A Reddit user who told his father he was now “effectively homeless” had every right to do so, other users of the website said.
“Am I an idiot for telling my dad that he effectively made me homeless?” “OkNumber787” asked in a Friday, August 16, post on Reddit's “Am I the I–hole” (AITA) subreddit.
In the post, OkNumber787 explained that he is a 22-year-old man who moved out of his father's house a year and a half ago.
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“The deal he made with me was that I could always come home if I got into too much financial trouble (I'm a college student and also work full-time),” OkNumber787 said.
The lease he currently has ends on September 1, “and since about July, he and I have agreed that I can move back in with him starting in September.”
Reddit users were supportive of the man (not pictured), who said his father changed his mind about letting him live with him just two weeks before he was due to move out. (Getty Images; iStock)
However, that arrangement recently changed.
“Fast forward to today. He texted me out of the blue and told me that his current girlfriend wasn't okay with me living there and that he would have to find another solution,” she said. “He told me this two weeks before my lease was up.”
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The bride said she “didn't want to have to listen to me in the basement late at night since I get off work very late (it would have been quiet; the loudest noise would have been the alarm going off for 5 seconds when I opened the door),” she said.
“I tried to plead my case and told my dad that we had been agreeing for MONTHS that I could live with him again, but he still refuses,” she said, telling her father that “he had actually made me homeless, and that if I had known earlier that I couldn't live with him again, I would have looked for somewhere else.”
He told me I needed to grow up and handle this like an adult, to solve my own problems.
His father refused to budge, saying he “told me I needed to grow up and handle this like an adult, to solve my own problems.”
“As it stands, most landlords aren't even renting for September 1st right now. I'll have to find a place for October 1st,” OkNumber787 said, noting that he'd probably have to “sleep on someone's couch” for months. “What do you think?”
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In a comment following his post, OkNumber787 wrote that after asking around, “some coworkers said they might need an extra roommate to help with rent,” and that his grandparents also agreed to let him stay with them, but they don't live close to his work or school.
“Right now these are my top two choices,” OkNumber787 said.
Reddit user OkNumber787 (not pictured) wrote that he was worried he would have to sleep on the couch at home for months as a result of his father's sudden decision. (iStock)
On the AITA subreddit, people can reply to posts and indicate that the author is “NTA” (“Not the Asshole”), “YTA” (“You're the Asshole”), “NAH” (“There Are No Assholes Here”), or “ESH” (“Everyone Sucks Here”).
Users can “upvote” answers they find helpful and “downvote” answers they find unhelpful.
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Of the nearly 1,500 responses to OkNumber787's post, almost all said he was “NTA” and that his father was acting irrationally.
“NTA. It's sad that he's not even willing to temporarily host you to give you time to find another option, given that he had made a commitment to you,” Reddit user “owls_and_cardinals” said in the most upvoted reply.
Reddit users were almost unanimous in saying that OkNumber787 wasn't wrong to tell his father that he was “effectively homeless” with this sudden change of plans. (iStock)
The user continued: “He is choosing his [girlfriend]”Your child's preferences over his basic needs, and you justify it by saying 'Well, you're an adult, figure it out.' Adult or not, they had an AGREEMENT and therefore had made no other arrangements and it is totally inappropriate for him to take that away at this time.”
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Other users pointed out that OkNumber787's father was also not acting like an adult in this situation, especially when it comes to housing policies.
“I would tell him that adults usually have at least 30 days notice that they need to find new housing and that's what the two of you had agreed to and how was that not being an adult? He's going to fund six weeks of hotel accommodation for you plus the first and last week of somewhere to live since you didn't expect to need that? He had said for years that he would provide you with accommodation if you ever needed it,” user “Spinnerofyarn” said.
“There's a reason 30 days is the standard. Especially if you work full time,” said user “Having-hope3594.”
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Fox News Digital has reached out to OkNumber787 and a family therapist for additional comment and updates.
