As much as you love your friends, it is natural to feel uncomfortable when they ask you to cover for them in front of their parents. I would know, I used to do it a lot for my best friend in high school. To her defense, her parents were terribly strict; they quite literally made …
Seguir leyendo 18-year-old invites friend for a sleepover, then refuses to let her in when she shows up at 4 am, entitled friend throws a tantrum: ‘I decided to completely cut her off’
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Entitled driver refuses to stop making noise with car, faces payback when next door neighbor decides to move his fire pit: ‘I’ll do what I want in my own yard’
Just like with family, you can’t choose your neighbors (at least, that is the case with most places). When moving someplace new or having a house or apartment near you change the occupancy, it’s often a case of praying the people who live near you are decent and hoping for the best. Otherwise great living …
Seguir leyendo Entitled driver refuses to stop making noise with car, faces payback when next door neighbor decides to move his fire pit: ‘I’ll do what I want in my own yard’
Woman expects her name on the deed to a house only boyfriend will pay for, gets upset and turns down alternatives: ‘She is saying I’m unfair’
Money and relationships—two forces that, when combined, can turn even the simplest plans into emotional minefields. Add house deeds and inheritance into the mix, and what starts as a conversation about the future can quickly feel like a tug-of-war over balance, practicality, and trust. Nothing says ‘romantic evening’ like a heated and passionate discussion about …
Seguir leyendo Woman expects her name on the deed to a house only boyfriend will pay for, gets upset and turns down alternatives: ‘She is saying I’m unfair’
‘Putting in a pool is not some kind of emergency’: Homeowners give neighbors 48 hours to sign document letting them tear up their yard for a new pool, push back when they have doubts
If you’re lucky enough to have your own yard, you have to be protective over it. You get to have your own private access to nature, even if that’s just a patch of grass where you can read a book. You can take the grill out and practice your barbecue dad skills. You can give …
Seguir leyendo ‘Putting in a pool is not some kind of emergency’: Homeowners give neighbors 48 hours to sign document letting them tear up their yard for a new pool, push back when they have doubts
37-year-old man protests when pregnant younger sister refuses to give him $4500 to pay HOA fees for apartment owned by him and his wife: ‘He is saying they could lose their condo’
As with most relationships, few things can create tensions between families like money. On one level, it is understandable to feel like you want to support those related to you wherever necessary and/or expect that support when you need it, but there are limits to this kind of generosity that many people choose to stretch. …
Seguir leyendo 37-year-old man protests when pregnant younger sister refuses to give him $4500 to pay HOA fees for apartment owned by him and his wife: ‘He is saying they could lose their condo’
Neighbor Refuses to Host a Random Kid’s Birthday Party in Her Immaculate Garden, Entitled Karen Next Door Threatens to Trespass Without Permission
Taking care of a garden is a lot of work. As someone who can barely keep an indoor pothos plant alive, I know that there must be a lot that goes into plant care, keeping lawns in good shape, and mending broken bush branches. It’s tough work! So when the Karen in our next story …
Seguir leyendo Neighbor Refuses to Host a Random Kid’s Birthday Party in Her Immaculate Garden, Entitled Karen Next Door Threatens to Trespass Without Permission
‘I told him to go away and get a life’: Nosy boomer freaks out when neighbor paints their house peach, refuses to move to an HOA community because he’s lived there 15 years
If you want to control your neighbor’s houses, you must move into a neighborhood with a Homeowner’s Association. That is the only way you can guarantee that all of the mulch in everyone’s front lawn is the right color and that no pink flamingos will take permanent residency on your street. If you move into …
Seguir leyendo ‘I told him to go away and get a life’: Nosy boomer freaks out when neighbor paints their house peach, refuses to move to an HOA community because he’s lived there 15 years
Belligerent homeowners’ association boomer breaks fishing rod of boy fishing in neighborhood lake, threatens to prosecute: ‘Your parents are going to be real proud of that’
Kids these days, why the heck don’t they go outside anymore? It’s a stereotypical complaint that has been made by many a boomer, and contrary to popular belief, it can’t be solely blamed on screens. The world is not always the most hospitable place for younger people and part of this is due to those …
Seguir leyendo Belligerent homeowners’ association boomer breaks fishing rod of boy fishing in neighborhood lake, threatens to prosecute: ‘Your parents are going to be real proud of that’
Homeowners ponder why so many people love HOAs: ‘What will you do when your neighbor neglects their lawn?’
There is no getting around the fact that home ownership is a big commitment. All of a sudden, you have to care about things like mortgage rates, and how to find the most reasonably priced plumber. You also have to pay a lot more attention to your neighbors when you are no longer limited to …
Seguir leyendo Homeowners ponder why so many people love HOAs: ‘What will you do when your neighbor neglects their lawn?’
‘It will take years for our landscaping to recover’: Tyrannical HOA cuts down over 30 trees in just 6 days, angering homeowners
Call me a tree hugger, but trees are our friends. They provide so much for us that it’s hard to overstate. Shade, clean air, housing for wildlife, not to mention increasing our property values. And trees famously don’t grow overnight. Most of them are far older than us, and some of them are tens of thousands of …
Seguir leyendo ‘It will take years for our landscaping to recover’: Tyrannical HOA cuts down over 30 trees in just 6 days, angering homeowners