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The original was posted on /r/bestofredditorupdates by /u/Choice_Evidence1983 on 2025-04-20 04:02:07+00:00.

I am NOT OOP, OOP is u/arya-flimsy

Originally posted to r/AmIOverreacting

AIO for locking up my snacks because my roommate kept stealing them?

Thanks to u/queenlegolas for suggesting this BoRU

Trigger Warnings: theft

Original Post: April 11, 2025

I (19F) live in an apartment with two other girls, and for the most part, it’s chill. Except one of them - let’s call her Kayla - has this habit of eating everyone’s food, then pretending she didn’t.

Like… girl, it’s not a ghost eating my Hot Cheetos.

At first I was nice about it. I’d label my stuff, gently remind her, even offered to split groceries once. She always hit me with, “Omg my bad, I thought it was mine!” But this girl doesn’t even buy Hot Cheetos, like ever.

So last week I got fed up and bought a little lockbox for the pantry and put all my snacks inside. Petty? Maybe. But I work and pay for my own groceries - I’m not feeding a freeloading gremlin.

Now she’s sulking and telling people I’m treating her like a “thief” and making the house “tense.”

Our other roommate says I probably should’ve just talked to her again, but how many “friendly chats” do I need to have before it’s not my job to babysit the damn Oreos??

So… AIO?

Relevant Comments

Commenter 1: I don’t think you’re overreacting… especially if you have already had a talk with her. She should be respecting your belongings and that includes food items that you bought with your own money.

OOP: yes i’ve talked to her about it… she just won’t listen

Commenter 2: Has she paid you back for the food she’s already taken?

That’s step one here.

OOP: nope. because she never admit that she stole my snacks. so i just lock them. don’t want to make a scene because of snacks but at least it won’t happen again yk

Commenter 3: Tell her you treat her like a thief because she is a thief.

OOP: and she talks about it like Im the bad one here 😭🥲

Commenter 4: NOR, its your food and you have all the rights to store it however you want cause you’re paying for it. Your roommate is trying to make you the villain when clearly she can’t keep her hands off of your snacks.

OOP: if she asks nicely of course I’d share you know 🥺

Commenter 5: Make sure the lock box is transparent, so that she can see what’s inside but cannot reach for it.

OOP: RIGHT! 😅 I think I will need to do that

&nsbp;

Update: April 13, 2025 (two days later)

Hey again! Just wanted to update y’all because things have… evolved 😅 from my previous story

So ever since I locked up my snacks, Kayla’s been acting super weird. Not like full-blown mad, but giving me that energy. You know when someone says they’re “fine” but they’re slamming cabinets a little harder than usual? Yeah, that.

She hasn’t touched my stuff since, which is a win. But now she keeps making these comments like, “Oh I’d offer you some but I don’t want to get accused of stealing” anytime she eats something. And I just smile like, “girl, please.” 🙃

Our other roommate (bless her peacekeeping soul) tried to gently suggest that maybe I could take the lock off now that “the point has been made,” but I was like… nope. I don’t trust people who act offended when you set a basic boundary.

Honestly? The vibe’s kinda tense but also… peaceful. My snacks are safe. My energy is unbothered. She even labeled her cereal the other day, so I guess the message really landed 😌

Anyway, thanks for the support… 🫶 turns out locking your hot cheetos can lead to personal growth (for everyone involved lol)

Relevant / Top Comments

Commenter 1: NOR. If they are eating your food, then you have every right to lock it up. The fact this is annoying them is another reason why you shouldn’t take it out, they’ll just go back to eating it.

OOP: she is so dramatic and play victim…

Commenter 2: Roommate is hurt that the freebies have ended and rather than apologizing and owning it, they are being passive-aggressive and blaming you for stopping her.

Things will either settle or they won’t. Don’t change what you are doing, safeguard your stuff, because I think once you stop things will go back to exactly how they were before.

Let roommate be pissy, she needs to grow up and learn how to deal.

OOP: she acts like a child… telling people Im the bad one in this situation

Commenter 3: The shoe pinches when it’s on the other foot. First you were uncomfortable because your items were being stolen. Now you’re not. First she was comfortable stealing your stuff. Now she’s not. If you want to confront her, just say, “Look, I don’t know what your problem is. You kept getting confused about which snacks were yours, and taking the wrong ones. I did this as a favour to you, because I didn’t want to keep embarrassing you. Now your forgetfulness isn’t my problem anymore. You should be grateful.”

&nsbp;

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