******* moms are retarded, I don't get why people think they're doing you a favor for cleaning stuff for you, they usually throw away lots of stuff you need, my dad at least takes papers and either asks me if I need them still, or leaves them if I'm not there in a pile so I can decide

I know somebody who doesn't have a key to your place anymore.

artist isn't a real jobs anyway.

# 115 number 106 meant to say a scan. not a digital copy. with a scan you can save the image on a computer

Why would you give your mom the key to your house. Are you an idiot?

#120, you didn't read my whole post. A scan IS a digital copy of something. A copy is still not an original.

a. I'm sure his mother knows what he does. My mother knows that I'm an artist and still gets annoyed because I have a ton of paintings and old sketchbooks. Fortunately, she knows well enough to just nag me about it over the phone instead of tossing it out herself. b. How is "artist" not a real job? So people working full time for ad agencies, animation studios, video game companies and museums just goof off all day?

I hate when mothers do that. Mine is already trained, haha! I study Graphic Design and I often have a mess on my table... now she knows she can't throw anything away, even if it looks like garbage -because it's probably my next assignment- XD. I had to educate the cleaning lady though... I found her putting pieces of my assignment in a trash bag once... now she's to scared of touching anything that remotely looks like college work. :P OP, hope you've already changed you lock!

your mom's retarded..

I live by myself and my mom has my spare key. If things are going rough for me, and I'm busy with projects (I'm an artist as well), my mom is kind enough to come down and clean my kitchen or whatnot. Who's going to say no to free cleaning, right? But the work space of an artist (or anyone for that matter) is a place to stay away from. OP, it's great to have a caring mom, but damn... that's the worst luck ever. FYL for sure.