Woman Asks The Neighbor’s Kids To Stop Spraying Water Guns Over Her Fence, Drama Ensues

• By Malaika
• 4 months ago
• 5 minutes read

Dealing with neighbours is difficult.

Navigating the complex dynamics of neighbourly relationships can be difficult and emotionally draining. Conflicts with neighbours, ranging from noise complaints to property disputes, can disrupt our sense of peace and harmony at home. However, developing effective strategies to address these issues while maintaining positive relationships with those who live nearby is critical for fostering a sense of belonging and mutual respect. Even if you try your hardest to keep the peace, there will be times when one or both of you will have to compromise.

While it is recommended that you try to get along with your neighbours, this is easier said than done. There are times when your neighbours will simply ignore you or call you a Karen for bringing up a legitimate issue with them. In today’s world, where everyone is called out for doing something wrong or being insensitive, it can be extremely difficult to determine when you are in the wrong. That is the OP’s problem, and she came to Reddit to ask strangers for advice.

You can also make your own decision by scrolling down.

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‘Let kids be kids.’

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Having complaints against your neighbours is pretty common.

OP only recently moved into a new house and her new neighbours have been quite welcoming.

Sarah and her two sons will always greet OP when they pass each other by, even in the summer heat.

The weather in England usually isn’t very summery, but when that changed, the kids also wanted to enjoy it.

OP was perfectly fine with the kids playing in their own backyard until she saw a jet of water over her fence.

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His neighbours were playing with water guns and raining them down on OP’s backyard as well.

OP’s brother asked the boys to stop doing that, but they ignored him and kept doing it.

This ended up frustrating OP and her boyfriend, so she went next door to complain.

It was an understandable request, but Sarah was quite offended and didn’t let OP explain her side at all.

OP wasn’t really able to say anything at all, so the door was closed on her face by Sarah.

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The kids did end up stopping, but from then on, things have been awkward with Sarah, and she doesn’t know what to do at this point.

Sarah complained to the OP, calling her Karen, for having a valid request.

OP isn’t sure what she did wrong, so she ended up on Reddit asking for a different opinion.

Some people in her real life have sided with Sarah, saying that the OP embarrassed her and that it was just water at the end of the day.

These two points are what she is asking for an opinion on.

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While I understand the sentiment of ‘letting kids be kids’, it is critical to teach your children to respect others’ boundaries. While it is only water and may not seem like much to you, it can irritate others. And it wasn’t as if OP was instructing her neighbours to keep her children from playing. It was only to prevent her children from spraying in her garden. I believe it is a valid complaint, and the neighbour should have handled it better. I hope they can resolve this minor issue through clear communication rather than letting it hang over them like a dark cloud.

People had quite a few ideas when it came to helping OP.

Most people urged OP to spray the kids right back.

I am sure the kids were having fun, but they should have still stopped.

I don’t think OP asked for anything impossible.

Sarah was definitely being overdramatic in this situation.

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What are your thoughts on how OP dealt with the situation? Are you of the opinion that she is exaggerating the situation and that it is indeed just water? Or do you think the neighbour is acting like Karen in this particular case? What would you do if you were in this situation? Let us know in the comments section below, and don’t forget to share this story with your friends so they can add their thoughts as well.