Entitled Neighbour Traumatised My Child In Ongoing Saga r/Relationships

[@jamisonosborne]

What I don't understand is why OP didn't immediately forward the email sent from the university email address to the actual university. The university would have been falling over themselves to do damage control at that point. For clarification, by sending it from the university email address it technically made the university a party to the legal threat. At that point the problem would have solved itself.

[@cuppatea2152]

Or, report the guy to the Bar...

[@BlankBrain]

And local TV station.

[@midnightdreemz1509]

I thought so too and only reaffirmed my thoughts this a fake story.

[@Tijggie82]

Holy flip, this guy is so spineless, it is just insane

[@wmdkitty]

@@Tijggie82 I've seen jellyfish with more spine.

[@WatsonAndDaughter]

OP forgot his biggest mistake: not suing the shit out of them in return.

[@kdcats4092]

second mistake, not sending his fraudulent claims to the school and getting him fired. A law professor using his school position to try and intimidate a neighbor and possibly involved in a lawsuit that would prove what a crappy professor they hired would not go over well

[@Raaslen]

I was thinking the same, he was walked over because he is a doormat

[@peachesnsht]

Yeah, OP is too nice. With everything that happened, Op could've easily have the husband fired, get lots of money for all the damages done to his property and to his son's mental health, a restraining order due to actual harassment, oh! And have them pay for the legal fees.

[@thechosenkingofninjas8153]

ALWAYS PRESS CHARGES

[@Azulakayes]

Always sue!

[@AndyyWithAY]

OP did f$%# up really badly in this though. He should've gotten the police and lawyers involved a long time ago. Them hitting the fence several times, them verbally abusing the son. They needed to be put in their place. They got bolder and bolder because OP was way too nice.

[@justinthompson6364]

Honestly from the first time he used misleading language I'd threaten to report his behavior to the school and the BAR, and follow through on that threat. And the reaction to what they said to the kid should have been something that would warrant an r/nuclearrevenge post.

[@countywhereverfan9960]

@@justinthompson6364 100% agree

[@pattyslater514]

Honestly, I don't think it would have made a damn bit of difference. This ENFH obviously feels he is superior to OP, probably just about anyone.... batshit crazy would have just shown up a whole lot sooner.

[@countywhereverfan9960]

@@pattyslater514 in my opinion, it's a tough situation as well

[@lrock48]

IMO, the story is fake AF, no normal person will continue to engage with such neighbor after the initial incident.

[@FFGirl76]

This was actually really irritating to listen to. I did not feel good after listening to this story. The OP is just a doormat and continued to be a doormat throughout. It astounds me how much of an idiot the OP actually is. For goodness sake, he actually lent his expensive tools to the entitled neighbor's contractor because he showed up without them. So not only does he let the neighbors run over him, but also their incompetent help. My god. There isn't a shiny spine to be seen anywhere. I pity the OP's kids. They're gonna grow up and let others walk all over them like their parents do.

[@FrogsForBreakfast]

I kept waiting for the epic moment of justice.... it never happened. They screwed him over then moved away. They definitely got the last laugh.

[@francissobotka8725]

Now I'm thinking they wrote this story to get a negative reaction from people .

[@dminasweater4868]

Ironically proving his bitch of a neighbor right about the child's father not providing a good life for him

[@jamiesatyr1309]

The worst.😮😢😂

[@bleh449]

Thanks for this. I won't bother listening to this. I don't want to end up being frustrated during my free time

[@xientau9028]

OP is a doormat. When the first survey came back with where the actual property line was, I would have put up an actual concrete fence as close as legally possible to it. Edited to add: And I would have rigged up cameras and sued the crap out of them if they dared to damage it with their cars.

[@FionaChandoll]

Exactly. He wasn't being nice. He was being a doormat.

[@SeraphsGenisis]

After what happened to OPs son I have only been asking, "DID YOU EVER PUT YOUR FUCKING SON INTO THERAPY?!" Because that boy went WAY too long thinking that he was going to have a horrible life and that his father was terrible. Ending thoughts? OP handled this situation badly and needs to stop thinking that he's got some kinda justice just because they eventually moved.

