Woman Threatens to Call the Police Whenever She Catches Her Allergic Neighbor Cutting Her Roses
A 25-year-old woman and homeowner reached out to the AITA community for advice. In a post with 4.2k upvotes, she described her situation with a new neighbor who is allergic to her roses. «She lives right next door and won’t stop complaining about my roses,» she shared.
The author felt that the situation wasn’t her responsibility. «She should have considered that I had plants when she first went to buy the house. It’s not like it was the cheapest option or anything, I live in a pretty expensive neighborhood,» she noted.
The author saw her neighbor cutting the roses in her garden on camera and it made the tension between them very high. This led to a heated confrontation. To see what happened next, just scroll down.
The 25-year-old woman recently acquired a new neighbor who was allergic to the roses in her garden, and she demanded that she remove them.
«So I (25F) have lived in my house my entire life. My parents moved and gave it to me when I turned 21. Ever since I was born, we have had roses in our yard.
Well I recently got a new neighbor (31F) and she is apparently allergic to my roses. She lives right next door and won’t stop complaining about my roses.
I don’t want to get rid of them. I think she should’ve considered that I had plants when she first went to buy the house. It’s not like it was the cheapest option or anything, I live in a pretty expensive neighborhood.
A few days ago I came home from work and found pieces of my rose bush on the ground. At first I thought nothing of it, but it kept happening. I decided to get a camera in my front yard so I would know what was going on.
I came home yesterday and checked the cameras, and there she is. Clear as day you could see my neighbor (wearing some mask) chopping away at my bushes.»
«I was obviously outraged when I saw the footage and went up to her door and threatened to call the police if I saw her do it again. She called me selfish and rude, that I should have taken the roses out because she was allergic.
I’m not getting rid of my roses. It’s not my fault she’s allergic and chose to buy a house next to someone who grows roses. She says that she could get hurt, but I don’t think it’s my problem. AITA?»
The author has also made an update to the story.
«So I called the cops last night, and I am going to be pressing charges for trespassing and destruction of private property. I also asked her why she didn’t just use some kind of anti allergen and she said she „couldn’t trust doctors with her diagnosis“ whatever that means.»
More people shared their opinions in the comments about this whole situation.
- Call the cops. Don’t wait. Get it documented before something else happens like her pouring poison or something on them. © Lurkingentropy / Reddit
- Call the police and make a complaint.I have never heard of an airborne rose allergy. Roses don’t release pollen into the air, and are considered more or less hypoallergenic for most people.People who handle rose plants very frequently can develop contact dermatitis. But if this is what the neighbor has, she should not be touching the roses. Years ago one of the other names for hay fever was rose fever, if it occurred in the spring. But it’s not caused by roses, it’s a reaction to whatever tree or grass pollen is in the air at that time. © Paevatar / Reddit
- Plant more roses! War of the roses! © ThotsforTaterTots / Reddit
- I thought roses were hypoallergenic? And even if she’s allergic to it in perfume, fresh ones are a totally different matter. © Livingoffcoffee / Reddit
- All of these years that I have been dealing with my neighbor’s gardenia bushes (I am allergic), and I could have just sneaked over and cut them down! Who knew? Take the video to the police and let them deal with it. If they won’t, then take her to small claims court. © bb3244 / Reddit