always ask before that, so yeah. I'm just used to getting my own stuff so I don't have to ask others for theirs.
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You know, I think you and I'd get along swimmingly, haha.

The most they'd do here, after staying is stack their 4-5 bags of cloths/junk, in the spare bedroom in my room. Like, jeez, thanks. As for the not cleaning up thing, may I present exhibit A; this past August when they left, there were stickers plastered all over the ways, along with biro marks, multiple juice stains and mineral stains in the carpets downstairs, and filthy laundry including boxershorts were left in a pile at the bottom of my bed.

I tried that before, back when I didn't own a laptop or PC. If I try these days it's like a case of reserving it for use at a later stage in the year. Thank goodness for android phones, though getting the wi-fi key off her was a pain too. When they arrived here that was the first thing they asked for.

Look, I could go on and on about my lazy family, but I'd be rambling for ages.
 
Gilver said:
You know, I think you and I'd get along swimmingly, haha.

The most they'd do here, after staying is stack their 4-5 bags of cloths/junk, in the spare bedroom in my room. Like, jeez, thanks. As for the not cleaning up thing, may I present exhibit A; this past August when they left, there were stickers plastered all over the ways, along with biro marks, multiple juice stains and mineral stains in the carpets downstairs, and filthy laundry including boxershorts were left in a pile at the bottom of my bed.

I tried that before, back when I didn't own a laptop or PC. If I try these days it's like a case of reserving it for use at a later stage in the year. Thank goodness for android phones, though getting the wi-fi key off her was a pain too. When they arrived here that was the first thing they asked for.

Look, I could go on and on about my lazy family, but I'd be rambling for ages.
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I concur. :p

Here, my cousin left behind a mountain of toys in my room and balcony, and I also found a few Spongebob stickers on the walls. Like, thanks a lot. That's what I needed in my room.

We both have lazy families, so there's that. I could probably write a book about all the things I have to deal with on a day basis, haha.
 
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