[@DarkbutNotsinister]

I’ll admit, I was thinking the same thing. Especially after the kid kept bringing it up.

[@virenswife]

When he kept taking time to tell us what his son was saying. Put the kid in therapy damn

[@carmenbarrera80]

OP really annoyed me, I can't believe he was such of push over and spinless dad. The fact that his child was asking that over and over and believe the neighbors more than OP says a lot about OP parenting or lack of. Even his lawyer was a push over.!! SMH

[@jas1007]

I know! Therapy was needed once that went on for more than a few weeks. It would have been evidence of deliberate emotional distress too.

[@Jamiee-p]

As soon as Mrs ENFH started berating his son, the OP should put a stop to that. Scream back, take his child inside, slap her for screaming at his kid, anything! It kinda sounds like he just stood there and let her scream at him

[@mrbunnny]

I’m 35 minutes in and I am so confused as to why OP hasn’t hired a lawyer yet and attempted to actually protect themself and their kid. I don’t mean to victim blame, and I might have missed some details, but I am genuinely confused about why they let this go on for so long without taking action.

[@shells500tutubo]

Don't be confused. He is just as spineless as it seems to you.

[@Betty_Virago]

40 mins in and regretting starting to watch this one. Frustrated with OP for allowing it to continue.

[@mommyofone646]

28 mins in. Cameras were literally the first thing I thought of when there were tire tracks in the yard.. op is a coward and is neglecting his son's mental health by not standing up for him or getting him into therapy.. 8 months of doing fuck all to solve this crisis the kid is going through.. its cowardly. I looked in the comments for the ending, cause this one sucks (sorry, it's just really a long winded tale of an idiot vs an idiot), and I don't want to waste my time on this video.

[@bruhbruh4329]

because it's fake as hell

[@kelseybeckman1723]

I’m only 28min in and just as confused. Dear god.

[@Azulakayes]

OP is a push over. When the entitled dad sent that email from his university account, he should have reported him to the university. When OP's child was attacked, it at least triggered a reaction from him but he was still too reasonable. For such people, when you give an inch, they take a mile. He should have reported them to CPS on the wandering children. As Sun Tzu advices in the art of war, once you know your enemy, destroy them completely. Now OP still had to pay legal fees and dread when his french drains need fixing. He basically lost.

[@B12-p3y]

It not he is a pushover - just figured he would be a good neighbor and they would reciprocate - didn't realize until it was too late

[@dwcooke3118]

Hell, these people not only took a mile, they went f'ing around the world!

[@Khrysalis01]

OP should have got in touch with CPS, the first time he witnessed the older brothers abusing their baby sister. Also, turned them in for child endangerment when naked toddlers ran into the street. He stated he was an atheist, but he kept turning the other cheek every time his ENFH messed with your property. He should have filed a police report about the wife verbally assaulted OP’s four year old.

[@paden1865able]

My mother would have torn Mrs. Entitled to shreds, verbally and physically, had she said anything like that to me when I was a kid. Neither one of them stood for BS regarding kids and property and Dad would have handled the whole thing effectively and immediately.

[@Aliyluv]

Ikr, I didn't even know they had a wife. Where was the wife when the neighbor said that to his son??

[@sebastianhopkins7322]

FACTS!

[@ddjohnson3961]

OP frustrated me. All he had to do was get cameras installed from the beginning and get a police report and stop being too nice. He failed his kids.I would of emailed that first paper he gave op with the Harvard email to Mr.Entitled job.OP was too weak. I would of call child protective services on them too. They would need to pay me back for all the damage they have done.

[@xgi5670]

It's because part fake and part embellished

[@marleybee1946]

17 minutes in and I'm tired of op whining about crap that he could have stopped.

[@mindyschocolate]

Agreed.

[@chits28]

Thank you!

[@carmenbarrera80]

OP is soo annoying, and he is just like his neighbor playing the victim. Even his lawyer was a spineless push over. 🙄🙄

[@marleybee1946]

There's a difference between a nice guy and a doormat.

[@sephiroth661]

After the first time the retaining wall was damaged he should have gotten cameras then took them to court why op never did anything is beyond me

[@yque4733]

Did anyone else lose sympathy for OP as the story continued? I swear some people love being a victim/martyr. I've had nightmare neighbors before (they found out I had NO chill), and they only push you when you let them. OP should've taken them to task from the get go.

