Reddit Users Rally Around A Woman Who Refused To Pay Neighborhood Kids For Shoveling Her Driveway

We all long for good neighbors, and it's great to have good people around. But in today's world, where people keep trying to take advantage of anyone and everyone, trust is hard to come by.

You don't really know what to expect sometimes, and here's one such instance. This is a very simple yet different story about how Reddit user beaversm26 found herself arguing with her neighbors over snow.

So the story goes like this: Some kids who live near the OP's house shoveled her driveway and started asking for money for having done that. However, since she never asked them to shovel the snow for her, she refused to pay. The kids created an uproar in front of her house.

They even called their mother, who insisted that she should pay the kids and also called her ungrateful. This whole situation led to several rumors, and her reputation on NextDoor was going south fast.

Confused and a little disheartened, she took this situation to Reddit and made a post asking if she was wrong for not paying the kids. She thought she had done something wrong because, after all, the kids had worked hard to remove a lot of snow.

But to her surprise, the post garnered so much attention, and many Redditors spoke in her favor. They pointed out the wrong actions of the kids and their mother.

The neighbor kids shoveled the snow but there was a little twist

Things took a slight turn and became something they never expected. Here's how the story goes.

julie corsi

The story starts with a snowpocalypse

The OP lived in a cold place, and at the time, there was 14 inches of snowfall. She didn't know what awaited her.

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No experience with kids

Having little experience with kids, she doesn't really like them and also doesn't have kids of her own.

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The surprising payment demand

The kids shoveled her driveway, but she never asked them to. They demanded money even though no one had said they would get paid for shoveling the driveway.

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She was going to do it herself

Perplexed by the sudden situation, she said she didn't have any cash. Moreover, she never asked them to do it or agreed to pay.

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Kids created a scene

The kids started to demand money for the work they did. But the OP, who didn't ask them to do anything, shut her door.

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Enter the mom

After two hours, their mom came over and started screaming, as if the kids hadn't already created a scene.

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The mom came prepared

The mom tried to make the OP feel bad. She said that her kids helped her and that she was being ungrateful for not paying.

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Things started to get out of hand

She was getting irritated because she never agreed to pay them. Moreover, the kids should have first asked her.

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She put her foot down

Even though they were kids, the OP didn't want them to get away with it and let them do whatever they wanted in the future. So, she refused to pay.

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She was ill-treated for not paying

Many rumors started, and she was called a heartless monster who took advantage of kids. She turned to Reddit to see if she was the bad person in this situation.

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Reddit users supported her decision

Many people commented that she wasn't wrong and appreciated her decision. This is what fellow Redditors had to say about the whole situation.

This is a legit shakedown

It's better to look into the matter more seriously. Warning the neighborhood is also important.

saintjimmy43

Helping or scamming?

Firstly, she never asked them to do the shoveling for her. Secondly, they were on her property without her permission.

shadow-foxe

Yeah, it was totally uncalled for

The kids were not invited there and didn't have any business with someone else's problems. The same goes for their mother.

SaikaTheCasual

It could also turn ugly

Being cautious is crucial, as you never know what other allegations they might come up with. Yes, a trespassing complaint would keep them off your property.

nolan358

It was manipulative

They were most likely trying to scam her. Acting like they were helping her, they were actually trying to help themselves.

ButAlice

Thanks for the volunteer work though

They might come back with something else. It's better to be prepared.

Smuff23

Yeah, the mother should do it

If the mother really were pro-helping, she would have paid the kids herself or appreciated the girl's decision.

_teddybelle

It's actually fishy

Maybe things are entirely different deep down with the kids.

Full_Worldliness1480

Who would take the responsibility?

Even if it was a small thing like shoveling, they were trespassing on someone else's property. It could easily become a big problem, and then whose responsibility would it have been?

GrowCrows

The regard for consent and boundaries

Absolutely, people need to know their boundaries. They don't have the right to interfere in the matters of others.

Andante79

This was a weirdly interesting story, and you can surely take away a thing or two from this. A lesson and a laugh—it's on you.

People wholeheartedly supported the OP, and you would also agree it was not her fault and she didn't deserve the hate she was getting. Share this post and remind people to mind their own business and not create problems for others.