A NEW homeowner has been left reeling after a Karen neighbor threatened her when she parked in front of their house.
The ultimatum was ridiculous, she said and only resulted in her feeling riled.
It was a disappointing start to life in her new home for Annie (@thestrawberryannie).
What happened to patience and kindness, she asked, and good neighborly relations?
“We just moved into our new house a week ago and my next-door neighbor already left me a note," she said with a note of exasperation in her post.
She had parked in front of their property, on a public street, for less than 24 hours.
“We weren’t blocking any driveways. We weren’t blocking any fire hydrants."
With the note in her hand, Annie read it out: 'You are parked in front of our PROPERTY. Will be towed next time.'"
Their attempts at intimidation did not go down well.
“I don’t like threats. I also care about my safety though and I don’t know this person, they’re strangers to me. So I don’t want to do anything drastic.
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“But I’m more mature than that. I’m not going to stoop to their level."
Her response was a note back to them, but it was more measured and less menacing.
“My little note said: 'Dear neighbor, our car was parked in front of your property for less than 24 hours. Your driveway was not blocked.
'There are no laws that prohibit temporary parking on a public street. So no, you cannot tow us next time.'"
She was not finished yet: “'I hope your threats aren’t your usual response when you don’t immediately get what you want.
"'Treat people with patience and kindness. Thanks for the warm welcome. Sincerely your new neighbors.'"
This lady was still feeling bewildered however.
“Why do you have to be a Karen? We just moved in. We obviously have people, trucks and things coming and going. It's just so annoying.
“I’m sad to already be on bad terms with grumpy neighbors and I just moved here.”
There was a huge response to her post with over 92,000 likes and thousands of comments. She had touched a nerve.
Many commenters left their own experience at the hands of unreasonable people.
One advised caution: “Don’t leave the note. Don’t respond. Ignore them for the next 20 years. It will save you a bunch of headaches.”
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Another applauded her response: “The letter was perfect. Hope it works out. It costs nothing to be patient and kind.”
This viewer, however, said they would have gone further: “You’re a better person than I am. The same thing happened to me and I kept parking there out of spite.”
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