[@marikka9347]

Yes, by 28:00, I had enough of OP. Just pathetic. Wanted so bad to be a martyr, but just came off as a doormat.

[@Azulakayes]

I did, his behaviour was too passive. Sometimes people need to step up and go on the offensive...I listened through just to see if he would grow a spine & was unfortunately disappointed. He now has to pay legal fees and still repair his drains. It was the most infuriating story I have ever heard on this channel.

[@deedeeschway9566]

It makes me believe it’s fake. Too much detail and his word choice is interesting as he sounds like he knows what a lawyer/law professor should and shouldn’t know. He is also very specific about his home projects and interactions. I can’t even finish this story.

[@Bleg94]

@@marikka9347 by 28? I think I already lost all sympathy by 5 minutes

[@marikka9347]

@@Bleg94 I agree, my eyes were rolling before I got to that time mark. A lot of "what an idiot" was going through my mind. I was hoping OP would rally and find their spine. After, the kid incident, I lost all patience and empathy.

[@SK98765]

OP said they assumed he was a pushover. No, they KNEW he was based on his actions and behaviors. They repeatedly damaged and disrespected his property and he did nothing. He should've gotten lawyers involved much sooner. Send a cease she desist. Make a harassment claim. Call CPS!

[@LoveableNiki]

OP was so annoying. OP continuingly let this people take advantage him.

[@Madikay27]

Makes it hard to get through vid tbh

[@someanon1984]

I didn't want to say anything because I've never owned a home, I don't know what the laws are where OP lives, etc etc, but the whole time I was thinking, "There has to be more that OP could be doing here". Even with his son, why did he not put that kid in therapy?? Why did he let the contractor borrow his tools?? Why did he not complain about these people or tell them to fuck off sooner???

[@KateKatastrophe]

@@someanon1984 Why did he let her scream at him infront of him? So odd

[@LoveableNiki]

@Madikay Exactly. I'm sitting like, DO SOMETHING!!!!

[@LoveableNiki]

@Some Anon Y'all are my people. I'm all for being cordial to neighbors, but OP kept bending to their will. Then, wouldn't stand up for himself and his family. I was so angry listening. They would still be terrorizing OP if they hadn't moved.

[@SurrealInfection]

This story annoys me for some reason. Ah, allowed prolonged harrasment and emotional abuse for the honor of civility and the higher calling of being the peaceful good guy. One email mate. One! I'm so glad OP received the coveted golden apology he was looking for. /s He seemed to have a ball when poking fun at the neighbors entitled actions. Wtaf. There are no heroes here, just child victims. (Do none of these people know nothing of child protection services?! The OP spent so much on repairs he could have gotten a few more cameras. ) Proactive parenting over passive parenting. The OP wasn't stuck. He has options but was negligent in using/looking for them. Toxic passivity. OP wasn't nice. He was negligent.

[@LadyPinkmonsta]

Did such a disservice to his kid and those alleged neglected ones at the end too!

[@SurrealInfection]

@@LadyPinkmonsta yes. As for all those questions from his son asking if they were a bad family and if he was bad father all I could think was that the kid was actually asking "Why didn't you protect me?" Without knowing how.

[@LadyPinkmonsta]

@@SurrealInfection and for him to keep asking for it sounds like over a YEAR clearly says the dad did nothing to ease his worries however he answered

[@SurrealInfection]

@@LadyPinkmonsta yep. Father of the year that one. /s

[@TheZMage]

1. Yeah, of course the mother wrote the apology note, she knew she was getting off easy 2. Once he had that legal agreement and the neighbor refused to comply, he should’ve drug them back into court for violating the legal agreement

[@KE-hr4sb]

"I decided to stop taking their bullshit." Then proceeds to take their bullshit. I'd have installed cams and called the lawyers when they started driving into the rocks/wall. Holy shit. The more he takes, the more my head aches. OH HELL NO. The minute they involved my child, they would have been toast.

[@WobblesandBean]

I can't understand why OP was so kind to these wretched people. Why didn't he take their behind to court and install cameras the moment this sh!† started?

