Trashed

Many times throughout my service I have come home after a trip to find my backyard nearly destroyed. It has gotten progressively worse. This last time my dishes were out and used, one of my gallon water jugs was missing, my trashcan was missing, food was all over a prep area, toilet paper all over the bathroom and ants crawling out of the toilet, and trash was scattered and smelly in front of my back door. I was not happy. It was obvious my neighbor had a party especially after I found the throw up as evidence.

I am not usually a passive aggressive person nor usually silent when things bother me but here it’s harder to voice things when I am upset and for whatever I fear retribution since my entire kitchen is outside.

The last time he had a party about 2 weeks ago, he used all of my worsteshire sauce. He always trashes the place when he has a party. He is an alcoholic at 22 years old. He has a 2 year old baby and a wife who is a full-time nurse. He doesn’t have much responsibility except when he helps out with his family’s land.

It seems like I should tell them to stop using my stuff or if they do return it the way they found it but it’s not that easy. I tried to tell the wife something this morning but it’s hardly her fault and she is the one who already suffers every time he gets into an alcoholic stupor- she puts up with his verbal abuse and has to clean the house after he trashes it.

I woke up this morning to find her cleaning the mountain of trash I swept over to their side of the house (finally). She didn’t look happy. I finally asked about my trashcan to which she said she didn’t know where it went. She said the baby took the water jug (like she always does) and when I asked about the bathroom she gave me a weak smile and a shoulder shrug instead of saying ‘Jeffrey was drunk again…’ I stopped. I can’t yell at her for her husband being an alcoholic. And, I can’t say anything to him because he is a drunk and I am sure he would get more pissed off and destroy my stuff more.

With just under a month left here in my house, I am frustrated and ready to leave.