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My Neighbors' Kids Destroyed My Property and Told Me To Get Lost When I Asked for Payment
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My Neighbors' Kids Destroyed My Property and Told Me To Get Lost When I Asked for Payment

I have a neighbor with a 13 year old daughter, who had some friends over to play this week. They ripped up some winter shelters I'd made for the barn cats to build forts in the woods with the wood. I found out afterwards when I saw parts of the shelters missing and drag marks to the forest, and found the children's fort in the forest. I asked their parents for 600 dollars to recoup the cost of materials and labor. They thought that was ridiculous but I said that was what it would cost to have the shelters rebuilt if I bought the materials at bottom dollar and priced my labor at minimum wage. They started saying they didn't have the money and I suggest they return the new xbox they got their daughter because that would be about the right amount of money and it would be fair because she damaged stuff worth that much, to play. So she should lose out on her other toy if she wants to basically steal 600 dollars worth of my shit to play with. They acted like I was whacko for suggesting they return the xbox so I also suggested they stop giving their daughter allowance for however long it takes for that to equal 600 dollars and they told me to go fuck off, that's not a proportional punishment for a child and i had no place trying to tell them how to parent their child I ended up calling the parents of the other kids my neighbors kid were playing with and asking them if they as a group could get the money together. Saying I was sorry to have to ask because I knew the neighbors family was struggling but maybe they could help them figure out something like perhaps giving their daughter less allowance till she'd paid her part? The other parents were very apologetic. I guess the social pressure of having their peers know they were being difficult about payment got them to buck up, because the families together paid me back and apparently my neighbors contributed begrudgingly. My neighbors have really held a grudge calling me out on a facebook community page... Luckily vague venting not using my name, but they were saying something about single spoiled girls trying to move to a family neighborhood without having any idea of how to interact with family's... AITA for how i went about getting paid back for having my neighbors kid steal some of my stuff to play with?

Clara Jensen
My Neighbors Stole My Wi-Fi Password and Now My Daughter Is Failing Her Classes
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My Neighbors Stole My Wi-Fi Password and Now My Daughter Is Failing Her Classes

I live in an area where I am not wealthy, but I have a Wi-Fi connection. My Wi-Fi plan has a four-device limit, which is the cheapest option available. My neighbors have a 12-year-old daughter, Shanaya, who needs to attend online classes. She often visits my daughter, as they are friends. Shanaya’s parents told her they could not afford Wi-Fi, so she asked if she could use mine. I agreed, setting one condition: she had to study very hard and do her best. She agreed, and she has been using it for some time. Over the past two months, I have found it difficult to use my Wi-Fi. The web portal shows four devices constantly connected, even when only my phone and my daughter's laptop are in use. Sometimes, my daughter cannot connect to her classes and has to use mobile data. I asked Shanaya about this last week, and she said her parents made her tell them the password and that they have been using it. I spoke to her parents, explaining it was strictly for her classes. They promised to stop, but over the past week, my daughter's classes were interrupted four times because multiple devices were trying to use the connection. Yesterday, Shanaya told me that our other neighbors are also using the Wi-Fi because her parents gave them the password. I warned her parents again, stating I would change the password, but they made false promises and closed the door. I changed the password and gave Shanaya the new one, but her parents forced it from her again. My daughter's education must take priority; her classes are important. I cannot let her education suffer, but if I change the password again and do not give Shanaya the new one, her education will be affected. Would I be the asshole if I change the password and do not tell Shanaya?

Luca Moretti
AITA for not letting the police and neighbors use my driveway
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AITA for not letting the police and neighbors use my driveway

Going to begin with saying that legally I am in the clear. It's my property and I can do as I wish with it. I bought a piece of land and had a house built on it recently. There was a gravel road(now paved) that has become my driveway. I guess before I lived there the locals used it to get around faster. I've been told that if they can't use my driveway it makes the travel 15 minutes longer. This started when I moved in. The stuff like the yard and surrounding area was not finished but it was complete enough to move in. My driveway is long and can be exited or entered from two sides. With how the house is built for them to use my driveway as a shortcut a lot of traffic would pass right by my house and cars every day. This isn't just ...📖 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 ⬇️

Elise Dubois
I Heard My Neighbors Brutally Berating Their Kids So I Called Child Services and They Disappeared
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I Heard My Neighbors Brutally Berating Their Kids So I Called Child Services and They Disappeared