[@curtisalex456]

OP is just a freaking doormat!!!!

[@PeterShipley1]

My guess is that his lawyer and wife told him to hold back and let the neighbors hang themselves

[@lisakaz35]

I was thinking property camera.

[@DerekScottBland]

Because the story is most likely fake

[@deedeeschway9566]

@@DerekScottBland agreed. The words and descriptions used are such red flags. As if he can remember all of this with such detail and dimensions. His responses to comments in the posts were also odd, at first it was like he was a saint but if you’re suspicious it’s sounds so condescending.

[@kellywaters643]

came back to say op is being a terrible role model for his kids. sure kids, just roll over and let someone stomp on you!

[@Icalasari]

"What does a good daddy look like?" Definitely doesn't look like this kid's dad, for sure. If that dad had even the TINIEST of spines, he could have destroyed these narcissistic monsters in court

[@kellywaters643]

@@Icalasari hahah! good one! I was unbelievably pissed at this op. you this is nuclear revenge level shit. if I was a close by neighbor, I would've called the cops ffs and post on social media to embarrass them

[@Bleg94]

@@kellywaters643 anything below „nuclear“ would be too little

[@Tijggie82]

did he even get his kids therapy???

[@Bleg94]

@@Tijggie82 to see that he himself needs therapy first

[@faeb.9618]

im sorry but the SECOND they start attacking your child that's when you have to step in, you don't wait for them to be done verbally assaulting and abusing a child to leave, what the fuck

[@shhd2105]

Thats what I'm saying, like did they just stand there while she went off on a 4 year old?

[@jessicawolfe5861]

That kind of statement was like hit and run.. too fast and horrifying to respond.

[@faeb.9618]

@@jessicawolfe5861 i dunno, the way op described it it makes it sound like it went on for a while, especially with just how much that woman was apparently able to cram in

[@PeterShipley1]

The attack on the 4-year-old sounds like he was done in less than a minute. There was not much OP can do once his kids started panicking.

[@GMAMEC]

Right, they would have seen the wrath of hell. That takes things to a different level. I have actually surprised myself when it comes to my children and the helpless elderly. I actually approached a stranger without even worrying about my safety.

[@shhd2105]

Not saying op is at fault I'm just confused on why he didn't take his kid away as soon as he realized what she was doing when she started verbal abusing him and letting her complete her rant or did I read that wrong? Either way I think the baby needs therapy

[@marikka9347]

OP is absolutely at fault. He let those two terrorize him and his family and did nothing to defend his family. Every time he acquiesced to there actions (fixing things without complaint or not installing a camera or two, not reporting the email to the university, etc...), paid for services he did not request, repeatedly allowing damage (driving into retaining wall) and malicious actions (flooding backyard), he encouraged them to keep upping the ante. There were no consequences to their actions. The attack on the son alone should have been a call to the police. OP let this happen to his family.

[@carmenbarrera80]

OP was more worry about the neighbors taking part of the property. I don't understand how OP could care so little about his kid wellbeing.

[@PeterShipley1]

@@marikka9347 they way i understood it, OP defended his son and cut communications the moment they targeted the kid.

[@RavenMacy]

@@PeterShipley1 he let his son be verbally abused , I was horrified and I'm childless

[@shadamyandsonamylover]

@@RavenMacy it probably happened too fast to intervene. You can sit here all high and mighty saying “how could he allow that to happen” but when you’re in real time, it’s not always so easy and it probably happened too fast for him to register to cut her off. Besides, he DID put his kids inside and told her off about it. You are only reading text on a screen, you dont even know this man. And from the way nearly everyone in this comment section is acting I’m glad you dont because he doesnt need people like you guys in his life.

[@clarrie93]

I got kinda pissed because at this point, OP is a willing punching bag Edit: i can't finish this because OP is either such a pushover or in his own word "always the victim", or they are just a troll. "My first mistake" ... Nah.. your first mistake started from the very beginning

[@marikka9347]

I had to bail at around the 28:00 mark because OP was letting this happen. OP wanted to come off as a martyr, but came of as a pathetic doormat. OP stood there while they terrorized and hurt OP's child. The only reason the child stayed upset for months was they continued the commentary every time the child went outside and/or OP was such a coward the child internalized OP's behavior.

