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? asked in Family & RelationshipsFamily · 10 years ago

Teenage girl issue with family? Am I overreacting? Please help me!! :)?

I am a very mature 14 year old high school girl and still have to share a room with my very immature 10 year old brother. I liked sharing a room with my baby brother when I was in elementary school, but things are different now. The door has no lock, and my parents won't let me put one on because they say I would lock myself in the room all day and it wouldn't be fair to my brother because it is his room too. I always tell him "Please don't come into the bedroom, I am changing" but he doesn't listen, or he forgets, or he really doesn't give a crap. Recently I have been changing in the bathroom most of the time because I am so sick of him walking in on me! This wouldn't be so bad if he would cooperate a little with me, but he is mean and immature and thinks it is funny when he walks in on me. I never have privacy, time to be by myself to just read or listen to music and get away from this kid. That never happens. He is a nightmare. He wrecks the room, makes a mess. If I leave money or valuables on my dresser he will steal them. He will dance around the room holding my bra up to his chest and giggling, trying to make me mad. One time, he found a box of my pads and he started opening them up, taking them, saying "What are these, what are these?" This whole situation is awkward and miserable for me but my parents never listen. They love him so much, he is their little baby, and they don't understand why I wouldn't want to be around him constantly. And they are planning to keep this arrangement until I go to college. This will be even worse when he hits puberty. I am so mad, I have considered moving out. I have a couple friends who have big houses with spare bedrooms, and they would be happy to have me. Am I overreacting? Would you be comfortable with this if it were you? Are my parents being unreasonable? Am I? Thank you so much for the help, I will be so grateful!!!

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  • 10 years ago
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    If your friends (& their family) are willing to have you, then why not? Sounds awesome. But is there another room in your house? Or are you just sharing a room with your brother because it is the only room? If there's any other room you can possibly have, move all of the stuff out of that room & put your stuff in it (in the middle of the night). If your parents make you go back to sharing a room with your brother, then tell them you'll move in with one of your friends.

  • 10 years ago

    I am so sorry about your situation. don't move out because you will regret it. I would talk to your parents and if they won't give you your own room then hang a sheet between your room and pin it to the wall where he can't open it when you change.

  • Max
    Lv 6
    10 years ago

    Pretty soon I'd say he will want his own room too. Maybe you can get a lock on some of your draws or at least one draw so you can protect your valuables. Good luck.

  • 10 years ago

    i dont think you are over reacting at all. i am 15 and have 4 brothers. i would never want to change even near them and they would just ruin the whole room. i would try to move out

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