{"id":82662,"date":"2024-09-28T10:54:06","date_gmt":"2024-09-28T03:54:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/?p=82662"},"modified":"2024-09-28T10:54:06","modified_gmt":"2024-09-28T03:54:06","slug":"neighbors-were-stealing-from-my-mothers-garden-so-i-taught-them-a-lesson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/neighbors-were-stealing-from-my-mothers-garden-so-i-taught-them-a-lesson\/","title":{"rendered":"Neighbors Were Stealing From My Mother\u2019s Garden So I Taught Them a Lesson"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This is\u00a0what the man\u00a0wrote\u00a0about what happened, \u201cMy\u00a0mom is\u00a0really into gardening, and sometimes people come by\u00a0and steal potted\u00a0plants, yard statuettes, and even dig whole plant bulbs with plants out of\u00a0the ground. Or\u00a0cut all the roses off her bushes because they are too cheap to\u00a0buy from the florist I\u00a0guess.\u201d\n\n

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\u201cAnyway my\u00a0dash cam of\u00a0my\u00a0car which\u00a0I park in\u00a0the driveway near the garden bed caught most all of\u00a0them close-up and as\u00a0a\u00a0way to\u00a0help my\u00a0mom not have her plants stolen\u00a0I printed all their pictures out and made a\u00a0poster that said, \u2019Oh, hey there! Don\u2019t be\u00a0a\u00a0Daffy-dil and steal, or\u00a0else you might end up\u00a0doing hard Thyme! We\u00a0hope This\u2019ll be\u00a0a\u00a0lesson to\u00a0Yew!\u2019\n

And I\u00a0put the pictures of\u00a0everyone stealing from the garden around the border. Also gave each person a\u00a0funny fake name, \u2019Mr. Potato Head,\u2019 \u2019Dill-a-Tante,\u2019 \u2019Pothead,\u2019 \u2019I Peony in\u00a0My\u00a0Pants,\u2019 \u2019Frond-less,\u2019 \u2019Root Boy,\u2019 and so\u00a0on.\n

I\u00a0thought it\u00a0was funny and cutesy, like how can you be\u00a0offended with dumb plant puns… My\u00a0mom thought it\u00a0was hilarious and wanted me\u00a0to\u00a0hang it\u00a0up\u00a0because she was sick of\u00a0seeing stuff stolen. But I\u00a0got a\u00a0couple complains, one neighbor said\u00a0I needed to\u00a0take it\u00a0down because\u00a0I had a\u00a0picture of\u00a0his son, a\u00a0minor, who did something dumb but was just trying to\u00a0bring his sick girlfriend flowers. And that was disproportionate and rude to\u00a0publicly shame him.\u201d\n\n

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\u201cAnother guy came to\u00a0the house and returned a\u00a0cutting his wife apparently took to\u00a0propagate thinking it\u00a0would be\u00a0no\u00a0big deal… But yeah, it\u00a0damaged the plant because she cut like a\u00a0quarter off. And he\u00a0asked if\u00a0we\u2019d take down the sign because she was on\u00a0the board of\u00a0directors or\u00a0something from the town and whatever. My\u00a0mom had answered the door and told him to\u00a0make like a\u00a0bee and buzz off.\n

Anyway, I\u00a0guess they both know each other and now both these families are annoyed. But am\u00a0I in\u00a0the wrong for making a\u00a0petty sign about people stealing from my\u00a0mom\u2019s garden, hoping to\u00a0get them to\u00a0stop?\u201d\n\n

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\u00a9\u00a0freepik \/ Freepik\n

Internet users supported the man, and it\u00a0turned out that many gardeners were in\u00a0his mother\u2019s shoes:\n

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  • I\u00a0tried growing yellow watermelons at\u00a0the first house we\u00a0owned. The plants were well within my\u00a0backyard with several good-sized melons just about to\u00a0be\u00a0ripe enough to\u00a0pick. Some kids (young teens) came through and used the melons for footballs.
    \nI\u00a0only grew roses there after that. My\u00a0neighbor across the street loved my\u00a0roses, so\u00a0she kept a\u00a0firm eye out for vandals for those plants.\u00a0\u00a9\u00a0Kittymamaxs3\u00a0\/ Reddit\n
  • I\u00a0planted 3\u00a0pumpkin plants which\u00a0I grew from seed. I\u00a0started them indoors and when they were ready, I\u00a0planted them in\u00a0my\u00a0allotment. All were growing so\u00a0well and one even had 3\u00a0nice sized pumpkins.
    \nThen one day, someone dug up\u00a0one of\u00a0my\u00a0pumpkin plant, so\u00a0there was a\u00a0huge hole where it\u00a0should\u00a0be. Plus they also took 2\u00a0of\u00a0the pumpkins. I\u00a0gave up\u00a0my\u00a0allotment that season.\u00a0\u00a9\u00a0swedesuz\u00a0\/ Reddit\n
  • As\u00a0someone who once had her mature rose garden, including rare hybrid roses, butchered by\u00a0a\u00a0woman on\u00a0my\u00a0street who used them for her\u00a0wedding, those people absolutely deserve to\u00a0be\u00a0called out. I\u2019ve been told, \u201cIt\u2019s just plants\u201d and \u201cIt\u2019s just flowers.\u201d
    \nWell, fine. Let me\u00a0come to\u00a0your yard and steal your mailbox, windchimes, and patio furniture. It\u2019s out in\u00a0the yard, it\u00a0must be\u00a0fair game too, right?\u00a0\u00a9\u00a0Outofworkflygirl\u00a0\/ Reddit\n\n\n
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    \u00a9 gpointstudio \/ Freepik\n\n

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