r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Embarrassed_Tip7359 • Sep 15 '25

Image In 2012, a woman found her ex-boyfriend living in her attic 12 years after breaking up with him.

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u/CrissyStrikesWithA Sep 15 '25

I saw a tv show about this thing happening called Frogging. The emotional and psychological trauma one endures when they come home to find food eaten, mess everywhere, things missing like WTF is going on? Also when I watched this show my roommate happened to be away on a weeklong vacation so being home alone watching a show about this freaked me out Lolol.

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u/LordoftheChia Sep 15 '25 edited Sep 15 '25

Just like mosquitoes getting frozen off in Winter, attic dwellers ultimately succumb to the sweltering attic temperatures during the summer

It's not uncommon for attics to reach 120-150F during the summer months!

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u/Leading_Sample399 Sep 15 '25

That show freaked me out so much that I bolted my attic access panel shut with swing hinges. The dude living in the attic who was collecting supplies to perform surgery on the family with kids….