u/FewAttitude3578

AITA for getting annoyed at my roomate for not cleaning?

My roomate is also my brother, who says because all he does is hang out in his room and play video games he dosent have to clean any of the common areas.

I clean the common areas (and my room, and the laundry machine) once a week. Things like sweeping, mopping, the dishes are a big one, clear the counters, organize the cupboards and put things away. I also like to focus on a monthly task i rotate (cleaning the dust off the baseboards or washing the cieling fan/ windows) and the only chore he ever does is take out the trash every three weeks /if i ask.

Today we had an argument because i asked him to clean with me in preperation for a trip were going on soon. I want the house to be completely mess free so we dont come back to mold or smth gross. So i was thinking we could clean the fridge out and mop the floors and the dishes are always dirty. At first he agreed and said he would help, but then he had to clarfy that he didint think ANY of the mess was his because he has it all contained in his own room. But when he has all the dirty dishes in his own room he just puts them in the sink and i still have to clean them anyway (bc he will "get to it") and things that we share are messy too like the stove and just in general how dust collects. And i kinda got angry and yelled at him, then refused to talk to him for a while because he kept insisting that none of the communal spaces mess was anything he did.

Im just really frustrated about all of this because i always feel like im the only one cleaning all the time and I know i leave some things till the end of the week, and he does just sit on the couch mostly, but does that mean i HAVE to be responsible for cleaning Everything?

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u/FewAttitude3578 — 21 hours ago