Neighbor Filed A Petition For Redditor To Get Rid Of His Dogs So Her Kids Could Play In His Yard
Some neighbors turn a simple backyard into a full-blown dispute. In this story, one Redditor and his wife moved into a house with a big yard, old treehouses, and a neighborhood full of kids who were already used to playing there.
At first, they were fine with it, as long as the parents understood that the couple would not be responsible for the children. Then the Redditor had to take in his parents’ two elderly dogs, and after a messy incident involving dog poop, one neighbor decided the dogs had to go.
Now the yard is closed off, the kids are out, and the neighborhood is split over who crossed the line first.
Here's the full context of that story
OP provided the history of the house they bought and what the previous owners did
Then soon people in the neighborhood let their kids play in their yard with their permission
Because OP's parents had to move to a retirement home, OP took it upon himself to care for their elderly dogs
They are well-behaved, and most kids who go to their house love them. Still, they put up a sign to warn people and tell them to keep the gates closed
That is where the trouble started.
Then someone showed up at their house, a lady who scolded OP and his wife because her kid (along with some others) went to their yard to play and ended up going home with poop all over their hands
The wife responded to her, and the lady went back with signatures to get rid of their dogs. This made OP close off their place, and no kids can play there anymore.
Now the neighbors are trying to change their minds.
There have been some who pleaded with OP to reconsider, but at this point, they don't want to risk it
And can someone teach OP to pay the dog tax?
It's their house; it's their rules
Since the advice is not in black and white and isn't signed by anyone, it might not hold up if something were to happen
Some people think the warning was there for a reason.
This also echoes the neighbor who caught a dog owner letting his pet poop in their yard.
They think that no matter what OP said about not watching their kids...
they would still go on and watch them
A sentiment that many have shared
The poop detail definitely got everyone talking.
What is it with kids and poop?
OP has a guess about what the kid must have done for them to come home with poop all over their hands
The lady might have placed the blame on OP or twisted the story a bit
They could have her apologize to OP instead
Those sketchy six people that no one knows if they are actually parents from the neighborhood
It could be like this, and the lady could have persuaded them with some story
Redditors are pointing out what responsibility might fall onto OP and his wife since it's their property
And there are actually laws that cover some things like treehouses or pools
If you choose to get a trampoline, though, it's better to see if it's covered by the insurance you've got first
OP can choose to let kids play again in their yard as long as there are formal legal measures in place
It's to protect both OP and his wife from troubles like what they went through
He can build a good rapport with neighbors, but it doesn't mean he has to bend to their every rule
This option might be easier
OP and his wife were gracious enough to let parents have their kids play in their backyard. It might save them a couple of hours figuring out how to keep their kids busy.
In the end, it was still their house, and the decision to take in the elderly dogs of his parents was a call that no one gets to negate but them. If it were up to you, would you continue to restrict kids from your yard?
That backyard is not a community park.
For another backyard showdown, see how a couple’s privacy fence stopped kids from taunting their big dogs.
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