My house looks like the kids own the mortgage

*Nervously eyes her United Federation Of Planets flag*

Oven large enough to fit two children? GTFO!

They need way better screening and treatment of police for mental health issues.

Or an absence of hand towels.

I don't understand this at all. It feels so impersonal. I dislike overly matched and perfectly decorated houses too. Being in someone's home should tell you who they are, but an overly-curated home always makes me feel like they're trying to hide themselves.

Gah. Remi drinks her bowl down and doesn't let me know, so it might be dry for a bit until I notice. She also isn't running any marathons, so she's fine.

As a parent, this made me smile, not because of what he did ofcourse. But sometimes we forget that we never taught them how to do something. It kinda depends on his age though. At a certain age you could expect them to figure out to use toilet paper for that. But at other ages I am unfortunately not surprised that they do not think about what to use to wipe something up. My kids had the habit of taking a clean dishtowel (theedoek) from the cupboard to clean up spills. Instead of a rag (doekje) or a towel that was in use/more ready for a round of laundry. On one hand, ok, you are cleaning it up, but aaargh!

ereader is easily concealable

"Oh no, somebody doesn't have the same hobby as me, how horrible." Also, how do you know somebody has zero books? Do you ask people where they keep books? Mine are all in a closed cupboard.

Actually someone tagged me as such in the past - only to stand corrected later that day. The reason I do not have books on display in most of my flat is that I have a separate library. I simply would not have room for anything except books otherwise.

I'm a bookworm and have been so for my entire life. But you won't many find books in my home. (Except for the ones that belonged to my mom when she was young, which I will always keep) I have hundreds of books on my Kindle - and they don't take up any space. E-readers are one of the best things that have ever been invented IMO. :)

99% of my books are in the closet to protect from dust and cat. Also ebooks exist.

Agreed. We have literally hundreds in every room. First things (after the cats) I would save in a fire.

As i've gotten older, I have donated hundreds of my books in the realization that a book contains far too little data to take up that much space. There are other things i'd prefer to fill my house with than fire hazards.

Judgemental but you did say pause not red flag. I gave away most of mine for More storage and they make my asthma and allergies worse.

While I love books, in this age ( and especially with the housing crisis and many of my friends living in pretty small appartments) I can easily see while people who like reading go for the option of e-readers, library subscriptions, audio books or buying second hand books and donating them after reading.

It is a common misconception that everyone keeps their books once they were read. I've read hundreds of books throughout my live but I only still own a handful of them.

Using books just for home decor is silly and unpractical. I have friends who have giant piles of books just for display, placed piled on top of each other horizontally. That is just really bothering, doesn't make me happy for them having books.

I believe it was Lee Mack who said that you know you’re working class when your TV is bigger than your bookcase. Looking at my family seems to bear this out.

I have zero books. I am an avid reader but I read on Kindle and borrow from the library.

I got rid of all my physical books because I move too much and books are heavy. But I have thousands on my ereader. I've slowly started buying books again because I just love them, but I have no where near what I did years ago.

You'd love my house then. I'm a clean freak and we don't have clutter, except for books. Three out of the five of us are avid readers and book hoarders. We have stacks books around the house.

I have zero visible books. I have approximately 4,500 ebooks.

snob

Or zero computers and doing everything just with their phone (and call it 'work')

For clarity, as this one seems to be dividing, I read this as; 'People with a LOT of religious iconography' I don't think they mean just a crucifix or two, but like, a cross in every room, or a shrine type setup.

No one wants to walk into a house that stinks of cat poop

omg. that happened to me too!

Pristine aquariums are not healthy environments for the fish. Much of that gunk is bacteria that takes the ammonia secreted by the fish and breaks it down into less toxic substances. One of the biggest mistakes new fish keepers make is to do regular deep cleaning. Regarding the picture here, that's just a buildup of algae on the glass. While it may be unsightly, it is not unhealthy for the fish.

Forrest was also a war criminal during the Civil War.

OMFG >.< I'd have had the cops, RSPCA, and anyone else I could think of on their fkn doorstep.

Oh dear God! No! Just no!

In a pinch, I have sometimes slept in a duvet cover without putting a sheet on. But directly on the mattress would be a big no for me.

First thing I do when I know I'm having people over is clean the toilet and make sure there's enough TP

More writing on the walls than in books? Massive red flag.

If you see it then it's probably not properly stored, in a closed cabinet.

That's frightening, especially for the baby. I really, really hope OP was able to say something.

Well that put me off my dinner

Agreed. Scientology is no joke.

O_o

maybe the sofa was white when they bought it?

Homes that are SO tidy & sterile that I feel I'm making a mess just by breathing!

I still have to colour code the kitchen cloths or my partner would use the same one for drying hands and face, the dishes, wiping floors, cleaning the cat litter box, alternative currency and summoning spirits

Only topped by roaches who smoke cigarettes inside...

Looks like someone went to an R Kelly or P Diddy soiree

Well, at least you know what you are in for early on in the relationship.