My Brother Wants Me To Wash His Girlfriend’s Clothes

I live with my elder brother in a two-bedroom apartment in Accra. I’m a midwife by profession. While I am waiting to be posted, I have gotten myself a job at a private facility. It’s quite a demanding job. I work 12-hour shifts. So I barely have time to get things done at home.

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Because of that, I go to the market once a month to buy enough groceries and toiletries for the household. I even go the extra mile to prepare a variety of dishes to store in the freezer. That way my brother wouldn’t resort to eating out when the food runs out and I am busy. He doesn’t know how to cook.

When it’s just the two of us, we manage what I cook for it to last for an entire month.

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It’s not the same when his girlfriend comes around though. These days she is here often. I don’t have a problem when she eats the food I prepare. After all, I only contribute 30% toward household shopping.

However, she makes life challenging for me at home. She would come over and not even help sweep. She would leave her dirty clothes behind too.

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Can you believe that my brother insists that I wash her clothes? I see no reason I should be the one to wash them but he tells me, “Just do it. She comes here for my sake.” So now I wash my own clothes, my brother’s, and his girlfriend’s. I am three years older than this girl. Make this make sense.

I don’t mind have any ill feelings against her. I am even happy they found each other. Her presence in the house doesn’t bother me at all. She and I are cool. We chat when she is around. My only problem is my brother’s insistence that I wash her clothes. We have had several arguments because of it. He thinks I am making a big deal out of nothing. Is he right?

—Leila

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