Petty Parent Purposefully Causes a ‘Feeding Frenzy of Seagulls’, Using Uneaten Chips to Set a Boobytrap for Inconsiderate Beachgoers Who Invaded Their Family's Vacation Space

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Jesse Kessenheimer • Writer and Editor
Aug 22, 2024 3:00 PM EDT

This rowdy group of beachgoers learns their lesson in beach etiquette after messing with the wrong family. 

There are certain rules at the beach. Obviously, none of them are carved in stone, rather implied in the sandy dunes of human decency, so oftentimes, tourists naturally fail to comply with a few key niceties of the sea. The cardinal rule at the beach is quite simple: if there's nobody else on the sand, don't plant your camp 5" from a neighboring group. We're all here to see the beauty, not eavesdrop on each other's conversations, bump elbows with strangers' children, and talk over another party's unpleasant music playlist. 

Newsflash guys, but I'm here for an ocean breeze and a pleasant summer book reading session, not a mouthful of kicked-up sand, inconsiderate behavior, and beach bullying. So what's a beach-lover to do if they encounter a self-centered tourist group on the sand? Get revenge, of course.

Luckily, this petty parent found the perfect way to get some vindication against a band of inconsiderate beachgoers who posted up a little too close to home. After going shoulder-to-shoulder with them on an empty beach, the band of hooligans boorishly started playing loud music, setting loose their feral children, and carelessly dashing sand all over their belongings. That's a big faux pas–so naturally, the petty parent in our next story decided to get creative, using nature as the ultimate weapon of revenge.

Time for those tourists to squawk squawk their way off of this beach.

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    "Enjoy the nature show"
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    AITAH for dumping leftover chips all around an intrusive family at the beach.
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    We just got back from our week vacation down Cape Cod in Mass. Lovely place, but can get a little crowded.
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    We wound up a Craigville beach, public one. It was not too busy and not jammed. There were ample spots all over the beach so no need to setup near to someone. You could spread out.
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    We had been there for about an hour and a larger group of people come by and setup like 5 feet from us, mind you there was no one within 20 feet of us and even less populated areas.
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    These people sucked, they were loud, kicked sand wherever they walked, had screaming kids and blasted music from the time they sat.
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    I asked them a couple of times if they could be more careful about kicking sand and turning down the volume and they gave me a hard time and told me to lighten up because we're all at the beach and it's normal.
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    After about 40 mins of this and seeing them walk across my blankets with sandy feet my family decided to leave.
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    As we were packing our stuff I noticed that there was a bit of uneaten food, chips, cookies, popcorn and sandwiches. I pulled these to the side as we
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    packed up and brought everything back to the car. I was going to toss them in the trash because of the sand and being opened all day. As we were doing this
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    we could see them eyeballing the spot and getting ready to move to it. Which me off. I decided to take all the food and throw it around my spot and at theirs which
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    resulted in a feeding frenzy of seagulls. I even decided to toss the unopened food too. The gulls got so excited they started grabbing their food they had out too.
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    They were and stated cursing at me and I got up and left. My family thought it was pretty funny while my MIL
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    thought it was petty and like behavior. She spouted "eye for an eye" never solves anything. So AITAH for being petty to inconsiderate beachgoers?
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    chuckinhoutex - 1 day ago this is where the elusive Justified AH is warranted. "Oh, you don't want to be bothered by others, but nevermind the others that you are bothering? Enjoy the nature show."
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    Leelze 1 day ago You'd think they'd be happy since it sounds like they have something in common with seagulls: loud, obnoxious, and no sense of personal space.
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    Ryoko_Kusanagi69 · 1 day ago Yeah, they should just lighten up, since they were all at the beach, seagulls are normal
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    BuddyPalFriendChap 22 hr. ago People who blast music at the beach People go to relax and listen to the waves, not to your awful music.
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    AccomplishedAd3728 1 day ago "Lighten up, seagulls at a beach is normal"
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    DocJen12 1 day ago Hahaha! I love this. I live in Michigan (near Lake Michigan) and inconsiderate beach goers is one of my biggest pet peeves. I'm going to remember this. Seagulls don't F around. NTA.
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    Edwardteech 23 hr. ago There is a MILE of empty beach Francine. off over there and dont set up your tent/umbrella radio 3 feet from me.
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    Melodic Sail_6193 1 day ago The seagulls say that you're absolutely NTA
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    Lifewith_Eloise 1 day ago NTA. It's definitely frustrating when people invade your space and make your relaxing time at the beach miserable, especially when there's plenty of room for everyone to spread out. While
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    your response was a bit on the petty side, they disrespected your space and ignored your polite requests. Sometimes, a little karma in the form of seagulls isn't the worst thing.
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    That said, your MIL isn't wrong either retaliation often escalates situations rather than resolving them. But in this case, it sounds like they got a taste of their own medicine.
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