Today, my neighbor's 4-year-old daughter came up to me and asked if she could have my dog. When I said no, she started crying so much that her mom came out 5 minutes later and demanded that I give her daughter the dog. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, my neighbor scolded me for "allowing" her son to be bitten by one of my dogs. This would be reasonable, except for the fact that her kid had jumped my fence and tried to steal a rattle out of my daughter's hands. FML
Today, I was on drive-thru where I work. Our policy is that we can give free treats to dogs that come through. A woman came in and I noticed her dog. Without a thought, I grabbed a treat and asked if her dog wanted one. I looked again. The 'dog' was her daughter. FML
Today, after finally giving up on the search for my lost dog, I realized that my neighbors had found her and are convinced that she was a stray. They won't give her up and are now mad at me for trying to take my own dog back. FML
Today, I'm so strapped for cash, I had to send my daughter to play with my neighbor's daughter, both are 5, because she gets fed there. She suddenly came home saying they're not friends anymore, bragging how she hit her and she bled while crying. Why? She bought 2 new toys and gave her one, so they have the same. FML
Today, my manager made me stay at work for an extra four hours, making me miss an urgent specialist appointment I'd scheduled months ago. Why? Because her neighbor's dog was having puppies, and she wanted to go home early and see them. FML
Today, at the mall, I ran into a lost, crying little girl. It was my best friend's daughter. She recognized and clung on to me. As I called her dad, some nosy lady snatched her from me and caused a scene, screaming, "KIDNAPPER!" As I got apprehended, her claim was she heard me say, "If you still want to see her…" FML
Today, I took my dog for a walk. He became friendly with another dog, and I reached down to pet them both. Suddenly, an old woman ran up to me and whacked me with her cane repeatedly. Apparently, her previous dog had been kidnapped by a woman who looked a lot like me. FML
Today, I was out walking my dog, when a lady called out to me asking, “Is that a boy or a girl?” Assuming she meant the dog, I told her that he was a boy. When I turned away, I heard her say to her kid, “I was talking about the person walking the dog, but whatever,” then audibly laughing. FML
Today, I went to let my dog inside because she was barking. I saw my neighbour standing at my fence, screaming that she was going to kill my dog with a shovel for barking at her. My dog was only doing it because my neighbor was putting her trash in my garbage bin. This isn't a new thing. FML
Today, my four-year-old daughter called me by her mom's new boyfriend's name. Three different times. FML
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james_logan 19
Demand that she give you her daughter to show her how irrational she is
Monday_funday 25
Wow. That is just some stand up parenting being done by your neighbour....
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joetan 16
Failed parenting.
Madrias 36
Twice over, even. (the hellspawn and its mother. Both are examples of failed parenting.)
ThatTallChick508 7
Make sure the pup is chipped just in case they attempt to steal it and claim it as their own. We had someone try that and we bypassed the extensive process of proving it was ours by just using the microchip code
Mysterybounty 6
Some people need to learn to tell their kids no.
notsoanonymous3 20
What happened after??
sturschaedel 27
You know, if the mom had come out and asked if the girl could pet the dog, or asked if they could join you on one of your walks sometime, things might be worked out to give the daughter a chance to show a little love to your dog. But demanding to surrender it? That's crazy. Make sure to not give them any opportunity to steal your dog.
hoosierholla 17
"Make sure to not give them any opportunity to steal your dog" .... I don't even know how to respond to that. Seriously?
interesting33 37
I understand it might sound like victim blaming, but it is wise to be wary of the possibility and take precautions like microchip the dog. It should NOT be OP's responsibility, but it sounds like the neighbour might decide to take the dog anyway.
sturschaedel 27
Yes, seriously. Because you never know with the crazy people. If that lady is crazy enough to demand to just hand over the dog, who knows what else she is capable of. So not letting the dog out in the yard unsupervised should be avoided in the near future, as well as make sure the dog is registered, chipped and on a leash whenever outside the house.
IorvethTheXolo 8
Absolutely. If this woman thinks it is ok to demand that someone hand over what is probably considered a family member, she is the kind of person who might not think twice about just taking the dog. Animal theft is a real thing. When dogs are being stolen, beaten and tortured, and dumped back in their yards for the owners to find, it's not hard to believe that someone could steal a dog their kid wanted. Hell, my husband's childhood dog was poisoned and killed by a neighbor who didn't like dogs. Humans are also spiteful enough to have the "Well, if my kid can't have it, no one can" or "How dare you not let my kid have the dog. I'll make sure you can't have the dog either" kind of attitude. If someone got all butt hurt about me not letting their kid have my dog then demanded I give my dog to their kid, you can absolutely bet that I'd be taking some serious precautions to make sure my dog stays in my possession. My dog is family to me and I don't take threats to my family lightly. That woman is absolutely a threat to the dog.
sturschaedel 27
#97, exactly! Thank you for putting my thoughts into words better than I am capable of. I think some people misunderstood my original comment because of my clumsy wording. English is not my native language, so I might have missed some nuances of meaning here.
Solano2580 24
I mean the mom might try to steal your dog.
alexowitz 8
Wow! Seriously?! Is this the parents that around these days? If this is the kids that are coming up then the end of the world is seriously coming soon. Lol
Ccool11 11
Just remember guys, the kid is still new to the world. They don't know violence and bad people. They just wanted a puppy and were sad they couldn't have it. It is 100% the mom's fault for not stopping her.
laden_swallow09 35
At four? Better late than never.
DoomedGemini 38
Hard for a kid to learn things if the parent won't teach them. Obviously the mother isn't teaching her anything other than she can have whatever she wants.
DanielleinDC 34
I'd like to think that decent parents teach kids early on how to take no for an answer. "Moooomm, get me candy." "No, sweetheart."/"But I don't want to go to bed!" "Sorry, honey, but it's time for bed. I'll read you a story." I'm not a parent, and I'm sure it's easier than done. But parents have to set boundaries for their kids. One of them is not demanding a neighbor just give away his dog.
demix_fml 32
Follow up please , I need to know if you told them both to sod off!
moondoglou420 17
Demand that she drop her pants. When she refuses you say "fair enough" and walk away.