[@clarrie93]

@@marikka9347 when the neighbour started ruining my property, driving into it the first time, I would've build fences. The second or third time is when CCTV will be commissioned OP only built fences YEARS later and said "good fences make good neighbors" lol that ship has sailed long ago.

[@princez.2648]

How on earth did those neighbors get away with going all that shit to OP and how did they still retain custody of their children? God, I’d lose my marbles.

[@mariem8705]

@@aduckofsomesort hate to say it but op is a bad daddy

[@B12-p3y]

That is how they raise kids an example they usually go to temple sat morning at least 3 hours - the kids are not supervised they go out and play

[@hoper1294]

Because OP was a wuss and didn't seem to fully care about his kids and never contacted CPS

[@B12-p3y]

@@hoper1294 No he wasn't a wus - the neighbor was someone who knows the system, who will do anything to win and is petty enough to just keep at it - until you either give up or move away - they have taken over complete towns by doing this. Look at what she was willing to do to his child - that was completely disgusting especially considering he could have riped them to shreds in front of their children and didn't - these people don't have any consideration for anyone but themselves. A friend of mine who is a reform jew said he would rather do business with an Arab than an observant jew - there is a reason for that. That they move before him - is an accomplishment

[@AndyyWithAY]

You can't be mad at your neighbors for working on the Sabbath, especially when they're not the same religion as you. That's completely insane.

[@damien678]

I didn't actually know shit about sabbaths until now, so I'm glad for doing a lil google on that. It could differ, but apparently sabbath ends at nightfall? So it's not even all of saturday they couldn't call the cops. If OP did work on saturdays regularly they could also take photos of their yard before the sabbath starts and have the cops look at changes, if they wanted to. But we all know why they didn't 🙃

[@SLTheOneAndAwesome19]

In Judaism you literally are not allowed to enforce your religion on others. So their constant complaints about OP working on Shabbat or his ignorance of when Rosh HaShanah was is especially infuriating. Not that this family is a shining example of the tenets of Judaism.

[@ajzephyros7454]

I believe insane is definitely the word we're looking for here

[@B12-p3y]

My neighbor was having concrete work done to her sidewalk on a Saturday - the observant neighbor went to the contractor and told him he couldn't work

[@jennilynne1977]

@@damien678 I could be wrong, but I was told that the Sabbath begins at sundown the night before (in this case, Friday) and ends at sundown that night (in this case, Saturday). If I'm incorrect on this, someone feel free to correct me, so I don't spread incorrect information. My stepfather and his family are Jewish, so we would celebrate certain Jewish holidays even though my mom and I are Christians. We would observe Hunnukah as well as Christmas when I was younger.

[@Dragonemperess]

We need a f**king spine store! Sheesh!!! The second you start traumatizing my child it is OVER!!!!! Take pictures of damage, make reports to the police, anything! Don't roll over and present your belly for them to rip into even more. I'm passive as hell my self, but sheesh! You showed yourself as a soft and easy victim and this was the result. At a point I stopped feeling sympathy for you, OP. And I hope you got your son therapy after that happened. As someone that carries trauma, it just isn't gonna go away like that just because he stops talking about it. I remember traumatic events from even younger than his age.

[@salomerodriguez5145]

"I can only guess he thought I was a pushover (...) Nope. Nope. Nope" Did OP really write this seriously after describing in detail how much of a pushover he is??? 😂😂😂

[@kayemckeeth2301]

I felt bad for OP until near the end because they were just way too nice and didn't fully protect their kids. Unbelievable.

