Entitled mom tries to take over neighbor's front lawn for her kid's birthday party without even asking, neighbor puts a hard halt: 'Imagine feeling [THAT] entitled...'

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Elna McHilderson • Managing Editor
May 28, 2025 1:00 PM EDT

When you become a homeowner, one of the first things you get is homeowners' insurance. That's obvious. This helps pay for many things that might happen to and on your property. Say, for example, someone somehow gets hurt on your property. Usually, if it is your friend or family member, it's not a big deal. But if it's a mild acquaintance or even a stranger, then you've got bigger issues and risk being sued. 

 

Usually, this is easily avoidable because people don't tend to let random strangers or vague acquaintances do risky things on their property. So when this entitled mom started to set up to have a party for her kids on her neighbor's property without even asking, you better believe that it was shutdown quickly. Of course that homeowner wasn't about to risk having a bunch of strangers' kids running around on their lawn. The amount of entitlement this mom was oozing with is absolutely insane, it should be studied. 

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  • The neighbor was simply away for just a few days, and yet this entitled mom decided that this person's front lawn was public property. Wow. She even tried to guilt the neighbor about it. Get a grip, mom. 

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  • "Entitled mom thinks my front yard is an event center."

    I just got back from a 3- day work trip, I live in a quiet suburban neighborhood and take. care of my front yard it's landscaped, tidy, and very clean. The woman who lives across the street is somebody I have had very little interaction with beyond the occasional wave.
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  • As I pull into my driveway, I notice something strange: balloons, folding chairs, decorations being set up on my lawn. Not in front of it. Not beside it. In the center of my front lawn.
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  • I get out and walk over, trying to figure out if there's been some mistake but it was the neighbor from across the street, directing a couple of individuals where to place streamers.
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  • I walk up to her and say, "Hi, what's going on here?" She turns around completely unbothered and says, "Oh! It's my daughter's birthday party. The front of your house gets the best afternoon shade, and we needed more space."
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  • I just stood there like... what? I told her this is my lawn, and she didnt even ask. She acted like she was confused and was all, "Well, you dont have any event today, and it's only for a few hours. The kids need somewhere to play."
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  • I told her very plainly that she needed to remove everything from in front of my house and put it back in her own lawn. She actually rolled her eyes and was like, "Wow. Some people just don't want kids to have fun, this is mean"
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  • Lucyshnoosy You absolutely did the right thing having them leave your property. She assumed you wouldn't be around to find out, and she tried to brazen it out when you returned, thinking you'd be on the spot and feel awkward telling her no.
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  • Good for you. If someone had been injured YOU would have been liable. Damage to your property would have been met with an unconcerned "well what can you do? The kids were having a good time." And I bet they would have left you with a big mess after the party. Never let someone invade your property this way.
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  • Klutzy_Bluebird_4042 Imagine feeling entitled to someone else's property because it's shady, and the audacity isn't even shocking anymore. It's practically a personality type.
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  • abraxaslikesreddit The entitled mom said "you weren't home" like the op absence magically turned her private property into a community center. That's some Olympic-level entitlement right there.
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  • LuluKatz I know of a situation like this. A person I know came home to find the deck by her pool fully decorated for a teen's birthday party. The mother was bringing over the food when she got home. Was totally shocked it wasn't OK. These people really exist.
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  • No_Pumpkin3378 Honestly I would never, that's just flat out absurd. It baffles me at the gall people have to do this. I read about people using swimming pools while the owner is out of town, just going into someone's shed because "they already have the tools, why should I buy them?" Like I
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  • honestly could never understand someone's thought process on doing things like this. I understand entitlement is a thing, but going onto and using someone's property without even speaking to them? Absolutely absurd.
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  • Ginger630 ?! She was trespassing! She's lucky you didn't call the cops! Time to put cameras up. Because she will do this again.
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  • I'd also invest in a sprinkler system. One you can control from your phone. If your camera alerts you that someone is on your property, you can start the sprinklers.
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  • CatMom8787 She's a real piece of work! You were so much nicer than I would've been. I would've told her, "The normal fee for using my yard is amount. However, since you didn't ask for permission, the fee is now double the amount. You will be required to sign a form agreeing that YOU will be
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  • responsible for anyone who may get hurt. You must leave the yard exactly as you found it. You will be responsible for any damage to my lawn. I'm sure that shouldn't be a problem for you. Everyone likes to see kids having fun, right?" Or I would've not said anything and called the cops. Yes, I'm that petty!
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  • JEWCEY Time for motion sensing cameras. Next time, call the police first. This isn't normal. She's been warned.
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  • Failure-is-not Invite the neighborhood teenage kids over to her front yard to play hardball. So what if they break a few windows or dent up her car? They're just having fun.
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