The writer shares their personal experiences with pests, particularly rats and mice, in their home. They recall a Thanksgiving night encounter with a mouse over a chicken bone, where they engaged in a tug-of-war and eventually won. Another story involves a mouse getting into their Halloween candy, which they reluctantly let happen. The writer also shares a story about their dad's extreme method of dealing with mice, using glue traps and stepping on them. In contrast, the writer tries to handle mice more humanely, even drawing a picture of one before releasing it outside. The story concludes with the writer stepping on a rat in the living room and accepting that they will be living with pests for the rest of their life, as long as they don't enter their bed.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. The narrator's house has had problems with pests, including rats and mice.
2. The narrator's city has a large population of rats.
3. The narrator has had experiences with mice on Halloween and Thanksgiving.
4. The narrator's dad uses glue traps to catch mice and then kills them by stepping on them.
5. The narrator's brother is afraid of mice and is a neat freak.
6. The narrator once caught a mouse and drew a picture of it instead of killing it.
7. The narrator used vegetable oil to release the mouse from the glue trap.
8. The narrator has come to accept that they will be living with mice for the rest of their life.
9. The narrator's dad is non-tolerant of pests and takes matters into his own hands.
10. The narrator has a roommate named Bubbles who is constantly happy.
11. The narrator has a roommate named Diva who is sassy and reminds them of a high school girl.
12. The narrator has a roommate named Megatron who is done with everyone's "shit" since the day she was born.