I (32F) live in a quiet suburban neighborhood, and overall, things are pretty peaceful. Most of my neighbors are nice enough, but I don’t really know anyone all that well. One family that lives next door has two young kids Max (12) and Lily (10) and their parents seem like regular folks. I’ve talked to them a few times, but we’re not exactly close. Last week, though, something happened that I can’t get out of my head, and now I’m questioning if I did the right thing. It was a Saturday afternoon, and I was in my backyard doing some gardening when I heard loud yelling coming from next door. At first, I thought it was just one of those normal arguments you hear sometimes, you know? Maybe a parent telling the kids to clean up or something like that. But then I heard something that stopped me cold Max, the older boy, started crying out, and it wasn’t just a normal cry. It sounded like real distress. I couldn’t make out every word, but I could hear the mom yelling at him. She was calling him "stupid" and "worthless" because he hadn’t finished his lunch. She kept telling him he was "useless" and "couldn’t do anything right." I thought maybe she was just having a bad moment, but then I heard her scream, "Why are you so dumb?!" I could feel my heart racing. It sounded so harsh, like she wasn’t just frustrated with him, but genuinely angry. Then, I heard the dad’s voice he was yelling at Lily, the little girl. He was calling her "a disappointment" and telling her she would "never be anything." I couldn’t make out everything, but it was so cruel, and honestly, it broke my heart. I could hear them both crying, and it just didn’t sit right with me. As much as I tried to shake it off, I couldn’t ignore how scared they sounded. And then… I heard a loud thud, like something hitting the wall or maybe the floor, followed by Max screaming in pain. It wasn’t a regular "ouch" or anything like that. It sounded like a real reaction to something that hurt. I don’t know what happened after that, but I knew at that moment that I couldn’t just let it go. I called child services immediately. I didn’t know what else to do, and honestly, I was terrified for those kids. I wasn’t going to go over there, especially not without knowing what could happen. I told them everything I heard about the verbal abuse, the way they were talking to the kids, and the thud I’d heard. I know it wasn’t much, but it was all I had. They said they’d look into it, but obviously, they didn’t give me any details. A few days later, the family moved out. I don’t know if it was connected to the report or if it was just a coincidence, but I haven’t seen them since. And I can’t help but wonder if I did the right thing. I didn’t want to get anyone in trouble or make things worse, but at the same time, I couldn’t just ignore it. Some of my neighbors have been asking questions about why I called child services. A few have thanked me, saying that they’ve suspected something was off but didn’t know how to handle it. But others have been a little more judgmental, saying I overreacted and that it wasn’t my business. I’m second-guessing myself now. Did I overstep? Should I have tried talking to them first before calling anyone? I honestly don’t know. I just wanted to help those kids, but now I’m wondering if I did more harm than good. So, AITA for reporting my neighbors? I’m just hoping I did the right thing, but I feel really conflicted about it all.

Jonas Bergström
Gardening Young Man Allows Neighborhood Children To Hang Out In His Front Yard, Argues With An Entitled Mom Who Thought He Was A Free Babysitter
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Gardening Young Man Allows Neighborhood Children To Hang Out In His Front Yard, Argues With An Entitled Mom Who Thought He Was A Free Babysitter

I (23M) live within 1 mile of 4 elementary schools. So, there are tons of kids around here. I have a garden so I'm outside a lot and most of the neighborhood kids end up at my lawn at some point in the day. For the most part, it doesn't bother me. They're all great kids and they have tons of questions about plants, gardening, composting, all of that good stuff. I recently finished my PhD in plant systematics, so I honestly do enjoy teaching them about plants and seeing them excited to learn about it all. Also, it is a bit refreshing to have kids running around and screaming outside rather than sitting in front of screens. Recently, an issue has come up though. I was out gardening and the kids came by as usual. I finished up earlier than usual and I went inside. About an hour later someone is literally banging on my door. It's my neighbor and after I open it she instantly starts screaming about how "I left her kids alone to be kidnapped for an hour". And I was at first a bit confused. After some more discussion I learned that she lets her kids outside everyday and tells them to "hang out with me" while she does whatever the hell. Eventually I just apologized and closed the door. After some thinking though I really don't think I'm in the wrong. I am not okay with watching someone's kid. First, I did not know I was "watching" children. What if someone got hurt? I don't know what the hell to do. Second, I feel like this is neglect. This woman doesn't know me anywhere near well enough to be leaving her kids alone with me outside, while she leaves. Lastly, childcare is expensive for a reason. I've been watching kids for free?! So, I went and knocked on her door. Maybe I was a bit harsh, but I told her that I am not a babysitter and I will no longer allow her children near my house or me. I told her I was extremely uncomfortable by this situation and if she leaves her children outside without someone watching again, I will call CPS (I would not like to do that at all). She went off saying she can't afford childcare and I'm an asshole to not just watch her kids when she needs help. I have now gone to the rest of my neighbors and told them that I do not want any children in my yard and explained the situation. Most were very understanding (and watch their children). Today one boy came by and I asked him to leave and he said "okay" but was clearly holding back tears and now I'm feeling like an asshole. I'm needing some outside opinion. Am I an asshole for this? How do I even handle this situation? ETA: First, I will be contacting CPS to at least let them know about what happened with my neighbors unsupervised kids. I'm not really sure what to say or complain about exactly, but I think if I describe the situation fully to them, they will understand. I really do fear what could have happened to them and has I known they were unsupervised, I would have at least asked a neighboring parent to watch them. It's been brought up a few times. My garden is in my front yard, in complete view of all of my neighbors and anyone driving or walking by. I also have security cameras on the front of my house, not for this situation necessarily, but to watch over my garden for animals. No child has ever entered my home nor would I ever allow that. But those comments have reminded me just how much people might consider that I am a creep or something along those lines, which I obviously don't want. So, I will continue not allowing any of the kids to come by. Somebody gave me the great idea to have parents and kids come by for a scheduled time,together. So, I think maybe I'll see what I can get out together for that. I'll stop by some of the neighbors tomorrow and see what they think. Thank you all for your replies and suggestions, it is much appreciated. ETA 2: Tried to post a second edit before, but it's not showing up on my end, my apologies if it comes up twice. And it's a long the comments a few times. Thank you to an amazing commenter (I can't find your name, I will update if I do) I have a new plan. I have found a bit of a prewritten contract for this sort of thing and I've added some fine details for my specific situation. I have researched some lawyers and will be making some calls when their offices open to get feedback and have them make any necessary reviews (I am not suited for this). Then once a contract is finalized, I will have all families sign the contract for each child, this will include my neighbor who yelled at me. Any parent who does not agree to my rules, will not be allowed to have their child here without parent supervision. Any parent who agrees is welcome to have their children here while I am in the garden. I will also hold off on calling CPS, hopefully I won't be calling, although I do feel the kids are being abused. I feel like it would be better to see if I can logically help, maybe watch the kids for an hour a day or two. I think this is better for the kids and may help her balance just life as a single mom easier. I think my first step should be to help rather than to complain, although I did come here basically complaining. All in all, I greatly appreciate your comments and opinions and do appreciate those who recommended ways I prevent being seen as a groomer or pedo or anything along those lines. I would not have reached this decision without all of your help, thank you. A special thank you to the person who typed out multiple paragraphs telling me to write a contract and those who told me to consult a lawyer.

