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20YO Finds His Room Trashed By Parents After ‘Breaking’ Inside Because Of Losing His Keys
20YO Finds His Room Trashed By Parents After ‘Breaking’ Inside Because Of Losing His Keys

20YO Finds His Room Trashed By Parents After ‘Breaking’ Inside Because Of Losing His Keys

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We have told you many stories about how adult children, living under the same roof as their parents, have demonstrated behavior that was far from being adult. And there are, in fact, a lot of such tales. However, as it turns out, there are also completely opposite plots. And here is one of them.

This story, from the user u/ComorbidMIs, clearly demonstrates that even people in their late 40s can behave childishly, subject to unexpected outbursts of rage for completely petty and insignificant reasons. For example, a bent mosquito net on the window…

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    The author of the post is a 20-year-old living with his parents, who recently locked the house with the keys inside

    Messy room with clothes scattered everywhere, result of parents breaking in after losing keys.

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    The parents were out of town, so the author managed to get inside by damaging the mosquito net a bit

    Parents trash son's room after he breaks in, loses keys.

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    20YO locked out, parents trash room during break-in, text about being home alone.

    Text snippet about a 20-year-old breaking into his room through a window after losing keys.

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    Room trashed by parents with scattered belongings and overturned chair, after a 20-year-old lost his keys.

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    The author didn’t fix it properly since he was in a hurry to meet his friend for lunch

    20-year-old finds room trashed by parents after breaking inside due to lost keys, avoids damage to electronics.

    Text excerpt about a parent's reaction to a 20-year-old losing keys and entering their home.

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    Text explanation about breaking a fly screen and chaos that followed.

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    Room in chaos with clothes strewn everywhere after a 20-year-old's parents entered due to lost keys.

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    However, after returning home the author found out that his parents trashed his room in “revenge”

    Text update about breaking inside through a window, relevant to a previous post about a 20YO's room trashed by parents.

    Text explaining a situation where a 20-year-old had to break in after losing keys, leading to parents trashing the room.

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    The parents also didn’t consider themselves guilty, claiming it was just their property—that’s all

    So, the Original Poster (OP) is 20 years old, he lives with his parents, and one fine Sunday, when they weren’t home, he was asked by a friend to pick them up to have lunch together. And everything would be fine, only upon going outside, our hero suddenly discovered that he had locked the house with the keys inside.

    There were about ten minutes left before the planned meeting with their friend, and the guy started to get nervous. He urgently called his parents to find out where they were. They were approaching but were still about an hour and a half away—so waiting for them was not an option. And then the author took extreme measures…

    No, he didn’t break down the doors, if that’s what you were thinking! There was a mosquito net on one of the windows and, having bent it a bit, our hero got inside. Then he found the keys and, having closed the doors, hurried to meet his friend. The mosquito net remained bent, but the guy had no time to fix it. He hoped that his parents would not notice this, and figured he would carefully fix everything.

    No way! Returning home, our hero was shocked that his parents had made a real mess in his room. They turned over all the furniture, threw his things out of the closet, crumpled the bed… It’s a good thing they didn’t break the TV or his laptop. As it turned out, this was “revenge” for him “breaking into the house” and “damaging their property.”

    Yes, that’s right. Despite the fact that the author also lives in this house, the parents obviously considered themselves entitled to do this to his stuff. And what outraged our hero even more was that they didn’t consider themselves guilty in this situation at all, but on the contrary, accused him of “breaking a window” and “being excessively forgetful.” So the guy decided to take it online seeking support.

    Open window with view of plants, related to 20YO losing keys and parents breaking inside.

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    “The situation, by the way, is far from uncommon – when parents, even in the case of adult children, behave as if the children are still little, and everything that is possible can be expected from them – and above all, mess and pranks. And they treat adult children accordingly,” says Irina Matveeva, a psychologist and certified NLP specialist, who Bored Panda asked for a comment here.

    “In any case, the very fact that literally one bent mosquito net made the parents so furious, says a lot. On the other hand, it seems to me that they were perfectly aware of what they were doing – at least they didn’t touch any equipment, which is not very natural for people in a furious state.”

