A man has been left in shock after he was ordered to build a treehouse in his garden by an "entitled" neighbour.
The man took to online social forum Reddit to explain how his "entitled neighbour" demanded that he got to work building a treehouse for her kids so they can play over the summer, reports the Mirror.
As he stood in shock, the neighbour continued to 'bark' her orders, saying she wanted it built on the tree closest to her back garden so she can keep an eye on her children.
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On Reddit, the man said: "She is known for being entitled and unreasonable. The entire neighbourhood roll their eyes when they hear her coming.
"This time, I was the target of her torment. She wants me to build a tree house in my yard so her three kids can play in it."
The neighbour explained how she couldn't build one in her own garden as it would ruin her landscaping and make her garden "ugly".
He added: "She harped on about maintaining the yard she created before having kids (she does have a nice yard with lots of flowers).
"But she says since I have just grass and trees, it doesn't matter about having a treehouse too. She said I obviously don't care what my garden looks like otherwise I would have planted flowers.
"I don't have time to plant flowers. I work two jobs at the moment after losing my job during the pandemic. Here's the kicker, she doesn't want it in her yard because 'treehouses look ugly'."
The man explained how she began to badmouth him to other neighbours after he flat-out refused - but he realised this will reflect worse on her than him.
He said: "I couldn't believe this woman's entitlement. I obviously said no. She is now going around the neighbourhood telling everyone how cruel I am for denying her kids a treehouse to play in over the summer.
"She decided to have children so she will have to compromise her garden if she wants a treehouse that bad.
"I would have considered helping build it but now I'm not having anything to do with it or her anymore."
Commenting on his post, one user said: "Her poor decision to procreate shouldn't impact anyone else.
"What you do in your home on your land is none of her concern or business and she gets no say in it.
"If she tries to approach you again remind her of that and/or just walk away. Don't engage with her further."
Another user added: "Build a fence instead."
A third user said: "The appropriate response here is- go f*** yourself".
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