Does anyone elses family members cause them significant time loss?

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Just saw that recent post about narcissists standing in the way or blocking stuff with themselves or objects and it made me wonder....if im not alone in that am I also not alone in losing significant amounts of my daily free time and patience to them?

Like many things, it feels so insane to say to normal people that dont deal with it. So when I end up losing sleep or having trouble I just dont say or describe shortly as something like "dealing with the people I live with".

But anyway. Standing in the way can be a big one. Everyone knows you cant possibly say anything to them without it becoming an argument...which is probably what they want. So I never say anything and just try to leave and come back when theyre blocking something. This is a big problem with the kitchen and the laundry (room entrance is in kitchen).

Another would be refusal to keep the house up but also denying me any right to fix it (or messing stuff up so often/bad its not worth my effort). Our water from the tap has been non potable for years. Our septic system is constantly getting messed up. Our water heater went bad and then they allowed a random guy to incorrectly install the new one, AND I think our plumbing is falling apart. So our hot water barely works and the water pressure is low. The toilet in the bathroom I use is messed up from years ago. Our last washer was spitting oil out all over the floor but nobody thought to replace it until the load of laundry it completely stopped working. Etc..

And thats major stuff. Not to count the trash always being full. Stuff being in the way. Dishes in the sink. Stuff that stinks being left out. Trash or old food being left on the stove top and the stove top is dirty. Dirty mess like spilled food or drink on the floor or objects. Dirty toilet seat. Etc..

So when I come home from work every day I never have any idea what im coming home to. There could be no power or water. There could be people I dont know inside. They could take up the kitchen for hours so I cant make my food for work the next day. I could go to shower and it take forever because the water wont warm up and is coming out like a camp shower made of a plastic bag. Just even trying to pee after I come in the door could have me waiting until I wipe the seat because someone got piss, shit, blood, and/or ass crust on it. It just never ends.

It even repeats itself too. I have cleaned up a dirty toilet just for the same slob motherfucker to sit down and dirty it again. Right now the seats about to come off because it was replaced again, not tightened all the way, never fixed despite me mentioning it, then the same motherfucker that nasties up the seat sits too hard further loosening it.

This isnt even getting started on all the other stuff including making me miss out on sleep being loud or whatever else at night or just lack of care or self awareness. Idk how many times ive been about to shower, towel in hand and all. Again, I work all day, the two worse ones dont. They see me with towel and soap and suddenly they have to go shit. Take all that time shitting and then the time for the bathroom to air out. Then the other one magically has to piss plus pisses all over the floor while they're at it...and I have to clean it up unless I want piss on my floor towel and feet.

Anyway.....yeah. Its insanity inducing.

Posted Sep 6, 2026, 3:16 AM UTC

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