Jonas Bergström
AITA for telling my neighbor they need to get their boat out of our yard or it’s getting set out by the road?
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AITA for telling my neighbor they need to get their boat out of our yard or it’s getting set out by the road?

My husband (35M) and I (30F) have lived next door to a family since 2016. I had babysat their son since he was 5 months old and he is now 3. Whenever they needed a date night or had something going on which was about every other weekend. They had another baby a year ago so I also watched him. They would invite us over a lot and have dinner, share some of their edibles/ smoke, drinks and just hang out and talk. We became pretty close after living next to each other for years. We’d have each other’s backs and look out for another if any sketchy things took place on the neighborhood. Well, about 4 months ago they moved 5 minutes down the road. While they were in the moving process, I offered to help them out by asking if they’d want me to watch their boys so they can move things. They asked if they could leave their boat in our yard just for a few days until they settled in their house and would come get. We were like oh yeah of course. So a week went by, a month, 2 months and we didn’t say anything at all about the boat still being there and also hadn’t heard anything about the plan for them to pick up?? So we messaged, hey are you planning on getting the boat? He replies oh yeah we’ll get this weekend. No message saying he will come get and didn’t hear anything for another week. Asked again pretty irritated, and he comes to pick it up. Well the boat needs a new tire, so now he’s gotta leave and buy a new tire to haul it home. It’s been a week almost 2 weeks and he hasn’t even communicated about coming to get the boat. We are not only so over having this boat here in our yard, but also feel disrespected as we let them borrow our space/ our property for a while now. So my husband told them if they weren’t coming to pick up, he was going to set out by the road for someone to pick up. Are we the assholes for saying this?

Luca Moretti
My Neighbors Think They Are Raising A Perfect Vegetarian Family But I Know They're Eating Pork
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My Neighbors Think They Are Raising A Perfect Vegetarian Family But I Know They're Eating Pork

My neighbors are vegetarian for religious reasons. I do know that they weren't always vegetarian and only chose to be more strict about their diet in the last few years. I am also a vegetarian but just as a personal choice. They are raising their daughter as a vegetarian as well while my daughter and husband both eat any meat products they want. My daughter likes to go to their house to play and will regularly come home with things like gummy bears and marshmallow treats that are made with pork gelatin. They also get pizza from a place near us that uses cheeses made with calf renet. There are a few other small examples like that. When we first moved to the neighborhood there was a big block party. My neighbor offered me jello from the table and I told her I don't eat it because it contains pork. She was genuinly surprised that it was made with pork. I didn't say anything about gelatin just the Jello so i don't know if she knows to look for that. It's all small things that most people don't even know are made from a life. Its all very easy to overlook. My husband thinks I should just leave it and let ignorance be bliss for them but again, he's not a vegetarian so it wouldn't bother him. He thinks I would be an asshole because it would be ruining their daughters favorite snacks and I shouldn't do that to a kid. I just feel like if it's important enough for you to raise your whole family in accordance with a certain lifestyle them you maybe would want a heads up that something is slipping through the cracks. All of these things have very similar vegetarian alternatives (Except the marshmallows. They suck.) so it would be an easy fix but since it's tied to their belief system, i'm worried I would be uneccessarily causing guilt. So WIBTA if I said something or should I just leave it and mind my own business? ​ Edit: I also want to add that they are pretty strict otherwise. They only wear vegan clothing and won't even eat mushrooms because they feel that they could be considered an animal.

