My house isn't a storage unit!!!

[aboutamum]

I posted a week or so ago about my sister asking me to store her things while she goes travelling. Baring in mind I already have a couple of her items from our old house and a load of my dads stuff.

She has now told my brother that he can store his things in my attic if he wants to join her travelling!!!

Im getting pissed off with this now.

I told her she had to right to say that, especially as I was saying about how I didn't want any more stuff after she stores her stuff.

She said she's sorry and she didn't think there would be a problem with it. I just went mental and said what gave you that impression when I was literally moaning about it 2 days ago.

I have JUST moved fucking house. I still haven't completely unpacked myself. Under my stairs is just full to the brim of my families stuff.

I feel your pain. My family think that since I have a garage they may fill it with their crap. See also the cellar I had in a previous house. I don't mind a bit of stuff but they never come and get it!

She had no right **

Can you not get the two of them to come round and help you unpack and get all their shit up into the loft, two birds one stone ?

”no sorry you’ll need to hire a storage unit”

I am guessing she is younger than you, and just excited about going travelling! I would however be concerned as to how long, exactly, she was going travelling for!
As for your brother, he may decide not to go with her so the problem won't arise. But maybe preempt this and tell him now, before any decision is made, that you will be unable to store his stuff.

I know but I can't help one sibling out and turn down the other. Especially as my brother never asks anything from me. I was just angry at the fact she told him he could without talking to me first. Kind of like the time she told her friend she was more than welcome to come to mine for Xmas! I didn't even know the girl.

why did you say yes to her?

@godmum56 because she has hardly any items, a couple of boxes and a bag of shoes, a sleeping bag and some other stuff. My brother on the other hand is moving out of his FLAT that he shares, & spoke about hiring a vehicle to transport it down from where he lives.

I can't help one sibling out and turn down the other.
Of course you can. No is a complete sentence.

Are your parents around? Could they help?

They need to rent a storage unit. You need to stop saying yes to things you don't want.

Of course you can help one and not the other. Just tell him he way too much stuff for you to store.
I feel your pain though, when we moved into our last house that had a huge garage my pop said to my mum that they could all store heaps of stuff in there. We had my brother's microwave for over ten years.

If it needs to be equal, tell him you can store the same volume of stuff for him as you have for her. Unfortunately you don't have space to store everything for him. Sorry.

You can get good half price deals for the first three months on storage. You don't have the room for his amount of stuff, so it's a very simple, no to helping out.

Send her storage locker options. You don’t need her shit, nor should you be looking after your dad’s stuff. This is your 2nd thread on this, tell them to pay for storage. Time to cut the cord.

Just say you only had space for your sister’s stuff. Not that difficult. If he’s moving he clearly already had a plan and if not he’ll just have to be a grown up and figure it out.

Good point, well made!!