{"id":281242,"date":"2026-02-12T23:26:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T23:26:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/281242\/"},"modified":"2026-02-12T23:26:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T23:26:12","slug":"frustrated-resident-tells-off-a-neighbor-for-their-trash-scattered-everywhere-but-then-her-son-lectures-him-and-tells-her-to-clean-it-up-twistedsifter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/281242\/","title":{"rendered":"Frustrated Resident Tells Off A Neighbor For Their Trash Scattered Everywhere, But Then Her Son Lectures Him And Tells Her To Clean It Up \u00bb TwistedSifter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-719354\" class=\"wp-image-719354\" src=\"https:\/\/twistedsifter.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/lazy-load-0.7\/images\/1x1.trans.gif\" alt=\"Two trash bins beside a white picket fence\" width=\"800\" height=\"538\" title=\"Frustrated Resident Tells Off A Neighbor For Their Trash Scattered Everywhere, But Then Her Son Lectures Him And Tells Her To Clean It Up\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Untitled-design-2026-01-22T115100.129.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-719354\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pexels\/Reddit<\/p>\n<p>Bad neighbors can ruin your day and raise your blood pressure. It\u2019s bad enough if they are inconsiderate.<\/p>\n<p>But if they are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AmItheAsshole\/comments\/1q8cjpj\/aita_my_neighbors_scattered_trash_all_over_the\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">unsafe and gross<\/a>, that\u2019s even worse. Check out why this person is at her wits\u2019 end.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve had terrible neighbors for a while- loud music, leaving ruts in my yard, shot fireworks off in my driveway when I was on vacation, treating my neighborhood road (speed limit of 15mph) like a drag strip, and most recently, scattering trash all over the neighborhood.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s getting progressively more disgusting literally and figuratively.<\/p>\n<p>Their dogs that they do not keep contained got into their trash bags that they left in their driveway and scattered it across the neighborhood before Christmas. They still haven\u2019t picked it up.<\/p>\n<p>Every time they put a trash bag outside it gets worse. My street looks like a landfill. Obviously, this behavior is not OK. Here\u2019s where I may be a jerk.<\/p>\n<p>Yesterday, the mother of the family, about 50 years old and able bodied, was sitting on the porch.<\/p>\n<p>I yelled from my driveway, as I didn\u2019t want to go near their three large dogs, \u201cPlease pick up your trash! It\u2019s pretty inconsiderate of you to spread it all over the neighborhood!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She just smiled and nodded.<\/p>\n<p>The son is just as ridiculous. Maybe more.<\/p>\n<p>This morning, the adult son was angry because I brought it up to his mom instead of to him, but how am I supposed to know who\u2019s in charge of the chores in your house?<\/p>\n<p>He said that I should pick up the trash in the neighborhood and throw it back in their yard instead of them just picking up their trash!<\/p>\n<p>I told him I\u2019m not going out of my way after a 12-hour shift (I work 60 hours a week) to find the person he thinks it\u2019s appropriate to say something to.<\/p>\n<p>She\u2019s frustrated with no solution in sight.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m not going to throw trash back in their yard so the wind and dogs can spread it all over again, either.<\/p>\n<p>I feel like I\u2019m living in bizarro world. The cops won\u2019t do anything because we live in the county and my particular county somehow doesn\u2019t have laws regarding littering.<\/p>\n<p>So, AITA for telling my neighbors to pick up their trash?<\/p>\n<p>Here is what folks are saying.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m ok with what this person said, except doxxing. Don\u2019t do that.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-719344\" src=\"https:\/\/twistedsifter.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/lazy-load-0.7\/images\/1x1.trans.gif\" alt=\"Screenshot 2026 01 22 at 11.44.17 AM Frustrated Resident Tells Off A Neighbor For Their Trash Scattered Everywhere, But Then Her Son Lectures Him And Tells Her To Clean It Up\" width=\"800\" height=\"580\" title=\"Frustrated Resident Tells Off A Neighbor For Their Trash Scattered Everywhere, But Then Her Son Lectures Him And Tells Her To Clean It Up\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-01-22-at-11.44.17-AM.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m skeptical, but it\u2019s worth a shot.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-719345\" src=\"https:\/\/twistedsifter.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/lazy-load-0.7\/images\/1x1.trans.gif\" alt=\"Screenshot 2026 01 22 at 11.44.53 AM Frustrated Resident Tells Off A Neighbor For Their Trash Scattered Everywhere, But Then Her Son Lectures Him And Tells Her To Clean It Up\" width=\"800\" height=\"509\" title=\"Frustrated Resident Tells Off A Neighbor For Their Trash Scattered Everywhere, But Then Her Son Lectures Him And Tells Her To Clean It Up\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-01-22-at-11.44.53-AM.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Sounds dangerous. They\u2019d figure out it was you.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-719346\" src=\"https:\/\/twistedsifter.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/lazy-load-0.7\/images\/1x1.trans.gif\" alt=\"Screenshot 2026 01 22 at 11.45.20 AM Frustrated Resident Tells Off A Neighbor For Their Trash Scattered Everywhere, But Then Her Son Lectures Him And Tells Her To Clean It Up\" width=\"800\" height=\"412\" title=\"Frustrated Resident Tells Off A Neighbor For Their Trash Scattered Everywhere, But Then Her Son Lectures Him And Tells Her To Clean It Up\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-01-22-at-11.45.20-AM.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Should do something and did do something are two different things.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-719347\" src=\"https:\/\/twistedsifter.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/lazy-load-0.7\/images\/1x1.trans.gif\" alt=\"Screenshot 2026 01 22 at 11.45.47 AM Frustrated Resident Tells Off A Neighbor For Their Trash Scattered Everywhere, But Then Her Son Lectures Him And Tells Her To Clean It Up\" width=\"800\" height=\"664\" title=\"Frustrated Resident Tells Off A Neighbor For Their Trash Scattered Everywhere, But Then Her Son Lectures Him And Tells Her To Clean It Up\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-01-22-at-11.45.47-AM.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Maybe a petition would be a good idea.<\/p>\n<p>If you liked that post, check out this story about <a href=\"https:\/\/twistedsifter.com\/2023\/12\/his-wifes-family-wanted-him-to-sleep-on-the-couch-so-he-went-to-a-hotel-instead-they-are-now-insisting-i-come-back-and-stay-on-the-couch-for-the-rest-of-our-visit\/?utm_source=IN-ARTICLE&amp;utm_medium=IN-ARTICLE&amp;utm_campaign=IN-ARTICLE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">a guy who was forced to sleep on the couch at his wife\u2019s family\u2019s house, so he went to a hotel instead<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Pexels\/Reddit Bad neighbors can ruin your day and raise your blood pressure. 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