AITA for turning off the tumbler dryer and making my housemate go to work with wet clothes?
She lives in the quiet desperation of chronic illness, where every night’s sleep is a fragile lifeline against relentless pain and exhaustion.
Bound to the ground floor by the weight of her body, she faces the harsh reality of a loud tumble dryer just across the hall, its rattling and beeping shattering her precious rest and stealing her peace.
In a shared house filled with promise of understanding, she sought only a simple kindness: no dryer noise after 11pm.
Yet, as the nights grow restless and agreements falter, her struggle for rest becomes a silent battle, a plea for empathy in a world that often forgets how fragile some lives truly are.
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The original poster (OP) is experiencing a direct conflict between managing a significant chronic illness that requires strict sleep hygiene and a housemate's routine use of a loud appliance outside of their agreed-upon time limit.
The central tension arises from the OP enforcing a previously es**blished boundary by turning off the dryer, which resulted in negative consequences (damp clothes) for the housemate, leading to a demand for an apology.
Did the OP act appropriately by enforcing the previously agreed-upon quiet hours rule by turning off the dryer, or should they have managed the situation differently given the housemate's one-time late-night need?
Where does the responsibility lie when a shared amenity conflicts with a necessary medical requirement?
Strong Takes and Sharper Words from the Crowd:
Support, sarcasm, and strong words — the replies covered it all. This one definitely got people talking.