You can make eye contact with someone passing by on the street, yet you do not get down on one knee and propose to them. You can help an elderly lady cross the street, yet you do not sign a contract to become their full-time caregiver. So why in the world would this mother make …
Seguir leyendo ‘It takes a village’: Entitled woman lists neighbor as her son’s emergency contact without permission and threatens to end their sons’ friendship when neighbor confronts her, after receiving multiple surprise calls from his school
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Karen neighbor complains about 7 and 9-year-old kids playing outside at 10 AM, demands that they stop running around and laughing: ‘Meanwhile, I can hear her vacuuming and blasting her TV through the walls’
Some people live to complain. They have easy, comfortable, happy lives, and that bores them. They’re so bored that they have to seek out problems to complain about, as it makes them feel important. When I was a teenager working at a restaurant in an incredibly wealthy community, I was always shocked by how little …
Seguir leyendo Karen neighbor complains about 7 and 9-year-old kids playing outside at 10 AM, demands that they stop running around and laughing: ‘Meanwhile, I can hear her vacuuming and blasting her TV through the walls’
18-year-old asks his 41-year-old neighbor out on a date 2 times, neighbor tattles on him to his mom much to his chagrin: ‘When he saw me, he looked enraged’
We’ve all seen the hit 1967 film The Graduate that made Dustin Hoffman a star. If you haven’t, you should read this story, turn off your phone immediately after doing so, and watch The Graduate, because it’s that great. It follows a recent college grad who has moved back in with his parents and doesn’t …
Seguir leyendo 18-year-old asks his 41-year-old neighbor out on a date 2 times, neighbor tattles on him to his mom much to his chagrin: ‘When he saw me, he looked enraged’
Kids take neighbor’s mail and ‘return’ it to her after claiming they found it, then demand a reward for their act of kindness, neighbor refuses: ‘Please leave’
When we were kids, we constantly came up with easy and creative ways to earn money. The easiest way was to offer our parents our services for housework in exchange for a few dollars. Some kids would wash their parents’ cars, some would fold the laundry, and some would shovel snow, and they get nicely …
Seguir leyendo Kids take neighbor’s mail and ‘return’ it to her after claiming they found it, then demand a reward for their act of kindness, neighbor refuses: ‘Please leave’
Nosy 60-year-old grandma demands her 27-year-old neighbor give her the $10 rocking chair that she thrifted, insists her grandkids need it: ‘No, Carol. I’m really not interested in selling this. Please go home.’
The generations are colliding in suburban neighborhoods all throughout the country. Well actually, they aren’t colliding nearly as much as they should be. My parents live in a typical suburb that you’d think would be populated mostly by families. Well unfortunately most young families with children can’t afford to live in such a suburb, leaving …
Seguir leyendo Nosy 60-year-old grandma demands her 27-year-old neighbor give her the $10 rocking chair that she thrifted, insists her grandkids need it: ‘No, Carol. I’m really not interested in selling this. Please go home.’
Mom bans 5, 7, and 13-year-old neighbors from her lawn after they repeatedly threw things at her house, friend accuses her of taking away their place to play: ‘They don’t have much of a yard’
Nobody wants to become a caricature of an old man, yelling at kids to get off his lawn. So many neighborhoods are hostile to children playing that they just don’t anymore, opting to stay inside and play on their iPads instead of getting the cops called on them for riding their bikes, .2 miles away …
Seguir leyendo Mom bans 5, 7, and 13-year-old neighbors from her lawn after they repeatedly threw things at her house, friend accuses her of taking away their place to play: ‘They don’t have much of a yard’
‘My neighbor is suing me for having a loud voice’: Nice guy’s neighbor files over 160 falsified noise complaints and sues him for the second time, he plans to fight it
If you’re not new here, you know that neighbor quarrels are inevitable in almost every situation. Folks have disagreements over grass height, parking spots, and kids playing in the empty streets of their picture-esque cul-de-sac every day. Usually, the situation is handled by either an HOA or personally before any legal action can be taken. …
Seguir leyendo ‘My neighbor is suing me for having a loud voice’: Nice guy’s neighbor files over 160 falsified noise complaints and sues him for the second time, he plans to fight it
Fed-up neighbor calls police on woman’s clucking ‘emotional support chickens’: ‘The constant racket is driving me crazy’
Pets can be incredibly helpful to one’s mental health. They don’t stop needing to be taken care of, even if you’re feeling down. They get you out of bed, into a semblance of a routine, and help you become a person. Their love for you can also provide great emotional relief, and you can rest …
Seguir leyendo Fed-up neighbor calls police on woman’s clucking ‘emotional support chickens’: ‘The constant racket is driving me crazy’
Porch pirate boobytraps themselves with a box of 1,500 live roaches after stealing a package from a neighbor with pet lizards: ‘Glorious karma’
Imagine opening a package and expecting a payday only to find thousands of bugs crawling up your arm instead. This porch pirate in our next tale got a hefty dose of instant karma after he stole packages from the wrong neighbor. Expecting a box from their online Dubia roach dealer, this lizard lover was watching …
Seguir leyendo Porch pirate boobytraps themselves with a box of 1,500 live roaches after stealing a package from a neighbor with pet lizards: ‘Glorious karma’
Dad punishes 7-year-old daughter for stealing neighbor’s puppy, doubles down on punishment after neighbor says their son lost the puppy: ‘It’s the principle, and she should listen to her father’
It’s difficult to tell whether a kid is lying. Many kids lie recreationally, just because they’re in the mood to make something up or report an interesting happening that didn’t happen. But it would be remiss to assume that kids lie more often then they tell the truth. If you assume the worst when a …
Seguir leyendo Dad punishes 7-year-old daughter for stealing neighbor’s puppy, doubles down on punishment after neighbor says their son lost the puppy: ‘It’s the principle, and she should listen to her father’