So furious right now!!!!!!

[Rafiki31]

I live in a nice neighborhood, and have a lot of very nice neighbors. There is one exception. Well the exception has a 17 year old son, and he smashed my pumpkins. 2 of my neighbors caught him smashing my pumpkins as well as a few others. He didn't stop when they yelled at him, he kept smashing them. I went over and spoke with his mom, and she LAUGHED , told me to GET OVER IT and shut the door in my face. I am SO ANGRY!!!! This kid is 17, does not go to school, does not have a job, smashed my pumpkins and has also been caught dumping peoples trash cans. He has also been arrested for breaking into cars in a neigboring city. I HATE them. I know it is only pumpkins, but really, I am SO MAD. I am not a violent person, but let me tell you, this lady is lucky she shut the door when she did. Why am I so mad over pumpkins????


I really really want to retaliate. Please help me get a grip. I know that neither she nor her son have a drivers license, and they do drive. I am very tempted to tip off the police. I also feel like calling the landlord. I need to calm down. And I need to go clean pumpkin guts. Grrrrrrrrr.

 

[mchelle77]

I WOULD call the police. No, he didn't steal anything, or murder anyone, but he DID destroy your possessions and vandalize your property. I would file a police report just to have someone in writing. And I'd state that you spoke to the idiot's mother too and she wasn't concerned about it.

I'd probably have knocked on the door again and then smacked her.

 

[hrh_disney_queen]

Call the police, you have the right and it will make you feel like you did something.

 

[minkydog]

I'd be upset too. And I'd definitely call the landlord. Most good landlords don't want to rent to people who are trouble-makers. And I'd call the police and make a report. I would. I know it's "only pumpkins", but they belonged to you. It is not legal to come into your yard and destroy property regardless of the value of that property. It sounds to me like this kid*and his family* needs a healthy dose of Real World.

Whatever you do, DON"T retaliate. Don't even look at them or talk to them. Let the police handle it. And if they retaliate because of it, call the police AGAIN. Call the landlord each and every time there's an incident. Can you tell I've had some experience dealing with idiot neighbors?

 

[Lisa loves Pooh]

I'd call the police. Seriously.

If he has a criminal history--yes I'd add smashing pumpkins to the list.

I would also call the landlord.

If you are permitted to decorate your residence--you have the right to assume that it will be safe from other tenants who find it a hoot to cause havoc and destruction.

 

[AlleyKat]

I live in a nice neighborhood, and have a lot of very nice neighbors. There is one exception. Well the exception has a 17 year old son, and he smashed my pumpkins. I went over and spoke with his mom, and she LAUGHED , told me to GET OVER IT and shut the door in my face.

The bolded line pretty much sums up what you're dealing with!

The apple doesn't fall far....

 

[JerseyJanice]

You should probably report it to the police, but I'd want to smash a pumpkin against her door. Let her clean up that mess and see how funny she thinks it is.

 

[robinb]

Call the police, you have the right and it will make you feel like you did something.

Yup. It may not be much and it may not come to anything but it will at least make you feel better reporting the little snot.

 

[HonnyDipp]

You have witnesses! Call the police! If this kid and his own mother can show no remorse, there's no telling what they are capable of!

 

[akhenaten]

You should probably report it to the police, but I'd want to smash a pumpkin against her door. Let her clean up that mess and see how funny she thinks it is.

sounds tempting...but i doubt that they would clean it up and then op would be stuck looking at the mess and whatever vermin it would attract

OP you have a right to be furious....I would be too!

 

[TaraPA]

Tresspassing, vandalism, destruction of property.....CALL THE POLICE!

 

[Tink888]

I live in a nice neighborhood, and have a lot of very nice neighbors. There is one exception. Well the exception has a 17 year old son, and he smashed my pumpkins. 2 of my neighbors caught him smashing my pumpkins as well as a few others. He didn't stop when they yelled at him, he kept smashing them. I went over and spoke with his mom, and she LAUGHED , told me to GET OVER IT and shut the door in my face. I am SO ANGRY!!!! This kid is 17, does not go to school, does not have a job, smashed my pumpkins and has also been caught dumping peoples trash cans. He has also been arrested for breaking into cars in a neigboring city. I HATE them. I know it is only pumpkins, but really, I am SO MAD. I am not a violent person, but let me tell you, this lady is lucky she shut the door when she did. Why am I so mad over pumpkins????