[@maddy8328]

Yeah, they need to protect they're fucking children

[@Original_Tenshi_Chan]

I didn't. I stopped feeling bad for him as soon as he got to the "mrs twat had 3 flat tires on her pram and I ran to her aid to prostrate myself and beg for her and her husband's acknowledgement". OP is a masochistic doormat, but he is the worst kind of masochistic doormat; He's the kind who forces their weird paraphilia on their family. Sure, OP may get off being abused and mistreated by the entitled family, but his son didn't sign up for it and didn't want it. Yet every action he took (and didn't take) guaranteed his family would suffer for his pleasure. And you cannot convince me otherwise that this as a weird kink for OP. NO ONE begs for and takes that much abuse from a fucking stranger, and refuses to take ANY steps to protect themselves or remediate the situation, unless they are fapping to it later. I don't care how weak or pathetic someone is, they have a breaking point, a point where they snap and decide they will burn down the whole fucking building because you sole their Swingline stapler. But OP? Oh no, that jackass had no limit. Even in the end, he never sought retribution or justice for himself, his home nor his kid. He never even sought to protect any of them. In fact, I hate to admit it, but half way through, I silently started to root for the ENF because OP is just so infuriating. (I sincerely wanted to close the video by the 13 minute mark, but I powered through it, calling OP a weak bitch the rest of the way, SOLELY for Mark... I demand a cookie for this punishment of an OP, Mark! lol)

[@clarrie93]

@@Original_Tenshi_Chan lol i gave up after the half way mark and went to watch the other video (mark's of course). As much as I love Mark's voice, I can't stand OP at all

[@Original_Tenshi_Chan]

@@clarrie93 I agree! I'm still powering through the video, but I have to pause every other minute or so to silently scream "WTF IS WRONG WITH YOU?!?!". Like when I got to the part with Mrs twat telling his 4 year old son about how horrible his life will be because of his father and the rest of her vitriol filled anger AT A 4 YEAR OLD, op had the nerve, tha absolute cheek, to say "my kids come first, so I let her Yell. At. My. Toddler until he was on his knees sobbing.. and Mr twat was nodding approvingly.. then I decided 'ok kids, enough of your daily recommended masochism. Into the house now!'".... ahhhh, yes... the perfect way to show how much you care about your kids - by letting an attacker fully take out their fucked up aggression on your child and doing nothing at all.

[@PrimateProductions]

@@Original_Tenshi_Chan I absolutely agree with you on all points!!!

[@oldgreggsmadmemes4431]

Should have sued them In to the ground and go after his bar license to boot

[@bunnyslippers191]

It might be helpful to report his conduct to the President and Deans of whichever university at which Mr. Entitled teaches. He may have tenure, but he can still be fired as long as they hold a hearing to hear and examine the evidence against him. I believe the term "Gross Misconduct" would apply, particularly because OP has proof that Mr. Entitled made statements in his emails to OP that were patently false and misleading showing that Mr. Entitled was either lying and thus in violation of the tenents of the law school, or so terribly ignorant of the law he should never been hired to teach at a University School of Law in the first place, let alone awarded tenure at that establishment. It needs to be noted here that Mr. Entitled has apparently not been accepted to the Bar in the State of California, only accepted to the Bar in the State of New York, since he never speaks of being a member of the California Bar, only the New York Bar. Surely a law school professor should be capable of passing the Bar Exam of the state in which he teaches law, but Mr. Entitled seems not to have done so.

[@onurkneezb]

3 minutes in and I am already hating OP for being a doormat.

[@midnight_fpo7960]

He should of had camera on the home/yard to capture the bad driving and damages. He could use it as evidence and have the court make the entitled family pay. He also shouldn’t be so helpful and nice to the neighbors. Also have a restraining order for hurting his son.

[@skeltonslay8er781]

Stuff like this is why you’ll never see me living in a place where neighbors are right next to each other. Suburbs are my own personal hell

[@bethanyhanna9464]

If the 4yo was still complaining, and worried for several months, I'm guessing there was more than one incident where the nightmare neighbors talked trash within the kid's earshot.

[@hollowkid97]

Op must be a millionaire to throw away all that money

[@dangerouslysane]

Sounds like the north Bay area, so they probably have some money.

[@pikarari]

I mean, he's neighbors with a family full of bankers, so 🤣

[@iwantsifegold]

If they can’t call the cops on Saturdays oh my God I would be having the loudest fucking party you can imagine

[@jem3848]

🤩 this is the aftertaste in the comments I was looking for, after that five-course, all-steak dinner, diarrhea fiesta of a story

[@laurahigdon9904]

I'm sorry but you should have set that boundary right off the bat and stop doing stuff for entitled people

[@carmenbarrera80]

After hearing this I feel bad for OP's son, and I am soo annoyed about his lack of action and back bone from him and his lawyer. I can't believe he had no clue of what kind of damage their words probably did to his kid. Asking for an apology is ridiculous and not going after them. After the contractor damage his property he could have called the police but obiusly OP lack common sense of action and back bone. I hope this is fake and there is no parent like OP out there.

