What would you have done?

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I got dropped off in the driveway with my 1 month old baby, by a friend who took me to a Dr appointment. My 6 year old gets off the bus in 20 mins, Its 38 degrees where I live today. I let my brother and his gf come live with me because they have nowhere else to go, they help out a little bit with bills, but theyre slobs and make alot of mess and dont clean up after themselves. The lock on my door when I moved in was kind of old and dainty so my brother bought new locks and kept a key and gave me one. A few weeks later I lost my key, So for the past week I askes my brother and gis girlfriend when you leave please leave this door unlocked untill I get a new key made or find my old one. I have a newborn, a 6 year old and an 8 year old. I am so busy I have not had time to get a key made yet nor did I find my old one. So, back to the begining I walk up to the door. My friend left because she was running late for work, I go to open the door and its freaking locked! (This is the 3rd time mind you, they have locked me out when I had the baby!) I am immediately enraged, Then the baby starts screaming. Hes covered in his car seat but the wind blowing was still getting in and I kinda heard it take his breath away. I have no one to come get me, I dont know anyone by where I live, my car is not here it's getting fixed, So I'm standing outside with a screaming cold and hungry infant, I call my mom and brother and neither of them act like they give a shit, saying"You shouldn't have lost your key." No I shouldnt have but right now thats not the point. I am so frustrated at this point, the baby is crying louder now. My 6 year old is getting off the bus anytime now, I tried every possible way to break in my own house, My brother dont get off work for about 4 more hrs, His gf dont have a job or car or anything and is always out with different friends, god only knows where she is at this point, So I set the baby down off the porch, I go to my yard and grab a brick and break through my window. I got into the house, with both of the kids. The baby is fed and warm, But now I have a broken window on my door, and I'm feeling stupid, and my family is telling me I'm stupid, but if I didnt break the window, Id still be sitting out in the cold with a screaming baby and a 6 year old. What would you have done? Did I overreact?

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First of all, I’d be kicking my brother and his piece of shit girlfriend out of my house. There’s no way they wouldn’t be giving me their key, even if I had lost mine. Doesn’t matter. It’s YOUR house and you’re the one with kids. I’m sickened by the fact that your family seems to not care about you or your children being stuck in the cold weather outside. I would’ve done exactly what you did just to get my kids inside and warm. I don’t think you’re stupid at all.

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Made a couple more copies of his key the moment I realized I lost it. But your option of breaking the window is still valid. I don't think you can be too upset they locked the door I mean it's what most of us do automatically when leaving.

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They need to be OUT of your house. Seriously. But I would have done whatever to get in the house with my baby too. It's just really shitty that you ha r to now pay for a broken window on top of everything

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I would’ve done the same. I know how frustrating that probably was and I would’ve been just as irritated. But it’s actually a very nice thing he replaced the lock and that they locked the door when they left. But then saying it’s your fault and not offereing help is absolutely ridiculous and what would’ve made me more mad. You have 2 kids, one of whom is a new born and you barley have enough time to shower let alone go get new keys made. Someone should have left work or offered to pay a locksmith bill. If it’s getting to be to much, do the old trick of “how’s the house search coming?” They’ll get the hint. Hang in there!!!!

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I would be kicking the brother and his gf out because not only do they sound rude, they didn’t follow your request and they also sound selfish. I would’ve done the same thing though. I have a 2 week old and can’t imagine having him outside in the cold weather like that, especially not when he’s hungry.

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I'm not sure I would have broken the window...but I wasn't there with a screaming baby, a six year old , and freezing weather...so you did what you felt you had to do at the time! No judgement here.
The question is ...what are you going to do now? I would suggest...get rid of the brother and gf...and get a new lock where you control the keys...or a coded lock?

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I mean I think you’re getting frustrated because you’re just mad at yourself for not getting the key remade. Them being slobs and everything else are separate issues. It sounds like some relaxation time for you should be the priority if you’re thinking you truly didn’t overreact, then maybe they should help you pay for the window replacement since they can’t follow your house-rule request to leave the door unlocked. 🤷‍♀️

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If you didn’t want them locking the door then why the hell do they need a key? 
If that’s your rule then you should have kept all keys regardless of who got the lock change

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I was about to say break into your window and make their selfish asses pay for the window being broken and then kick them the fuck out of my house.

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I would’ve done exactly what you did. Break that window. 
And then kick out the brother and gf because they don’t sound like wonderfully nice people.

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