Thoughtful Mom 'Chalks' A Sidewalk Letter To Her 'Karen' Neighbor Who Complained About Her Toddler's Drawings
These colorful chalk drawings are ruining my neighborhood! Woe is me!
Sidewalk chalk is supposed to be harmless, colorful fun, especially when a toddler is the one making the drawings. In one New York apartment courtyard, Ashley Woodfolk and her child used that shared space for letters, numbers, and plenty of temporary art.
Most neighbors did not seem bothered, but one resident complained to the building's co-op board about the chalk drawings. Ashley answered the complaint with a message of her own, written in chalk for everyone in the courtyard to see.
Her response quickly turned a small dispute into a very public bit of petty revenge. Read on.
Below is Ashley's tweet
AshWritesHere's the magnificent chalked-in letter. Such sharp lines!
AshWritesRead Ashley's full letter to the complainant here:
It's not surprising that the letter is so well written because Ashley is a published author!
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That complaint did not sit well with people online.
People were understandably upset for Ashley and her toddler
Some wondered why the co-op even entertained such a ludicrous complaint. For non-New Yorkers, a co-op is a building where you don't purchase the apartment itself; instead, you buy shares from a corporation that owns the building, and your shares allow you to live in an apartment in that building.
A co-op board is a group of people appointed by the residents, and the co-op board has the power to create and enforce rules for the benefit of the residents and the property. Now that we're caught up, people wondered why the co-op allowed this to happen.
Ashley said that she's not mad about their decision. She shared that they sounded apologetic and were on her side when they informed her about the complaint.
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Relatable Response
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Others started sharing their own favorite chalk memories too.
Other people shared their favorite sidewalk chalk memory
Bridginne
Why can't everyone be like this lady?
KoKabegami
Look at this celebratory chalk art!
BigRedDukes7
People clearly loved Ashley's response.
Also, this feels like the apartment pet policy fight where a neighbor had to rehome her dog.
People rightfully took note of Ashley's thoughtful and decent response
pwmartinson
This is very true
ShakeHandsBNice
While other people found Ashley's revenge aspirational
soltweetstuff
Anyone up for an impromptu chalk art festival?
pattidigh
This is just so beautiful
LoraBA83
Snaps for you and your daughter!
RuthLoisDev
It's basically democracy
DCSUYD
Now this belongs in a museum!
thatpackergirl
Right? This feels like an important fact to point out
AttkRunRepeat
Chef's kiss!
ChristeeDoubleE
It's the only acceptable way of communication
Oceanswam
So beautiful!
IdahoLark
Some people need to seriously loosen up
LadyOfCygnets
We vehemently agree
Starbourne7
Go out and smell some grass, lady!
wes_rose
If you want to show your love to Ashley and her toddler, you can do so by checking out her books. We also encourage you to draw sidewalk chalk art in honor of her toddler!
Bonus: you just might smoke out potential Karens in your street who could use a reckoning of their own. Happy chalk art-ing!
Some neighbors really do make a mountain out of a chalk drawing.
Wait, did you see the secret-recipe standoff where a persistent neighbor demanded “yes”? Neighbor Upset After I Refused to Share Secret Recipe: AITAH?