Jonas Bergström
My ex just moved in with my upstairs neighbor after telling me they were just friends
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My ex just moved in with my upstairs neighbor after telling me they were just friends

Hiya so me (23m) and my ex (20f) were together for 18 months. We have an upstairs neighbour (31m) that was in the building before me. My ex moved into my flat for the last year of the relationship and obviously knew my upstairs neighbour. I had his number has he used to look after my cats. Anyway, they friended each other on Facebook and then swapped numbers and started talking. I thought nothing of it at first. Eventually I started feeling weird about and she said don’t worry about it we’re just friends. But her replies to him started getting longer and more flirty than her replies were to me. We always used to joke about calling a goblin and stuff and she’d always say horrid stuff about him. And was really mean towards him. Anyway. We split up a month ago after she kept getting mad at me for nothing. Such as me bringing in the drying rack from outside and folding away our clothes. I then placed the rack against the wall as she came home. And she got really mad at me when she bumped into it. So. I’ve found out yesterday she’s now seeing my upstairs neighbour. Tonight is the first night she’s staying there. Which is obviously right above me Am I wrong to think that this is disgusting? Like the way she said don’t worry about him. And the fact he’s my neighbour. I feel so upset and not sure what to do

Elise Dubois
I Told My Neighbor To Stop Vacuuming Her Own Floors And She Completely Shut Me Down
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I Told My Neighbor To Stop Vacuuming Her Own Floors And She Completely Shut Me Down

My neighbor moved in above me about a month ago. Before she moved in, the complex renovated her unit so she has all hard floors except in the bedrooms. (Unrenovated units like mine are all carpeted.) Everything has been fine so far, except for at some point every week she vacuums her floors. Now, obviously I understand her vacuuming the carpeted areas or her rugs. But she vacuums the hard floors too. It can go on for about half an hour. The issue is that I work from home and she vacuums in the middle of the day when I'm on meetings. It's very hard for me to concentrate on my meetings when this happens. I finally went up and knocked on her door and explained the situation to her. She was very apologetic, and asked when is a better time for her to vacuum so that she doesn't disturb me. I asked why she needed to vacuum her hard floors as opposed to just sweeping or swiffering. She said that she has a cat, so she actually vacuums AND Swiffer's. That's the only way she can be sure that she gets all of the hair up. I basically told her that she should maybe consider switching to both sweeping and swiffering, instead of vacuuming. She said that wasn't possible, but said that she would make every attempt to vacuum during non work hours. I asked that she also make sure not to do it too late in the day either, and she basically just closed the door, which made me think maybe I was an AH. But, I mean, I have to be able to do my job. AITA?

Luca Moretti
Redditor's Wife Questions Neighbor's Kids About Their Dad To Help Their Mom Get Full Custody, He Tells Her To Stay Out Of It
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Redditor's Wife Questions Neighbor's Kids About Their Dad To Help Their Mom Get Full Custody, He Tells Her To Stay Out Of It

My wife (37F) and I (38M) moved to a new neighborhood about 3 years ago with our 2 kids (8 & 6). Our neighbors across the street have 2 kids (9 & 7) that our kids quickly became friends with. We would hang out with the parents as well and my wife became close friends with the mom. The dad and I got along fine, but never got as close as my wife and the mother. Unfortunately, about a year ago, the parents separated and the mom filed for divorce. Apparently, the dad had an affair. The mom moved out as the house was owned by the dad before they got married. She took the kids with her. According to my wife, the mom tried to get full custody of the kids, but the dad asked for and was granted partial custody. So he has the kids 3 weekends a month, the rest of the time they stay with their mom. I've only very briefly talked with the dad about the whole thing as he obviously feels a lot of shame about the affair and we aren't close enough for me to feel I can ask deep questions about it. The kids all still play together when they can. I noticed my wife would make it a point to make sure our kids invited them over to our house. I also noticed that my wife was asking the neighbor kids some pretty odd and honestly rather intrusive questions about their dad. Like if he has "friends" over at his house when they are there. What he feeds them, what rules he has at home, do they feel safe there, etc. This past weekend the kids were at our house and stayed over for dinner and my wife asked the kids if they like hanging out with their dad or mom more. I cut in before the kids could answer and changed the subject to watching a movie after dinner. As my wife and I were cleaning up, I asked her what the hell all the questions are about. She said that her friend is still trying to get full custody of their kids and she asked my wife if she would keep an eye out for anything that she could use to build the case against the dad. I was shocked. I told her that's none of our business and she needs to stay out of it. I told her it seems like her friend is still upset about the affair and is using that anger as justification to try and take the kids away from their father. I told her that neither of us has ever seen a single thing to indicate that this guy is a bad father. Sure, he had an affair and that makes him a bad husband, but that has zero influence on his ability to be a good loving father. I told her what her friend asked to do her was gross and the fact that she's going along with it is something that I strongly disagree with. I told her she needs to mind her own business. She said she's just trying to look out for her friend and she's trying to make sure that the kids end up in a situation that is best for them. I told her that essentially spying on our neighbor is not her responsibility and she's definitely in the wrong for asking the kids the kind of questions she is. She feels she's completely justified, but I do not.

