In my entire 41 and ‘X’ amount of days I’ve existed on this planet, in this life, just about half of it (basically my entire adult life) I’ve been a renter long enough to know what good tenants and not so good tenants are like. I have also learned a lot from my former step mother who has been a landlord for over 40 years and not only did I help with odd jobs creating 2 suites in her now 4plex, but also from being my ex step mother’s tenants twice. After some ‘incidents’ (the past is the past no point into devouring my energy to explain) I started to get more family with the landlord tenancy laws in the province in which I reside.
Now, I’ve lived in 4 basement suites in my life, and am currently renting one at the present time and have been for over 10 years. In those 10 years, I have had the same tenant living above me. Now, I’ve lived in basement suites where up to 10 people were living above me straight through having no one living above me. When I moved into my current living area I had just moved to the city, un planned, ect. Don’t get me wrong, I am extremely grateful for having a roof over my head and especially for the price that I am paying to live in it, even though my landlord is not even remotely close to being a landlord.
I hadn’t even talked to the tenant upstairs until about 7 years I to living where I am (I know, crazy!) The first 7 years I tip toed around, hid inside, didn’t even feel comfortable even sitting on the steps outside my door, literally freezing in the winter, putting up with ridiculous shit yet kept my mouth shut, never complained. I’m not a fan of confrontation but I had a gut feeling that the tenant upstairs (whom I originally was led to believe we were on good terms) and decided fuck this and sent him a text asking to meet me out back. He responded he would in a minute so I went outside and waited, so nervous, I admit, I can talk a big talk but have zip to back it up 🤣) and when he finally came out, I looked him dead in the eye and asked, “we good”? Before responding he broke eye contact looked down to his left and shook his head casually saying, “No.” A lie. I could tell by the tone and everything but didn’t let on that I didn’t believe him. I am a highly sensitive person, and empath you may say. So, I just want all you other empaths and sensitive old souls know that they can only win if you let them. “Them”? Energy vampires.
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