My friend (26F) lived with her roommate (26F) for two years. Their relationship was never great—her roommate would constantly use my friend’s things even after being told not to, but wouldn’t allow my friend to use hers. A big example: the living room TV was my friend’s, but the roommate would use it whenever she wanted. If my friend asked her to put on something they could both watch, she’d snap at her. They barely talked, and things were tense.

When it came time to move out, my friend’s roommate tried to pull something shady. She emailed the landlord, claiming the entire $3,000 security deposit was hers and asked for it to be sent back to her directly. Luckily, the landlord was smart enough to call my friend first, who told him that they had actually split the deposit 50/50. The landlord then forwarded the roommate’s email to both of them, telling them to figure it out and let him know once they had.

After seeing that her roommate tried to take the full deposit, my friend emailed her (since she had already blocked her everywhere else) asking WTF. The roommate just brushed it off, called her “overdramatic,” and told her to “let it go.” My friend is furious but just wants to move on.

I think she should at least tell her parents, since she just moved back in with them, and they should know what kind of person they raised. Plus, who knows if she’ll try to pull this kind of thing again with another roommate? My friend doesn’t want to bother with it, but I feel like she’s letting her get away with it.

AITA for wanting her to tell her parents? Or should I just drop it like she wants to? I am pretty sure I already found them on FB so I could just send it anonymously to them.