Clara Jensen
Neighbor Demanded I Buy Her Tomatoes After She Planted Them On My Property Without Asking
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Neighbor Demanded I Buy Her Tomatoes After She Planted Them On My Property Without Asking

I own a house that is close to other homes. Each home is 10 or so ft apart, but we all have back yards. Recently I noticed a tomato garden growing on the side of my home. The back of my house sticks out a little more than the front []o that kind of shape and the back goes right up to my property line. The garden was on the side of the smaller part of my house, but still technically on my yard. Then there’s my neighbors driveway, and their house. I just bought the house a little under a year ago, and don’t know much about plants, so wasn’t sure if it had to be planted or just grew on it’s own. I ignored it, but later sent a text to my landscaper about a few vines on that side of my home growing up my house. The landscaper came and removed everything, including the tomato plants. I’m not home when the landscaper comes, so just saw later that day. A few hours later, the neighbor came to my door upset that I removed them and asking for me to buy them organic tomatoes for the rest of the season or replace their plants with mature ones from Home Depot. I told them their plants shouldn’t have been on my yard, and I have a landscaping sign in my yard, it shouldn’t be my responsibility to make sure my landscaper doesn’t take out plants that are in my yard and aren’t mine. I’m wondering if maybe for the sake of keeping the peace I should just replace the plants though? AITA for ripping out their plants?

Anya Petrova
Redditors "Steals" Back Their Family Cat From Neighbors Who Claimed Their Daughter "Found" Him
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Redditors "Steals" Back Their Family Cat From Neighbors Who Claimed Their Daughter "Found" Him

My family has a cat(5m), for anonymity I will call him Fluffbutt. He was with our family since he was 2 month old and is a beautiful cat in general. He is very affectionate with the people he knows but is terrified of strangers. He is an indoor only cat as we live in a large industrial city, and the chances of him getting stolen are very high. It's also worth noting that Fluffbutt has a cereal and corn allergy, so he is on a special diet of a good quality grain free cat food. Our apartment had to have a new kitchen done, so we temporarily relocated Fluffbutt to my grandparents so he won't stress out or escape. My grandparents loved him and really enjoyed his company. Two days ago, Fluffbutt sneaked out from my grandparents' flat into the apartment building. My grandparents spent over 2 hours trying to find him, but couldn't, so they called me and asked to come over and help. When I came over, it was about 7 pm. I checked with the neighbours if anyone saw him, but they all declined. One of the neighbours didn't open the door, but I heard Fluffbutt meowing from their flat. I have tried knocking and ringing and could hear the neighbours talking behind the door and their lights were on, but they wouldn't open and just pretended nobody was home, when Fluffbutt would keep meowing as he was really scared. I knew the neighbours had my Fluffbutt. He has very specific meow, and not a lot of people in the apartment building had cats. So I waited till after midnight and went back downstairs and started ringing and knocking on the neighbours door to get my cat. The neighbour has finally opened the door and was about to have a go at me for waking them up that late at night, when Fluffbutt run out of the door at the full speed nearly knocking the neighbour over. I left as soon as my cat was free, found him next to my grandparents' door, and let him in. I have given him plenty of scratches and food with treats as he was clearly very stressed. I've also checked him to make sure he wasn't injured and found a lot of scratches on him (he scratches himself badly when he eats food with corn/cereal) and gave him some medication against his allergy. Early in the morning, the neighbours knocked on my grandparents' door, demanding "their" cat back as their child (f 10-12) was crying since she "found" him. I've told them to leave since Fluffbutt is our family cat, and not only did they try to steal him, but they also kept him against his will and caused an allergy to return. The neighbours said I had no right to ring them late at night and wake them up. I got too tired of this and closed the door in front of them as they wouldn't shut up. I'm now staying with my grandparents for a few days to make sure Fluffbutt is OK and the neighbours won't try to steal him again, however some of my grandparents neighbours called me an asshole for what I did. Aita? Edit: Fluffbutt has been microchipped for as long as he was with us, and we make sure the details are up to date. As per advice, I will also be contacting the police about the incident to make sure it is documented in case the neighbours try anything stupid again. Edit: [Cat tax](https://imgur.com/a/HegQJgo)