[@carolroberts4614]

I think he has at least embellished it! Certainly considering his son! No-one would let anyone get away with what the neighbour allegedly said in front of him! And all the stuff the boy said after that!

[@tishjanuary7379]

Why did the OP just keep silently suffering. Couldn’t that put up some sort of “spikes” or something similar specifically designed to cause tire damage when ran over? *also why tell the EF that CA is a two party consent state before trying to get the recording ?

[@Evolution1101]

Because the international community turned their backs on him.

[@nikkiwhray1598]

Why did it never occur to this guy to install surveillance cameras (with audio) along his property lines?!?! Edit: I posted before I heard the part about the judge asking to have the cameras removed. So, people can come onto his property and cause damage, but OP can't record it?!?! Absolutely ridiculous! So glad I don't live in CA.

[@jenniferg2771]

Op did. The judge made him remove them.

[@virenswife]

Sucks but I'm sure it would have gone down differently if op took action immediately. Instead he let them take a restraining order out on him and let them frame him for harassment.

[@taminkaduckson9811]

Yeah,I didn't understand the judge ordering that with all the evidence in op favor.

[@n2sunset]

sorry, but OP was a total wuss...should have called police/slapped those neighbors with a restraining order/lawsuit first

[@mariem8705]

Nope. Op is spineless imo because if someone came up to my child and made them break down like that!?!? Oh, sweet, all bets would be off.

[@BMakabre]

Just loved the "was as productive as trying to baptize a feral cat" line. Had me in fits of laughter.

[@nataliiievberg7757]

Gosh this story just made me so angry!! OP was not only an ass*** to himself but to his family the whole time!!! Be nice and kind as much as u want but don't be a doormat!

[@silverphoenixyt4208]

I needed this. I'm making candles and curing resin stuff while being in a depression daze. Your voice always helps make me feel better. Thank you. Btw, when my stuff is done curing, I'll tag you on Twitter!

[@AndyyWithAY]

Hope you feel better soon. Depression is no fun 🙄

[@damien678]

oh damn, being able to do anything - let alone make CANDLES - while in a depressed daze is impressive af, be proud of yourself mate

[@silverphoenixyt4208]

@@damien678 thank you, but honestly, I've been in a Depression Daze for so long its become routine....

[@silverphoenixyt4208]

@@AndyyWithAY I know that all too well. It hasn't let up for a good 15 months straight.....

[@carolroberts4614]

Hope you feel better soon!❤

[@bloonh8tr619]

Oh mt god OP including everytime his kid asks those questions about good and bad give me negative thoughts and want to make entitled neighbors wife choke on her teeth after punching her in the jaw. Jesus Christ I hope OP's kid is in therapy and it's thanks to stories like this I can prevent or stop situations like this when I become a parent in the future.

[@colleencook382]

Completely agree with your POV. I would have to move or be in jail! This is why I prefer living in the country with at least a mile to any neighbor in any direction!

[@yverose8355]

Honestly, I would have wrapped up the whole thing and politely dropped it off to the bar association and the university, swiftly followed up by police calls for abandoned children by all the neighbours.

[@Azulakayes]

Exactly! This drama went on for too long and OP was passive af!

[@GMAMEC]

This!!!! I am sure that there were additional measures to resolve this, especially with the obvious lies,

[@Alohaonalani]

OP was treated the way HE ALLOWED THEM TO. So many opportunities to legally hold his neighbors responsible for their behavior but he CHOSE not to.

[@karendaniel620]

Not sure I believe this. Because, I'm no lawyer, but why would he not sure the contractor at the end? I believe he could have also gotten the professor in deep shit after the email from his university email.

