'It's my property': First-time homeowner bans the entitled neighbor's 10, 13, and 15-year-old kids from using their pool after they repeatedly break into their yard and leave messes

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Jesse Kessenheimer • Writer and Editor
Oct 26, 2025 6:00 PM EDT

Hey kiddos, this ain't the YMCA, it's someone's actual house. They are the ones cleaning up after you, they are the ones fishing candy wrappers out of the pool filter, and they are the ones with muddy footprints tracked all over the deck. 

A homeowner went viral this week after banning the neighbor's kids from using their pool again. After they took advantage of her one-time invitation, the kids were emboldened by their parents to climb the fence and hop into their neighbor's pool, because, apparently, it was open for business. Well, after they repeatedly trashed the place and made it their mission to disrespect the homeowner, they got what they deserved: A lifetime ban. 

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    Kids climbing the fence to get into a pool
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  • Entitlement is generational. Entitled parents often produce entitled kids, and the cycle continues. In this story, the neighborhood family is no different as the parent of a trio of troublemakers encouraged her kids to terrorize the new homeowner next door. Although they thought it was harmless fun in the garden, the property owner was proud of their space and protected their boundaries, which is a value their neighbors do not share. Read on for the infuriating tale of a homeowner who had to put their foot down with the neighbor kids, protecting their peace, covering their liability, and teaching a few kiddos a lesson in private property lines. 

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    AITA for refusing to let my neighbor's kids use my pool after they kept messing it up?
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    When I bought my first home last year, the pool was my dream come true. It's my little piece of peace.....I clean it, maintain it, and it's honestly the best part of my house.
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    A few months after moving in, my neighbor, Sandy, asked if her kids (10, 13, and 15) could use the pool sometimes since they didn't have one. I wanted to be a good neighbor, so I
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    said sure. I figured it'd be once in a while and that they'd be respectful. Spoiler... they weren't.
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    At first, things were okay They'd swim for a bit, laugh, splash, and go home. Then I started noticing small things... pool toys left behind, snack wrappers floating in the water, wet footprints leading up to my back door.
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    Then one day, I came home from work and found them already in my pool with no one watching them. No text, no knock on my door, nothing.
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    Just three teenagers swimming around like they owned the place. I talked to their mom about it, and she brushed it off, saying, "Oh, they just got excited."
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    The next weekend, it happened again, this time early in the morning. I stepped outside, and there they were, splashing around like it was a
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    public pool. That was the final straw. I told them to get out and went straight to Sandy's house to tell her her kids were no longer allowed in my backyard.
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    She flipped out. Said I was being "selfish, dramatic, and ruining their summer." Apparently, I should've been "grateful" her kids liked my
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    pool so much. But here's the thing...it's my property. I pay for it, clean it, and deal with the costs. I gave them plenty of grace, and they disrespected it every single time.
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    Now some neighbors are saying I'm being harsh because "they're just kids," but honestly? I don't care. If something happened to them while I wasn't home, I'd be the one legally responsible. I just wanted to enjoy my home without being taken advantage of.
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    So, Reddit...AITA for refusing to let my neighbor's kids use my pool after they kept messing it up and ignoring every boundary I set?
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    Chaos Rising Book NTA: it's a liability waiting to happen, especially with unsupervised children that aren't yours on your private property
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    Ulquiorra1312. The 13 & 15 year old should have known better about mess But the mom was probably turfing them to your house supervision or not
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    iceripperiii. I asked the magic 8 ball and it said it sees locking privacy gates and security cameras in your near future
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