Clara Jensen
Brother-in-law Demands My Rental for Free During Peak Season and Now My Wife Is Furious
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Brother-in-law Demands My Rental for Free During Peak Season and Now My Wife Is Furious

I work full-time, but I have a couple of rental properties in a nearby tourist destination. I take a lot of pride in them and put a lot of work in to make them happen! They rent around $150/night. He’s visiting, and he wants to take his girlfriend to one of my properties. He asked if there was a “family rate” and I said that I could do $50 off so $100/night. He told me he was surprised that I was being so “cheap”. Now he’s pissed and he won’t talk to me or my wife. My wife is pressuring me to let him stay for free now. I told her “people ask me this all the time. If I gave every person who wanted to stay at my properties the place for free, why bother owning them?” She just said “well I only have one brother”. She also said that when my sister’s in town, we let her crash at our place, but I guess I don’t feel like that’s the same? I told her that I offered a discount but she says I’m just making this a bigger thing and she wishes I’d take the high road. Maybe I am cheap? AITA? Edit: some details that people keep asking for He asked for a week during the Christmas/NYE holidays. This Airbnb is in a ski town as well so it’s a big time for my business. We live about four hours away from the ski town and he is welcome to stay at our house, but I doubt he’s interested if what he wants is a ski trip.

Elise Dubois
Neighbor Screamed That I Was Murdering A Tree So I Told Her Exactly What I Thought
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Neighbor Screamed That I Was Murdering A Tree So I Told Her Exactly What I Thought

So I was sent to remove a tree that was deemed hazardous by a state arborist. Upon arrival I was instantly bombarded by an adjacent property owner with questions as to what I was doing in the area (which happens all the time). I explained what my task was and why it was necessary “I’m here to remove this marked oak because of the massive rot hole at the base. The state arborist has marked it because it’s a hazard to the town park. If and when it falls it could seriously injure or kill someone because of its proximity to the playground.” The person then started by saying that they were never informed of the removal. I replied with that they were not informed because it doesn’t belong to them and that it was a matter of public safety blah blah blah. The person then got extremely angry and started yelling at me telling me how I was wrong and an evil person for murdering the tree. I replied “I’m sorry you feel that way but I still have to do what I was hired to do,I hope you have a nice day” It’s a pretty standard response that I use when being verbally assaulted and no longer wish to continue the pointless conversation. At this point they start yelling louder that they are going to call the police and mayor and their spouse is a lawyer and is going to have me arrested. I replied with that I have the legal documents and they can call whoever they need to but there is nothing that can be done to stop me from removing the hazard. They then actually call the police (who knew I was there and what I was to do because I was waiting on them to arrive for traffic control) they get off the phone furious and say that they think I’m the most evil person they have ever met and that I’m stupid for not seeing how healthy that tree is. At this point the conversation had gone on for about 20-30 minutes and I was well over being verbally berated so I said “ listen I’m going to tell you something that someone should have told you a long time ago. Your opinion doesn’t matter! You can sit there and say what ever you wish to but it’s not going to save this tree it’s a hazard and is coming down today regardless of what you think. Since you clearly know more about arbor culture than a state forester and myself an ISA certified arborist you should have gone to the meeting about it’s removal and stated your case but clearly you didn’t.” At this point the police arrived and I explained the situation they kept the angry person at bay so I could complete the job. So AITA for telling them their opinion doesn’t matter and being kind of a dick?

Luca Moretti
Annoyed Man Strikes Some Silly Sexy Poses Because His Nosy Neighbor Won't Stop Filming Him, Ends Up Being Called A Creep
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Annoyed Man Strikes Some Silly Sexy Poses Because His Nosy Neighbor Won't Stop Filming Him, Ends Up Being Called A Creep

