Diabetic Roommate Blames Redditor for Causing His Hypoglycemic Episode After Not Sharing His Food
"Simon needs to move back in with his parents if he is this much of a baby."
As an adult who has to make ends meet, one way to save on rent is to have roommates. Most of the time, it's a group of strangers meeting for the first time and deciding that they're good enough to live with.
As adult roommates, you can establish general rules and respect them. This ensures harmonious living without much conflict.
Imagine being stuck in a place where you have to walk on eggshells all the time or where there's always brewing tension. You wouldn't be able to stop counting the days until the rent expires.
Some are not so lucky and experience a complicated relationship with their roommates. Take this Redditor, for example; the OP explained in a post how he was blamed by all of his roommates for a health incident.
OP has always been generous with his food. He would always ask them if they wanted something before he ordered, and they would always say no. However, when the food arrives, they would share it among themselves without permission from OP.
One time, since OP was fed up with having his food taken, he asked his diabetic roommate, who was the only one with him at that time, if he wanted some food delivered with his. The roommate answered no, and OP went straight to his room after retrieving the delivered food.
This then triggered a health incident and conflict among the roommates, with all of them pointing fingers at OP for not sharing his food.
Here is OP's Reddit post
Throwaway773097OP explained how many roommates he has and how the problem started.
Throwaway773097Then the story continued when OP was alone at home with only his roommate Simon. Simon gave some judging looks toward OP when he saw him go into the room with the food.
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OP was woken up and yelled at by his other roommates. They blamed him for Simon's hypoglycemic episode because he refused to share his food, which they assumed OP should have offered to Simon.
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They kept justifying how OP was wrong in the situation, and OP explained that he wasn't obligated to feed others with his own money.
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Now, everything is rocky in their relationship, and they even involved Simon's parents.
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A comment that OP answered was from a Redditor asking him when he could move out.
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OP is encouraged to believe that he was right and shouldn't be blamed.
Jaffacake91
It seems like OP and the roommates could formalize things and set better boundaries.
Jaffacake91
OP should reduce sharing with the roommates to lessen the blame.
HabitatGreen
Redditors are doubtful about the situation.
Ladyughsalot1
It might be that they are making OP a pushover.
Ladyughsalot1
Then a couple of Redditors jumped to that assumption.
IndicaRain
They considered the possibility that the house had nothing at all to help Simon.
Lipstick_On
He could have also knocked on OP's door as well.
Coconosong
If OP would just apologize and let them go back to normal, he might not be able to escape the cycle of having his food eaten.
Coconosong
For people who know diabetics, the way Simon handled things was very suspicious.
napoleonicecream
Someone who suffers from the same condition offered their perspective.
TypeOneAuthor
Simon might have been stubborn and refused anything else because he wanted the free food he could get from OP.
DiegoIntrepid
People could chalk it up to Simon's irresponsibility if he didn't ensure he had food for emergencies.
Ninja-Storyteller
OP is already taking care of himself; he didn't need to take care of all of them too.
AmazingSatisfaction5
Redditors suggested alternatives for what OP can do instead of eating in his room.
d20sapphire
End of comment.
d20sapphire
This way, they wouldn't have a chance to glimpse at OP or his food, but at the same time, he could get a little break.
JustKindaHappenedxx
OP could start drawing the line so he wouldn't be taken advantage of again.
JustKindaHappenedxx
This is another suggestion if OP decides to sit down and talk with them.
mistressmemory
Then the mooching can stop.
mistressmemory
But some are against it since they might revert to their old ways.
prison-schism
It's a wake-up call for OP to recognize how they are using him.
chickenfightyourmom
They could and should go out of their way to find affordable food if they can't pay a lot for it all the time instead of relying on OP.
MPBoomBoom22
The people in the comments were quick to point out how OP's roommates might be taking advantage of him. They made logical arguments that, in this situation, it wasn't OP who was the TA since it was never his responsibility to take care of any of them.
OP had shared that he had offered them multiple times to have their order delivered with his food, but they would always say no and end up helping themselves to it when it arrives. What OP did might have led them to blame him, but it could also start discussions about boundaries.
