Her New Neighbors Kept Stealing Ice Cream For The Neighborhood Kids, So She Put A Lock On The Freezer And Gave Every Family Keys Except Them

This twenty-five-year-old woman lives in a small, close-knit neighborhood, where she and her neighbors often get together.
They celebrate holidays, host cookouts, and enjoy casual gatherings so all of the neighborhood kids can play with each other.
But, with a heat wave hitting states across the country, the neighborhood has not had many hangouts this summer. Instead, just the kids have been playing outside.
And while the kids are enjoying it, the woman also gets a bit worried about the children overheating. So, she decided to solve the potential problem with some sweet treats.
“I used the extra deep freezer I have and filled it with ice creams and popsicles for the kids. Then, I put it outside so they will have something to cool down with,” the woman explained.
She even included a note letting the children know it is okay to take more than one, but just to be mindful of the other children.
And surprisingly, all of the children were very respectful.
The honor system worked out so well that some of the woman’s neighbors even pitched in to help refill the freezer once the ice cream stock was running low.
But, after a new family moved into the neighborhood recently, this friendly and fun summer solution took a negative turn.

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Apparently, the new family’s children would always take way too much ice cream. And sometimes, they would even steal entire boxes of popsicles.
“Even the parents would come and snatch a few,” the woman revealed.
“So, I went to their door and told them that they had to slow down because the freezer was running out too fast, and the other kids were left with nothing.”
But, after confronting the new parents on the block, nothing changed. In fact, the very next day, the parents tried to take multiple boxes of ice cream back to their home.
And the woman had enough.
She ran outside and stopped the adults before demanding they put the ice cream back. And after some complaining, they did.
Nonetheless, the woman knew the same thing would keep happening. So, she came up with a way to work around the rude family without ruining the other kid’s ice cream treats.
“I decided to get a clasp lock for the freezer, and, the same day, I also bought multiple keys,” the woman said.
“I gave them to all of my neighbors except for that one family.”
“I would personally unlock it myself if their kids wanted an ice cream or popsicle.”
Apparently, the other neighbors on her block also agreed with the solution, and all was okay for a few days.
But, eventually, word of the keys got back to the new parents a few days later, and they were utterly pissed off.
They went over to the woman’s house, banged on her front door, and screamed at her for “making them seem like thieves.”
Still, the woman thinks her actions were completely justified. She warned the parents and, since they did not listen, believes they have to deal with the consequences.
Do you think the woman was wrong for adding a lock to her freezer? How would you have handled the same situation?
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