‘Wow, even your neighbors walk all over you’: Two-faced neighbor repeatedly parks in woman's driveway, so her MIL inspires her to stop being the neighbor's doormat

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Lana DeGaetano • "Show me to me please."
Dec 15, 2024 1:00 PM EST

When you're dealing with an entitled neighbor who keeps using your driveway, sometimes the only answer to your problems is a traffic cone or a tow truck. Once your niceties run out of fuel and get you absolutely nowhere, it's time to break out the big guns—your scary MIL.

All jokes aside, some individuals refuse to acknowledge their own entitlement, especially when the outcome of such realizations means they no longer reap the benefits they were receiving as a result of their selfish actions. Nice folks don't exist to function as doormats; If you cross a patient person, you'll likely see their rage at maximum capacity. In certain cases, this person might be battling two entitled individuals at one time, which is a recipe for ultimate payback.

The original poster (OP) of this next story has told her entitled neighbor to stop parking in her driveway and to refrain from allowing their guests to do the same, but she's getting nowhere. Cue: Sour mother-in-law! OP's MIL makes a not-so-subtle dig at her, which sends OP into a much-deserved spiral where she demands her entitled neighbors to stop, or else. Scroll to read.

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    NO O "Wow, even your neighbors walk all over you. I wonder why."" DRIVEWAY
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    AITA for refusing to let my neighbor use my driveway after she's been parking in it without asking?
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    So I (30F) live in a suburban neighborhood with my husband (32M). We have a double driveway that fits both of our cars comfortably, and we've lived here for about
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    five years. Our next-door neighbor, let's call her Linda, moved in a year ago. She's an older woman in her late 50s who seems friendly on the surface but has started to cause some issues.
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    It started a few months ago when I came home and found her car parked in my driveway. At first, I thought it was a mistake, so I knocked on her door to ask her to move it. She
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    apologized, saying she had a guest over, and her driveway was full. I let it slide that time. But then it kept happening. I'd come home to find her car (or sometimes her guests'
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    cars) in my driveway. I told her multiple times that it wasn't okay, but she'd just shrug it off and move the car when I asked, often saying things like, "It's not like you were using it right then."
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    The final straw happened last week. My MIL (the one who isn't exactly my biggest fan) was visiting, and I specifically asked her to park in the driveway so she wouldn't
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    block the street. When we came home from running errands, Linda's car was there again. MIL was already in a bad mood, and she snidely remarked, "Wow, even your neighbors walk all over you. I wonder why."
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    I was furious. I knocked on Linda's door and told her that this was the last time she was parking in my driveway, period. She got defensive, saying I was being unreasonable
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    since she only does it "occasionally" and that it's just a driveway, not a sacred space. Since then, she's started giving me the cold shoulder, and I've noticed
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    her glaring at me whenever I'm outside. My husband says I might've. gone too far and should've just let it slide, especially since she's older and it's "not worth
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    the drama." Even my MIL (shockingly) agreed, saying that I should pick my battles. But I feel like it's my property, and I shouldn't have to keep asking someone not to use it without permission. At
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    the same time, maybe I overreacted by confronting her so harshly. So, AITA for refusing to let my neighbor park in my driveway and possibly escalating things?
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    Low_Echidna30... • 1d ago • NTA. Linda knows what she is doing. Stand your ground and smile back and wave at her. Linda will never look at you again.
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    having a cordial relationship with her that she be allowed to get away with things like this. You don't need a cordial relationship with her as much as you need exclusive use of your driveway. tldr: screw her and the horse she rode in on.
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    R... . 1d ago. Edited 1d ago · Your MIL is the real asshole here. First she accuses you of letting your neighbor walk over you, then she tells you that you should have let your neighbor walk over you when you stood up for yourself? You should have a long talk with your husband about boundaries.
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    mrawild 1d ago • • Absolutely not, next time. block her in...
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    JanetInSpain 1d ago • Your husband is WRONG. Is he a doormat? How did expecting your neighbor to stay out of your driveway "going too far"? Your MIL is wrong too. It's YOUR property and your neighbor is preventing you from using it.
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    Put up a sign at the end of the driveway that says "private parking -- violators will be towed" or somesuch. Then if she parks there again, HAVE HER CAR TOWED. Don't call her or give her warning. She already knows she's not supposed to park there.
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    GrizzRich 1d ago NTA It's your space, your permission is required. If she feels you're being unfair, she can try parking again and see how she feels about paying the impoundment fees when you get it towed.
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    unimaginative_... 1d ago Park beside her and let your husband have to deal with her so he can park in his space. Or the next time she parks in your driveway, park in hers.
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