AITA for mowing my lawn early morning because the neighbor kids keep waking me up?
The original poster (OP) works late hours, which results in a need to sleep in every morning.
However, the next-door neighbors have three young children who frequently make loud noises, such as screaming, playing, and banging in the backyard starting around 7:00 AM daily, including weekends.
After politely asking the neighbor to quiet the children, who responded dismissively by saying the OP would get used to it, the OP decided to retaliate by mowing their lawn and using a leaf blower right next to the shared property line starting at 6:00 AM.
When confronted by the upset neighbor, the OP mirrored her previous statement, leading to conflict with the neighbor and other community members who suggest the OP should have handled the situation differently, leaving the OP to question if their actions were justified.
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The original poster is experiencing frustration due to a significant disruption of their required sleep schedule caused by the neighbors' children's early morning activities.
The conflict centers on the OP's decision to use aggressive, retaliatory noise to enforce quiet hours, contrasting with the neighbors' perceived lack of consideration for the OP's schedule.
The core debate is whether the OP was justified in using reciprocal noise pollution as a means of negotiation, or if this behavior const*tutes being the primary problem.
Should the OP have continued direct, non-confrontational communication, or was the calculated noise response a necessary, albeit aggressive, step to es**blish boundaries?
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