I 22(F) rent with my parents and older sister 26(F) and have been since I was 18. We just moved into a new house where I get the smallest room, I pay less and Im younger so it makes sense. But we also have a spare room that is becoming primarily craft related things. This has been nice because I am very crafty however I have to run everything by my family before I put anything in there ie a cork board. Which they don’t understand makes it not feel like a fun space and makes it feel extremely boxed in. Especially because this room is right next to mine and I actually had to downsize to fit my new room. I also am the most crafty person in the house and its well known Im going to be the 90% user of this room.
This alone is frustrating but also my closet size shrunk extremely, but having two hanging rows has helped that problem or else Idk what I wouldve done. My dilemma is the dang doors, I hate closet doors I always take them off. It just so happens the last place we lived in the doors were huge and they were old and breaking so this left a sour frustrating taste in my families mouth and they will not let me take off these ones. To me, this is an extremely difficult routine change to get used to and makes day to day hell. Ive tried convincing that if they get damaged ill buy new ones and it would help me feel a lot better about my space. But everyone is adamant DOORS. STAY. ON. but it’s hard because they have big closets and have bigger rooms and don’t understand why I feel unhappy and upset when my room is smaller, my day to day ease is taken away, and the spaces I do have allowance to change I need to approve ahead of time???? They have all control of every communal space why are my closet doors such a problem.
And before anyone harps about moving out with roommates I would if I could. I have no friends that want to or can afford moving out and if I was with random roommates and things went south I wouldn’t have a parents house to move back into as if I moved out they would downsize. I also don’t make enough if I moved out it would likely have to be with at least 2 other incomes. (I work a full time office job so that can be swung out of job blame). The amount of rent I pay with my parents is a deal but I just don’t know how to not feel so dang trapped all the time.