Being neighborly means being respectful and considerate towards other people in the area you live in, establishing good relationships with them, and fostering a sense of community together. But that’s often easier said than done.
A few days ago, Reddit user QueenPotat-the1st shared a story about a guy on their mother’s block — he couldn’t stand the kids making a racket on the street and supposedly complained to the local alternative of the Homeowner’s Association (HOA) in an attempt to shut them up.
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But the kids’ parents, including QueenPotat-the1st’s mom, thought that he was being a hypocrite since the guy would often host late-night parties himself, and decided to award the fella with even more noise instead.
Children’s behavior can be a real nuisance to their neighbors
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But after one guy complained about the noise this group of friends were causing, their parents instructed the little ones to act even louder instead
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After the story went viral, its author released a few follow-up statements
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According to a study by Find Law, a popular legal information website, 42% of Americans say they have had a dispute with their neighbors.
But loud noise and kids are two of the most common reasons for these disagreements. The top looks like this:
- Noise 48%;
- Pets and animals 29%;
- Children’s behavior 21%;
- Visual nuisance, property appearance, trash, etc. 18%;
- Property boundaries 17%;
- Suspected criminal behavior 8%;
- Health or building code violations 4%;
- Parking 1%.
86% of people who had disputes said they took some kind of action, usually in the form of discussing the issue directly with the neighbor or sending them a note or email. Only fourteen percent of people with a dispute took no action at all:
- Discussed issue personally with neighbor 49%;
- Called police 27%;
- Notified neighborhood or owners’ association 15%;
- Sent letter, note, or email 11%;
- Went to court 4%;
- Went to mediation 4%;
- Other actions 4%;
- Took no action 14%.
But perhaps the parents have gone too far? Psychologists Kevin M. Carlsmith, Timothy D. Wilson, and Daniel T. Gilbert noted people tend to believe that retribution of some kind effectively releases the tension and anger someone feels toward the transgressor and their action, and that payback helps to assuage negative emotions, supplanting them with positive ones. But, in their own studies, while participants thought they’d feel better after exacting revenge, the researchers found the very opposite.
People in the comments were divided about the revenge; some said it was well-earned
But others thought it was too much
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