u/ForwardPerception300

For context I (22F) rent an apartment from my mom and dad. A few months ago my friend (22F) was left high and dry and had no place to live. My parents said that she could move in with me temporarily while she got back on her feet. She also has 4 indoor cats. The first few weeks were great but now a few months later things are really bad. My home is disgustingly dirty and it smells like cat pee and poop. She hardly cleans up after herself and her cats. She also can go days without coming home which leaves me having to look after her cats. When she is home it’s like my home has been hit by a tornado with food, clothing and other random items just being left around everywhere. I try really hard to keep everything clean to the point I spend most of my free time cleaning. I have had conversations with her about it and it always seems to end with her crying and being upset and saying she’s trying really hard and she’s sorry she’s such a terrible person. My parents come over to the apartment and they were super angry. They aren’t happy with having their property that is supposed to be an investment being in such a state and they know it’s not me as being the people who raised me they know what my level of dirty and messy looks like and this is way above the mess I create. They want her out and want me to let her know she has a mouth to find a new place and then her and the cats have to go. I feel terrible though because she is my friend and she literally has no other place to go. I’m wondering if I should try and see if I could get my parents to just a sit down with her or if I should just do what my parents want.