After moving into an apartment on the ground floor of a house, a woman finds herself living next to a neighbor with a temper who would often yell at the woman and her friends.
A Strange Neighbor
Moving into a new apartment on the ground floor of a house that was split into three different apartments, the woman found herself living next door to a couple with several children. However, the lady who lived next door had a temper.
She Called Her Out
Despite the tension between the woman and her neighbor, the woman tried to keep things civil. However, the neighbor would often yell at the woman and her friends for things that were not their fault, like the music they were playing or the way they were acting. It was clear that the neighbor had a temper and was not afraid to show it.
A Weird Vibe
One day, while getting her mail, the neighbor’s husband approached the woman and asked if she knew that there was water leaking from the hose in her front yard. He seemed friendly and like he was trying to be helpful, but the woman got a weird feeling when the neighbor lady and her family acted really chill in front of her.
She Confronted Her
It was then that the woman decided to confront the neighbor about her past behavior. She called out the neighbor for using homophobic slurs and other ugly things. The neighbor denied it at first, but the woman persisted and made it obvious that she was the perpetrator. The woman even described her neighbor to a tee to make her family believe it was actually true.
A Rift in the Family
The neighbor eventually cut her off and told her to leave, but the woman heard fighting from the house that night. It seemed that the confrontation had caused a rift between the neighbor and her family. The woman was pleased she’d managed to get revenge for the neighbor’s horrific abuse, even if it was slightly petty.
Was She Wrong?
The woman was left wondering if she was in the wrong for calling out her neighbor in front of her family. She worried that she had caused more harm than good and that the situation would only escalate from there. She didn’t actually want to rip a family apart but felt it was necessary for the neighbor’s family to know what she’s been up to whilst they’re not there.
She Felt Guilty
The woman didn’t want to cause any rifts or disputes in their family, but she didn’t think it was fair that she had to deal with abuse and horrific slurs being hurled at her by a lady she knew nothing about. She was a good woman and didn’t deserve to be abused by a neighbor she barely even knew. It felt unfair to have to carry that guilty burden, but the situation had to escalate to be resolved.
She Had the Right To
However, it is important to remember that standing up for oneself is not always easy, but it is necessary. The woman had every right to call out the neighbor lady for her past behavior. It wasn’t her responsibility to worry about family rifts of someone who was hurling abuse at her and her friends. If you can’t cope with the consequences, don’t dish out the actions, the woman thought to herself.
The Apology
The neighbor ended up knocking sheepishly on the woman’s door and asking if she could come in. The woman was hesitant but allowed her in and offered her a coffee. The neighbor explained that she was incredibly sorry and shouldn’t have said anything. She went on to say that she wasn’t offering any excuses, but she longed for her younger days and felt incredibly jealous of the young girls in their youth.
Acceptance
The woman accepted the neighbor’s apology and explained that their lives weren’t all amazing; they just try and make the best of every situation they were in. She offered for her neighbor to come over and hang out with the woman and her friends more often, even inviting her to pizza night with cocktails. She didn’t want the neighbor to feel jealous of her friends and felt that maybe she was just a bit lonely and needed some friendly support.
The Internet Responded
This commenter wrote, “Honestly, I think it’s good that you put her in her place. If she wasn’t being respectful or receptive, then that’s on her. Doing it in front of her family is probably the only way she would’ve listened.”
Another Commenter Said
This person posted, “If she didn’t have any problem being rude in front of OP’s friends, then it seems fair that she got called out in front of her family. She just got a reality check with a taste of her own medicine.”
A Final Comment
Lastly, this person commented, “As the saying goes, ‘you do not judge a man by how he treats his betters, but by how he treats those he sees as lesser than him.’ This holds true for just about anyone, even today.”