My dad passed away recently and he left me (26M) and my sister (31f) his house. It’s super unkempt so I’ve been doing lots of yard work outside in the mornings. I’m out there watering the grass in the mornings and evenings. Every single time I’ve done this the neighbor right next door who’s like this older granny comes out to her porch and straight up watches me without even hiding it. I introduced myself to her once that me and my sister are the new owners after my dad passed but it was obvious she didn’t wanna talk. Next thing she started coming outside with her phone pointing the camera right at me. I’m like “ is there a problem?” She says there’s no problem as long as I’m doing what I’m supposed to. I asked her why is she recording me then. Neighbor lady goes what’s the problem with me recording if you’re not doing anything wrong. It’s so fucking weird I didn’t even know how to respond to the situation. Soon as I finished up to go back inside she went back to her house too. This happens every. single. day I’m outside watering the grass. Always the same excuse that she wants to make sure I’m not doing anything else or if I do it’s on camera. So yesterday I got fed up and decided to do something different. When she came out with her phone I stuck my ass out and put my hand on my hip looking right at her. At first she was like wtf but then she got really mad when I started wetting myself with the water hose an touching my neck while literally looking directly at her. Was it stupid? Yes but she put her phone away and started cussing me out for being a pervert. My sister told me later on that she came to the house when I was at work talking about me sexually harassing her making poses in provocative ways. My sister knows she’s a pain in the ass since she probably has nothing better to do with her time. But I still shouldn’t have stooped to her level making her uncomfortable right back. I feel like I’m right on this one and it wasn’t even that bad (not like i was grabbing my balls or anything) but also can be a dumbass sometimes so idk you guys tell me. Was I an asshole?

Anya Petrova
AITA for alerting my neighborhood about someone lurking on my property, only to realize I outed a neighbor’s husband in his underwear?
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AITA for alerting my neighborhood about someone lurking on my property, only to realize I outed a neighbor’s husband in his underwear?

This morning, I awoke to a bunch of notifications from my home’s surveillance system. Upon checking it, I see a middle-aged man in his underwear, no shirt and flip flops wandering throughout my partially fenced back and front yard, looking around everywhere, casing the place, with a slightly panicked expression. It was extremely suspicious and unnerving. Since the notification was only 20 minutes prior, I shoot up out of bed, put on some clothes and run outside in hopes of confronting the trespasser to tell them to leave my property. But I’m unable to find any trace of anybody, it’s a quiet morning out and everything seems as usual. I go back in the house and look at the surveillance footage more closely, watched the other camera angles, etc. and am even more unnerved to see a whole family far away in the distance on one of the backyard cameras, assembly a mom and a young daughter, crawling underneath my wife and I’s tiny house that we have parked out behind our main house. The mom’s holding a shovel and the daughter is holding a long stick. You can’t see what they’re doing, you can only see from their shoulders up, but they’re crawling around underneath the tiny house. The wind was too strong for the cameras to pick up audio of what they were doing. You could also see them looking over my other neighbor’s fence, too. It’s all so suspicious and creepy. What were they doing? Where did they disappear to? I showed my wife and she thought they were trying to break the locks on the tiny house door. I went back outside to the tiny house and looked all over where the family was crawling around and couldn’t find anything askew or missing. Not even any foot prints in the dirt. WTF? I text my immediate neighbor photos of the people and they don’t recognize them. They suggest I call the cops. However, I don’t like calling the cops—so I did the next best thing: printed out a few flyers with a photo of the suspicious underwear man saying basically, “Watch out for this person in the neighborhood, he was with a woman and a young girl”. I distributed the flyers in the neighbors who share the easement where the family emerged. Neighbors thank me for watching out for them, I don’t think much of it and the day continues. Tonight, I’m in the front yard doing yard work when a woman approaches me and tells me that she’s my neighbor from 5 houses down. I’ve never seen or met her before. She says she doesn’t appreciate that her neighbors now know what her husband in his underwear looks like, that OBVIOUSLY they were trying to retrieve some pet chickens that were attacked by a hawk, why would anyone steal with their daughter with them, why didn’t I come out and confront them? She really let me have it… I apologized, tried to explain that I’ve never seen them before, that I was sleeping, couldn’t see what they were doing, from my point of view how suspicious it all was, etc. but she wasn’t having it, told me her morning was terrible and that I made it worse, passive aggressively told me to have a great night and stormed off. Apparently I had dropped off a flyer in their mailbox-the family who I captured in 4K on my property! I, in somewhat of a panic now, ran back and was able to retrieve the other 3 out of 4 flyers I put in mailboxes, this family were the only ones who actually saw the flyer. She really made me feel like an asshole when I was trying to just watch out for my neighbors’ properties and safety. We have a history of vagrants roaming through our easements, where they emerged from mind you, and I really thought that was what happened today. We also don’t live out in the country, this is in a metro area of Tucson, Arizona. Seeing an underwear man on your property is something anyone else would call the cops over. I’m honestly horrified and feel ashamed but at the same time feel like I did the right thing. It’s very conflicting. Wife thinks I shouldn’t have made the flyers. I kind of agree, but 99.9% of the rest of the time, it wouldn’t have been a false alarm. I may have started a neighbor feud. Fuck my life. AITA?

