His New Neighbor’s Angry With Him For Not Paying Her Son $5 To Cut His Lawn
This 29-year-old man just moved into a home he purchased, and he really does enjoy his new neighborhood.
Several of his neighbors have actually dropped by to introduce themselves, including a 43-year-old woman and her son, 13.
One day, he was sitting on his couch when he noticed his neighbor’s son mowing his front lawn. He was puzzled over this, as he never requested to have this kid help him out, nor did this kid offer.
“I went out and politely asked him why he was doing it – he said he did it for lots of neighbors, and quickly added they give him $5 for it,” he explained.
“I found it really weird, so [I] thanked him for the partial work he’d done before explaining that since I hadn’t asked or wanted him to do it, I wasn’t going to be paying him. He said OK and quietly left my lawn.”
“I figured that might be the end of it – just a kid trying to make some money, resolved with no harm done, end of story. But the next day, his mom arrived on my doorstep and angrily asked me why I hadn’t paid her son.”
He told her the same thing he had told her son earlier, but she would not hear him out. His neighbor simply repeated that her son was doing something nice for him – something he does for all the other people on their block.
She insisted $5 is hardly a lot of cash, and so he should have handed it over to her son when he came over.
He tried to interject and say his neighbor’s son should have asked before mowing his lawn, and since that never happened, this whole thing is a money grab. His neighbor turned around and walked off as he was in the middle of speaking to her.
Jo Ann Snover – stock.adobe.com – illustrative purposes only
“I was amazed the adult in the situation was handling it worse than the literal child was. I’m wondering how much longer this will go on for,” he said.
“That was last week. Every time I’ve seen her since she’s stared daggers at me or made a show of crossing the street to avoid me.”
“I’m not instigating anything further – I really have no desire to speak to her – but I’m thinking she might try to send her poor kid back to collect the money or even mow the lawn again.”
He has spoken to his loved ones about the strange incident with his neighbors, and while many people are on his side, a few of his family members and friends think he should have given the boy $5 and then asked him not to mow the lawn.
He’s left wondering if he was a jerk. What do you think?
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