Am I too old to run away from home

[Pinotjo]

Own my own home, DP lives with me, grown up DD and her DP also living here, I work full time, come home to cook, clean, do washing, get minimal help from everyone else, apparently they are tired 🙄 weekend consist of getting up early to do chores/ironing then look after elderly DM. I have no personal time & no personal space, resorting to taking refuge in the shed, I'm a young 50 yr old woman, hiding in the shed ffs. Family are selfish, if I complain I get a lot of eye rolling or they humour me and nothing changes, they have plenty of time at home due to shift work, tbh I'm knackered. Abu to pack my shit and run away

Just tell your daughter and her partner that you want your own space. Give them six months to save up and find somewhere to live. It will be good for them to learn to be independent.

Thanks everyone, was expecting a real roasting but apart from a few kicks up the arse everyone has been kind. I'm not really a pushover iv just let this get out of hand. DD and her DP are saving for a house but this weekend we are all having a family meeting, wish me luck xxx

Good luck with the meeting

Also, watch Shirley Valentine for inspiration!

I was dreaming of running off to Greece (alone) only....ehm...this morning

Tell them all to naff off. Bloody rude of them.

You deserve life, not servitude.

Hi @Pinotjo
Hope your meeting with the family went positively? Or at least without too big a family ruckus...

To be honest, even if everyone was nice and civil and pitched in...that would still be too many people in the house. And taking care of a parent is very very hard. Your DD needs to leave but appreciate it's a difficult conversation. Your DP - what's that about? he sounds a bit useless.

If they are not paying rent they should be paying via chores. They should be doing their own washing and ironing, helping with cleaning, cooking. One weekend a month, why don't you go and do something locally or further afield, like walk, seaside, fair, museum, visit friends. Make time and space for yourself. If they are not going to help, they need to find a place of their own. Buy clothes that don't need ironing. Eat a few simple meals and a ready meal. Tell people to do hoovering or other jobs

I didn't have the luxury of living with parents to save up for a deposit & worked 3 jobs and lived in shared house, bedsit. I started doing chores as a teenager. They seem lazy and entitled. You deserve better respect