The flatmate family
Shared flats are often like the classic family home. Tenants take on roles and responsibilities of certain family members and behave accordingly.
Take a look at our family member profiles below and see which flatmates of yours fit the bill. But remember, in this crazy mixed up back-to-front work we live, mums aren't always female, nor dads male.
Mums
- Likes the flat to be spick'n'span so ends up doing more than their share of housework.
- Listens carefully and sympathetically to other flatmate's problems.
- Worries when another flatmate doesn't come home of a night.
- Worries even more when another flatmate brings home a partner with crazy hair/drug habit/no job.
Dads
- Makes sure everyone pays the bills on time
- Has episodes of acute grumpiness, blamed on stress of course workload.
- Tells flatmates off if they aren't doing any cleaning or pulling their weight financially.
- Spends far too long on the toilet reading the papers.
Teenagers
- Leaves smelly socks in the lounge.
- Makes big meals but doesn't clean up afterwards.
- Sulks when other flatmates ask them to do something.
- Spends forever in the bathroom.
Babies
- Generally disorganised and hopeless with everything
- Does absolutely nothing round the house
- Draws on other flatmate's paternal instincts to look out for them.
- Can get away with anything by smiling cutely
