'I plug them in every night at 6 pm sharp': Neighbor installs ambient lights on their balcony, then tells an entitled Karen to kick rocks when she gets offended by their holiday implications

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Jesse Kessenheimer • Writer and Editor
Aug 17, 2025 4:00 PM EDT

When this person was decorating their new apartment for the summer, they took one look at their lovely balcony and knew it was missing only one thing: Mood lighting. However, after lighting several citronella candles and slaving away to nail in the supports for the perfect string bulb lighting, the neighborhood Karen turned red with fury. Unbeknownst to the new neighbor, this Karen was offended by anything and everything going on in their condo complex, and after witnessing the true horror of their pretty summer balcony setup, they said, "Oh heck no."

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  • Neighbor demanded I take down my holiday lights because she "doesn't celebrate" S I put up some string lights on my balcony last week. Nothing crazy, just some warm
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  • white LEDs because the evenings have been nice lately. Two days later, my downstairs neighbor knocks on my door looking annoyed. She tells me she doesn't celebrate any holidays and my lights are "offensive"
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  • because they make it look like the building is "participating in something she doesn't believe in." I told her they weren't for a holiday, I just like how they look at night.
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  • She said it doesn't matter, I should be considerate and remove them because she doesn't want to see them when she looks up from her patio.
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  • I told her she can close her blinds if they bother her that much. She muttered something about me being "disrespectful to her lifestyle" and walked away. The lights are still up, and now I plug them in every night at 6 pm sharp.
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  • As we know, Karens are offended by everything. If you spell their name wrong on their coffee order, if you sit in your assigned window seat on the plane, or if you park too close to the grocery store without permission, you'll likely find yourself in the cross-hairs of a furious middle-aged woman. Well, when this lady tried to tell her neighbor that they couldn't hang the market lights they liked on their balcony, she was told off in a way that all fo us wish we had the confrontational strength to manage. 

    Kick rocks, Karen, if my lights offend you, close your blinds. 

  • “Go squawk at someone else”

  • Daleaturner. Karen, you are being "disrespectful to my lifestyle" by gatekeeping my enjoyment of the lights. Now, go squawk at someone else.
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  • Yedasi. I hope you are ordering inflatable decorations for every possible holiday to have a year round balcony display now. Enjoy the show neighbour.
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  • RedPlastic Dog Need a timer switch for when you may be away. Just in case she misses them.
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  • scrappymerman Happy Enfuriate Karens Day! *
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  • Specific-Frosting730 Just stare at her until she goes away. Add a string of lights every time she bothers you. Have some fun with her b tchery.
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  • NCNative919. I'm constantly amazed at the number of people that believe their neighbors should bow to whatever they want. Next time tell her you don't participate in sticking your nose in others business and it's offensive to you that she is disrespectful to your lifestyle.
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  • Unknown-714. Just because your a is on a diet dont mean that everyone else can't have any donuts
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  • Montyburnside22. I'd buy a huge a Santa Claus, animated witch and 6 foot LED groundhog and set them up at patio table posed playing cards with each other
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  • Alibeee64 · Tell her you respect her right not to celebrate anything, which is why you didn't insist she put up lights too.
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