How to deal?
To save money for our house, we're renting someones basement. The conditions are fair But not the greatest so we make do where we can.
I lost my job so we're even tighter on savings which makes this all the worst.
We are the ideal roommates. Our schedule is overnights so while everyone sleeps, we're awake. We are so damn quiet, our roommates actually question how often we're home. (All the time unless at work.)
We understand our schedules aren't the norm. So we practice a TONNE of patience when it comes to them. On a whole, they are rude, loud, and often times we are woken by the screaming babies, barking dogs, yelling adults, and stomping around. Because the laundry room is in the basement they come down while we're asleep to do their laundry. NBD, I just wish they'd refrain from slamming the door(s).
We seriously don't say anything to them. We let it go.
But a few nights ago really bothered me. It was slightly after 9pm. We were doing our own laundry and despite how quiet we were, their child who wakes at the sound of a pin dropping 20 miles away in someone else's home woke up for a brief 10 minutes. THE FIRST TIME EVER THAT WE WOKE HIM UP!!!!!!
I get a text saying we woke the baby and we needed to be quieter.
This is not the first time they've made irrational complaints to me. But this is the one that broke me, so to speak.
I'm not exaggerating when I say we were super quiet that night. We are very aware the child's room is over the laundry room. We also don't do laundry that late usually but our senior cat had an accident on our bedding so we were forced to deal with it. We shut the washer door quietly, we spoke in whispers, we tiptoed around like we were thieves trying not to be caught. Yet despite our ridiculous attempts, we failed and boy did they tell us.
I understand this is their home. But we aren't here rent free. We contribute more than just monetary terms. Countless times we've provided food when they had none, countless times they've taken from us without asking, and all the time we say nothing.
Is there anything I can say to them about this? It was seriously ONE TIME and I feel like it was unnecessary to say anything at all because it never happened before...
(Yes we are working to move, its a little harder now with one income and me so visibly pregnant, finding work has been impossible)
Thanks for any advice.
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