When Bethany moved into her dream home, she envisioned peaceful days by the lake with her two sons. However, her next-door neighbors turned their idyllic new life into a battleground.
Just when she thought her happy days were over, an unexpected twist of fate taught her neighbors an unforgettable lesson.Hi! I’m Bethany, a single mom of two boys, Austin (10) and Sheldon (12), and we just moved into our dream home a few months ago.
The backyard had a beautiful little lake that we would get to share access to with our neighbors. Austin and Sheldon could hardly contain their excitement about all the fishing and boating they were going to do.”Mom, can we get a canoe? Please, please, please?” they begged. I laughed and said, “Of course, as soon as we’re all settled in!” The first few weeks were blissful. The kids spent hours out by the lake, catching frogs and just enjoying the fresh air. That’s when we met Oswald and Patricia, our next-door neighbors.
They had disdain in their eyes from the moment we introduced ourselves. It seemed like they weren’t too happy about having us as their neighbors.”So you’re the ones hogging our lake, huh?” Oswald grumbled. I was taken aback.”Your lake? But the realtor said we all shared access to it.” “Well, she didn’t tell you the whole story, did she? This lake is ours, and we don’t appreciate you letting your brats play in it all day long.” Brats? Did he just call my kids brats? I thought. How dare he?
I tried to reason with him, explaining that the kids were being respectful and not causing any trouble.But Oswald and his wife just glared at me. “We want them to stay off our property. If we see them out there again, there will be consequences.”With that, they stormed back into their house, leaving me fuming. At that point, I knew I had to have a talk with the kids. “Guys, I know how much you love the lake, but it seems our neighbors have an issue with us using it. So, for now, I need you to stay away from that area of the backyard, okay?””But Mom, we were gonna go fishing tomorrow!”
