Entitled Boomer demands neighbor's plants so he can put them in his garden: 'Just dig out yours and put it in my yard'

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Isabella Penn
Sep 28, 2024 8:00 PM EDT

You never really know what kind of neighbor you're going to get until it's too late. For some, it's a friendly wave and a chat over the fence, but for others, it's dealing with an entitled Boomer who thinks he's owed your plants. That's right—one woman found herself in the middle of peak neighbor drama when her Boomer neighbor demanded she dig up her own garden and hand over the plants just so he could spruce up his yard.

You've got to hand it to him for the sheer audacity. Not only did he ask for the plants, but he seemed to think he was doing her a favor by suggesting she just dig them out and put them in his yard. I mean, who wouldn't want to spend their Saturday giving up their plants and doing free labor for their neighbor, right? Boomer drama like this is all too real. Whether it's over parking spots, property lines, or, in this case, plants, there's always some entitled request brewing. But when someone decides they'd rather take from your garden than hit up a nursery? That's when you know you've got a real winner living next door.

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    r/ r/Entitled People ⚫ 2 days SnooSeagulls4821 Entitled neighbour ask for free bougainvilleas
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    I cannot believe it. I have met a lot of entitled people, but never this entitled. It all started this morning. My parents love to plant flowers on their yard. From hibiscus to water lily. But their most priced and pride is definitely the bougainvilleas.
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    This morning, my mom went to water the plants and feed the koi fishes. Enter my elderly neighbour, around 80+ years old. They were having a conversation and it goes like this.
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    EN: Can I have your bougainvilleas? 2 of them. Mom (confused): As in cutting some to put in vase? Sure. EN: No, I want to plant them in my yard.
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    Mom: I'm not sure if the plant can grow after cutting. I will ask a gardener opinion. If can, I can cut it for you. EN: No need, just dig out yours and put it in my yard. I have 2
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    empty holes and thought of your plant. Mom: What? EN: I like the red ones. When can you dig it up and put it in my yard?
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    Mom: I just brought those. I cannot give you yet because it is still in the process of growing. EN: Then let it grow at my yard. No need to wait for it to grow.
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    Mom (frustrated): Sorry, but no. If you want to, please go buy at the plant shop. The neighbour keep insisting my mom, even dragging my dad to give it to him for free. When they
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    would not budge, he keep cursing and leave. What??
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    • bamf1701 2d ago Keep an eye out: there is a good chance that you are going to wake up to two holes in your flower bed.
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    Cat1832 • 2d ago. Maybe get some cheap cameras to monitor the yard in case the weirdo comes back and tries to dig up the plants.
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    AdOne8433 . • 2d ago She may be experiencing a cognitive decline of some sort. Or she may just be an entitled . Either way, cameras are a good idea.
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    • mesdyshell 2d ago Edited 2d ago • Take pictures of neighbor and the plants in your yard. If the neighbor has an email or texts, be sure to send an email/text stating that you will NOT be digging up your bougainvillea plants and giving them to her. Better safe than sorry these days. Edit: grammar
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    . 3Viking Boys 2d ago • Your mom's garden sounds beautiful. Bougainvillea and a koi pond. I could spend hours sitting in that garden.
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    Griselda68 2d ago • The elderly neighbor may have dementia. I ran into that a number of years ago, when our next door neighbor demanded that we cut down a fifty foot oak because he planted a new tree under its shade. It took a cease and desist letter from our attorney and a lot of vigilance on our part to make sure that he didn't have our tree cut down.
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    • NYC-WhWmn-ov50 2d ago • That's... exceptionally special. Oh my. Take a LOT of pictures of the plants, every day from now until the inevitable day when they are stolen by a gardener hired by the neighbor who gets a forged note giving permission to transplant them. And security cameras. Maybe motion- sensors. And make sure to put up small signs "Do not touch without confirming permission, under penalty of law"
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