Luca Moretti
My Wealthy Friends Abandoned My Sleepover Because They Felt 'Unsafe' In My Neighborhood
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My Wealthy Friends Abandoned My Sleepover Because They Felt 'Unsafe' In My Neighborhood

I (15F) have a scholarship to a private school that would otherwise charge a total of £120K. I have a group of 6 close friends (all 14/15 year old girls) who all range from regular middle class to very wealthy. We occasionally have sleepovers at each other's houses, and I'm the only one who's yet to host one. Here's the thing: I live in a council house (basically a house we don't have to pay for) in a very lower class neighbourhood full of crime, burglaries, robberies, fights, etc. My friends know that I'm poor but they'd never treated me differently for it until now. We planned to stay at my place for the weekend, and we went straight to my home after school. On the way, one of my friends kept making remarks about how "intimidating" the people were in my area and the others just agreed, including calling this homeless man who came up to us asking for money "creepy" and "perverted". This group of teenagers started randomly harassing and yelling stuff at us, trying to start an argument, and when they left my friends called them "trashy" and "chavs" (a derogatory term for lower class people). Previously I'd opened up to them about how hard it was to live here and how our house had been vandalised before and how we had to hide valuables incase of a break-in. I live in a small two bedroom flat on the first floor. My bedroom is only a box room that's small enough for my bed to fit exactly at one end, I sleep on a mattress on the floor, and the only other furniture I had was a box for storage and when my friends saw this they kept giving fake, sarcastic compliments about how "cozy" and "tiny" it was. After about an hour, one of my friends called her parents to pick her up and made some excuse about how she suddenly remembered that she had a family thing planned, which I initially believed. Then, soon after, another friend also said she had to leave as she was feeling sick. At this point I got suspicious and they eventually revealed that they felt "unsafe" staying over in my neighbourhood and wanted to leave. One friend said my house felt dangerous since my mum was working a shift that afternoon and wouldn't come home until midnight, and my friend was scared someone might break in, which was so irrational because I'd lived here my whole life and I was fine. She was the richest of us and lived in a huge house and had no idea what it's like to not be privileged. She had an awful experience in a poor neighbourhood a few years ago so I get what she was feeling, but we were literally staying inside so there's no reason for her to overreact. I told her she was being overdramatic, yet the rest and my friends all agreed with her saying she was justified in feeling unsafe. I couldn't stand how they made me feel alienated for being poor and how they couldn't even walk in my shoes for one weekend. In the heat of the moment I said my friends were all spoiled brats, and we ended up in a huge argument and they ended up cancelling the sleepover. AITA?

Clara Jensen
Parents Are Furious Because I Called Out The Neighbors For Oggling Me At A Pool Party
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Parents Are Furious Because I Called Out The Neighbors For Oggling Me At A Pool Party

I’m a 22 year old female. A family friend/neighbor has a large backyard that they love to throw parties in. My family is pretty close with them and usually goes whenever there’s a party. If I’m busy with something my parents don’t care if I miss these events but if I don’t have any plans they make me go with them and my younger siblings. Over the past 2 or so years, a couple of my dads friends or adults in the neighborhood have been sorta creepy to me at these events. They sometimes make remarks about why I don’t have a boyfriend and how they find it strange. Maybe it’s not that weird but it kinda creeps me out. Or if I go grab a beer, they try to draw out convos about me being old enough to drink now or asking me about my alcohol preferences. On the day of this party, I was already having a shitty day since I fought with my mom earlier and I was sort of on edge at the party. I was hanging out in the pool, and I went to get out because I had to pee. I felt eyes on me, like some of the men at this party were treating me like I was that girl in the pool scene in Fast Times. I had sunglasses on and ended up making eye contact with the house owner who seemed to space out with his eyes resting on me as I walked inside the house. After using the restroom and feeling very uncomfortable, I walked back home and changed out of the bikini I was wearing and put on the ugly one piece I had to wear in high school swim class. I arrived back at the pool and swam when my mom called me over to her and a group of neighbors/adults at the party. She asked me why I left and put on another swimsuit. I said something like “I was feeling uncomfortable with all these men who are dads age staring at me” an awkward silence filled the area and my mom looked at me signaling “are you fucking kidding me” I asked her why she was looking at me that way. She apologized to the adults and I walked away. After sitting in the hot tub for a bit, my dad came up to me and sort of whispered that he heard whaT I said, and it made a lot of people uncomfortable and maybe I should apologize. I barked at my dad loudly, and T this point people were looking at me. I yelled for him to “Tell mr. (Last name) to stop being a fucking pervert then” At this point, the man who I name drop’s wife started yelling at me. Telling me I’m a little punk and I need more respect for my elders. And how disgusting it was of me to accuse people of that. I just told her “don’t worry your husband wasn’t the only one who was staring, and I am very uncomfortable that the neighbors who knew me since I was a toddler now ogle over me in my swimsuit” One adult man there spoke up and said he was sorry, that he wasn’t looking at me but if if I thought he was he’s very sorry for the misunderstanding. I told my parents I was going home. My parents returned an hour or so later and promptly bitched me out for embarrassing them and making the entire party awkward. Did I go to far?

Clara Jensen