    “And, regarding advice for the future. They say that separation from parents is a long and not always pleasant process, especially for children. And this situation, it seems to me, can become an excellent incentive for this young man to reconsider his relationship with his parents. In any case, their relationship should no longer be the same as before,” Irina presumes.

    People in the comments are also almost certain that the original poster should think about moving out. “Oh hey, my stepdad was like that, sounds like your parents were just waiting for an excuse. Also in a rental the landlord couldn’t come in and trash the place, just fine you a bit,” one of the commenters wrote. “I wish you luck moving out and advise to hide a key in the wheel well of your car.”

    Yes, the responders sincerely believe that the author’s parents behaved completely unacceptably. “Your parents express anger worse than my 4 year old. Hope you’re able to get out soon,” another person added. “Your parents are insane. I hope you can move out,” was one of the wisest pieces of advice. And what do you, our dear readers, think about this particular situation?

    People in the comments, meanwhile, slated the parents for behaving this way, urging the author to move out if possible

    Reddit comments discussing a 20-year-old's room being trashed by parents after losing keys.

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    After many years of working as sports journalist and trivia game author and host in Ukraine I joined Bored Panda as a content creator. I do love writing stories and I sincerely believe - there's no dull plots at all. Like a great Italian composer Joaquino Rossini once told: "Give me a police protocol - and I'll make an opera out of it!"

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    Oleg Tarasenko

    Oleg Tarasenko

    Writer, BoredPanda staff

    After many years of working as sports journalist and trivia game author and host in Ukraine I joined Bored Panda as a content creator. I do love writing stories and I sincerely believe - there's no dull plots at all. Like a great Italian composer Joaquino Rossini once told: "Give me a police protocol - and I'll make an opera out of it!"

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    AKA AKA
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    if this is true the parents are massive A-holes

    Sparkle
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Respectful conversation between 2 adults. Parents: I noticed the screen had been taken off and not put back on correctly do you mind getting that done ASAP Adult Child: yes I will by tomorrow morning By giving himself a day he can fit it in to a time that works for him. Also a landlord 1 wouldn't care as long as the screen was on 2. Legally they could not come into your appointment 3. The kid came up with a good idea no damage was done was in a rush. It sounds like the house was locked 4. When a kid cared enough to put it back properly or as close to shows his respect for property and how mature he is. A teenager wouldn't take the time to put it back. He's more mature than his parents

    Ms.GB
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah I had the exact same reaction when I read his parents told him "You couldn't pull this stuff in a rental, you'd be kicked out!" First of all as long as you're paying your rent on time and not causing any problems the worst a landlord is gonna do about a bent screen is take it out of your deposit when you move. Secondly there's no way in hell a landlord would be allowed to trash a renters room and possessions like that. Those parents are unhinged, just tell your kid to have it fixed in a week....What a bizarre overreaction to a bent fly screen!

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    jjdubs W
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    People don't know how much they have to be grateful for, starting with a kid who can problem solve, and who is capable of holding a job, going to university, etc.

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    AKA AKA
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    if this is true the parents are massive A-holes

    Sparkle
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Respectful conversation between 2 adults. Parents: I noticed the screen had been taken off and not put back on correctly do you mind getting that done ASAP Adult Child: yes I will by tomorrow morning By giving himself a day he can fit it in to a time that works for him. Also a landlord 1 wouldn't care as long as the screen was on 2. Legally they could not come into your appointment 3. The kid came up with a good idea no damage was done was in a rush. It sounds like the house was locked 4. When a kid cared enough to put it back properly or as close to shows his respect for property and how mature he is. A teenager wouldn't take the time to put it back. He's more mature than his parents

    Ms.GB
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah I had the exact same reaction when I read his parents told him "You couldn't pull this stuff in a rental, you'd be kicked out!" First of all as long as you're paying your rent on time and not causing any problems the worst a landlord is gonna do about a bent screen is take it out of your deposit when you move. Secondly there's no way in hell a landlord would be allowed to trash a renters room and possessions like that. Those parents are unhinged, just tell your kid to have it fixed in a week....What a bizarre overreaction to a bent fly screen!

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    jjdubs W
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    People don't know how much they have to be grateful for, starting with a kid who can problem solve, and who is capable of holding a job, going to university, etc.

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