I haven’t had roommates for a few years now. I have been
living on my own in dorms and I have to say I was so nervous about having
roommates again, not only for my sake but theirs as well. I mean, I am quite
quirky; for instance, when I get stressed out I like to clean. Sometimes my
anxiety is so bad that I will wake at two in the morning with this irresistible
urge to clean. And I do clean: I pick up clothes, wash dishes, clean
appliances, etc. Living by myself this does not pose much of a problem but I’m
sure you could see how this may pose a problem with roommates. So far, though,
my roommates have been fine with my midnight cleaning sprees so long as I stay
away from the vacuum until after 9AM on weekdays and 11AM on weekends. They
even allowed me to put the “No hairy monkey’s” clause in our roommate
agreement—that’s complete acceptance there!
I was also nervous because I have a very sarcastic sense of
humor and a lot of people consider it to be rough. I was seriously praying to God
that he would help me to keep my tongue under control. It turns out, He did
better than that, I have roommates that love my sense of humor. Oh, they think
I am completely crazy but they love it! It’s absolutely fabulous. I love how we
can all sit together at our rather small wobbly kitchen table and just laugh. I
think what I love the most about our laughing fits is that most of the time if
you asked us what we are laughing at we would probably attempt to answer but
about a fifth of they way through the explanation we would be laughing too hard
to finish.
I also learn so much from my roommates. One fills me in a
lot of disability history that I know very little about and my other roommate
teaches me what it is like t live with a “hidden “ disability. Spending time
with them has also showed me that we have the same fears and desires. I am not
walking through this ablest world alone. I am so grateful for my roommates!
This blog post has been
roommate approved by both parties*
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