Woman calls tow truck on entitled neighbor after they continue to park in her driveway, her MIL claims she's taken things too far: ‘She’s absolutely livid’ (UPDATE)

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Lana DeGaetano • "Show me to me please."
Dec 16, 2024 10:00 AM EST

If you haven't read the first part of this story, you can read that here.

Some entitled neighbors always want what they can't have. In this case, it's a driveway. If you're not new to this website, you know that there are countless stories from folks all over the internet about how their neighbors simply adore using their driveways. It doesn't make sense—they very likely own driveways as well, so maybe they just want to try something different. Either way, entitled neighbors' preferences are not and will never be your or anyone else's problem.

In this story update, the original poster (OP) calls a tow truck on her entitled neighbor who keeps parking in her driveway and allows her house guests to do the same. The story has a great twist that differentiates itself from most of the parking stories we write about—the OP's mother-in-law ridicules her for allowing her neighbor to mooch off of her driveway space but then shames her for confronting them. Despite this, the OP uses that as fuel to end this driveway battle once and for all. Scroll to read.

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    "She's absolutely livid."
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    Update: My neighbor kept parking in my driveway, so I had her car towed
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    Hey everyone, I wanted to update you on my. previous post about my neighbor Linda (late 50s) constantly parking in my driveway without asking. For those who didn't see the original post, I (30F)
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    live with my husband (32M) in a suburban neighborhood with a double driveway. Over the past few months, Linda has repeatedly ignored my requests to stop parking in our driveway.
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    Well, today things finally came to a head. I woke up early for an appointment only to find Linda's car parked in my driveway again, blocking me in. My husband had already left for work, so I knocked on
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    her door and waited for about 15 minutes, but there was no answer. I even tried calling her, but her phone went straight to voicemail. I was running late and completely fed up, so I
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    called a towing company. They arrived quickly, and as they were hooking up her car, Linda stormed out of her house, furious. She yelled at me and the tow truck driver, calling me
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    "petty" and claiming I could have just "waited a bit longer" or "left a note." I calmly reminded her that I'd asked her multiple times to stop parking in my driveway, but she wasn't having it.
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    She ended up paying the towing fee, and now she's absolutely livid. She's been telling other neighbors that I'm a "vindictive control freak," and a couple of them have
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    hinted that I might've gone too far. Even my husband thinks I could have handled it differently and avoided escalating things. And, of course, my MIL, who was visiting today,
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    had to chime in with one of her usual subtle digs. As we were sitting down for lunch, she casually remarked, "Some people just can't manage conflict like adults." I'm pretty sure she wasn't talking about Linda.
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    So now, Linda glares at me every time she sees me, my husband is annoyed about the neighborhood drama, and my MIL is treating this like it's my personal failure. I still think I was justified, but I'll admit the fallout is a lot to deal with.
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    Just wanted to keep you all updated-thanks for all the advice on the last post!
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    CatFla... 19h ago • • Seems like you DID try to resolve the conflict before escalating. Justified.
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    • Raym... 19h ago • Just tell the neighbours that you will inform Linda that she is allowed to park in their driveway.
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    APett 19h ago • Now tell your husband and MIL to shut the up.
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    arnee... 19h ago • • Have her towed every time. Use different companies so she has to hunt for her car.
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    wrenskibaby • 19h ago You dealt with your neighbor legally, logically and correctly. As for your MIL, she enjoys finding fault in everything so give her reactions no power in your lovely life!
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    missnau yb... . 15h ago MIL is out of control here, one of the wildest I've read tbh.
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