I really really want to retaliate. Please help me get a grip. I know that neither she nor her son have a drivers license, and they do drive. I am very tempted to tip off the police. I also feel like calling the landlord. I need to calm down. And I need to go clean pumpkin guts. Grrrrrrrrr.

Because it was YOUR property that the little jerk destroyed and you feel violated. You have every right to be angry!

I agree with the others, call the police and call the landlord. I feel for you. Crappy neighbors are the WORST and it only takes one.

As for the anger, try taking a pillow and punching it a few times. Seriously. It sounds silly but it really does help release tension when you're really angry. (And nobody gets hurt).

 

[kim929]

I would be very upset if some kid smashed my pumpkin, it would be like the death of the great pumpkin. I have the neighbors from hell to. I would call the police, obviously this kids parents approve of this behaivor. If the kid doesn't learn now then they turn into adult neighbors like I have that know no boundries. They tie their dogs up near the edge of the driveway so they come do their business on our lawn, we caught their friends skinny dipping in our pool while they were having a party, they leave their trash piled high with no covers so the animals get to it every night. They fight in the middle of the street at all hours of the night the police came 8 times in one week. I only called when the naked people were in my pool, my other neighbors call on them the other times. but because I live right next door I'm to blame, not a problem I really don't care what they think. But the police did come one afternoon and spoke to all the neighbors and said they were tired of having to come out all the time because of them and said to call for any type of problem with them, big or small. They were going to contact the lady that owned the house and talk to her about them.

 

[hrh_disney_queen]

I went over and spoke with his mom, and she LAUGHED , told me to GET OVER IT and shut the door in my face. I am SO ANGRY!!!! This kid is 17, does not go to school, does not have a job, smashed my pumpkins and has also been caught dumping peoples trash cans. He has also been arrested for breaking into cars in a neigboring city. .

She will be visiting him in prison before long.

 

[~Kik-Kik~]

Tough situation. I don't know what to say. Calling the police might make things worse, but it is easily justified. Idk...

 

[C.Ann]

Tresspassing, vandalism, destruction of property.....CALL THE POLICE!

I agree.. Entertaining any other thoughts of "retaliation" would only drop you down to their level.. Call the police..

 

[momrek06]

What is so sad about this story is the Mother's lack of respect for you and your property...no wonder the kid is a punk...he has no role model at all.

Call the non-emergency police line if you are on the fence about calling in the first place...which I understand...it will fuel this kid to continue to be the punk he already has come to be and target you and your home.

OP,...do you keep your cars outside at night...this punk and his idiot Mother will be so angry that the punk may retaliate...slice your tires, key your car...sorry to be such a downer about this...but you see this stuff on the News all the time.

Ya, take your own advice, calm down. Do not do anything rash...think this through and maybe in the large scheme of things...they were pumpkins...just let your landlord know what is going on and drop it after that...punks like this get soooo much enjoyment out of being complete JERKS...move ON from this IDIOT and his IDIOT MOTHER.

 

[pilotwife_02]

Wow, I'm not sure what's more disturbing. The fact that a 17 year old finds this entertaining (I mean really, he's pretty much an adult), or the way his mother behaved.

That makes me so angry for you. I hate neighbors like that and it makes me more upset that any sort of of reporting to the police in instances like this may just make them more mad and you never know how they may act.

 

[a1tinkfans]

Sorry OP!
The apple does not fall far from the tree.....as they say....


Meanwhile, as aggravated and upset as you justifiably are, I would be nervous to call the Police....you may find a pumpkin through your window or worse...they sound like TRASH to me....


So, I would personally keep the decorations inside if I could...I know,,,maybe its the "easier" way out....but for a teen that smashed them, got caught and basically laughed in the spectators faces...coupled with a mom that laughed and slammed a door, I'd be leery of what they are REALLY capable of when I was not looking.
The Police will go to their home and they will know why....if that does not make you nervous, than I agree, call...
GOOD LUCK!!!

 

[agnes!]

I would install motion-detector cameras around my property.

I'd activate the "mom-network" and each and every time these yahoos act up everyone could report it to the police and to the landlord.

I would report their unsafe driving.

I'd notify the landlord that his tenants are driving down the value of his property and *yours*. If he doesn't get off his butt about these jerks, you can then tell him you are considering your legal options.

I would get all the neighbors on board so you won't be the "whiny lady-tattletale', instead you'll be one of many, you'll be part of a neighborhood-improvement project (by getting the neighbors from hedoublehockeysticks to *move*).

One person complaining is just a whiner.
Many people complaining is a movement.

agnes!
PS - Maybe in this case the jerk didn't fall far from the beef...