[@AWildJirachi]

“I can only guess he thought I was a pushover” Man I can’t really blame him for thinking that way because holy shit you’ve let this go on for far too long OP

[@Jideku]

As a Jew, the behavior of the entitled neighbors is absolutely abhorrent and disgusting. Judaism is all about love, community, and being neighborly, regardless of whether or not your neighbor is Jew or gentile, believer or not. They're a blemish on the Jewish community.

[@pikarari]

yeah some folks really take the concept of "we're God's Chosen people" too far

[@colebrock7036]

I bet you they don't even know how to spell orthodox

[@shadewolfe1231]

This story is exhausting and the entire time I was wondering “when did this happen? Why didn’t he get security camera.”

[@ruddiko]

To be fair entitled neighbor thought he was a pushover because until then he was a fucking pushover fixing everything without any repercussions to the neighbor, you don't let those people step on you. I had very bad issues with neighbors and it was never solved by putting my head down as I have seen other people do so I never did, don't let other people step on you because they think they can, this is how people get more and more entitled and it fucks us all in the end

[@wheelsndealz]

It's no wonder they act like that, if they don't believe in Hell who's gonna hold them accountable? Obvious joke is obvious. Just a jab at religion. You don't need religion to be a good person and religion doesn't automatically make you a good person nor does one specific religion necessarily make you better than another.

[@damien678]

I hope OP has learnt to not pull his punches.... or to just start swinging back in the first place.

[@kjanikova6731]

While reading this, I couldn't shake the feeling that OP was a doormat and that this could have been handled a lot better and more efficiently. I'm glad the comments seem to agree with me, otherwise I'd feel like an idiot lol

[@roseblair5273]

Should have kept reporting them and call cps for the child anuse. Fight fire with fire. Sue and sue again.

[@pianorama]

Why didn't OP start recording these people. They should never have been close to his son. Restraining order against them, cameras filming their car driving across OP's property, etc. He laid down and let them walk all over him much too soon .

[@maddy8328]

I like how they say working on the Sabbath effects shit. It might effect the person who practice that religion but it does not effect people who do not. That's some bullshit logic. He would call the police on OP for not being constricted by religion? Lmao

[@impagain]

I can't imagine how he kept himself from jumping her when she did that to his son. I can't believe he didn't call non emergency and file a legal report for every time his property was damaged. At minimum, write stuff down to document it.

[@pikarari]

no because then he'd be a "Nazi" 😒

[@BruinPhD2009]

This is the first time I couldn’t make it all the way through a story. OP just seems painfully naïve, passive, WHATEVER to put up with this insanity.

[@raz7573]

This story had me screaming at my phone. There were so many overreaching stunts pulled by the neighbors that this feud could have been ended much earlier.

[@Original_Tenshi_Chan]

"I can only guess that he thought I was a pushover and that I would simply acquiesce to any legal-worded demand letter" Hhhhmmm, I wonder where he could have possibly come up with that notion? Could it, perhaps, be because you ARE a push over who will acquiesce to EVERYTHING, even to his own son and property's detriment? Like, if he gets off on the ENF controlling him and taking everything he has, fine, that's his kink. But to force it on his son is ridiculous and just teaches the son to be equally as weak and useless. You teach people how you want to be treated, and he taught the ENF that he loves EVERYTHING they do to destroy him. I feel no pity nor sympathy for OP at this point.

[@Original_Tenshi_Chan]

I'm starting to think OP hates his own kids as much as the Twat family does... FINALLY made it to the end of this tortuous journey.. and I have to say.. I kinda like the ENF more than I like OP at this point. I'm just sad the ENF didn't completely destroy OP, leaving him homeless and his family leaving him before they moved... Fuck, his brand of weak and spineless irritates me.

[@Nylak-Otter]

Holy shit, what is wrong with the kid? No normal child at four years old gets that obsessed with one or two sentences that one person said. I had a lot of verbal abuse at that time, and it was basically water rolling off a duck's back. Kids are resilient and have a short attention span. I would be horribly embarrassed to use my child's fragility as my own defense.

[@carolinaamorim1177]

It's your on fault OP. Come on, I got super annoyed and angry with the OP. If since the first time OP stayed politely but firm. The neighbors wouldn't behave like that.

[@VidWatcher01]

Gurl, I know. 17 minutes in I was wondering how OP was getting around with a spine

[@judystockman8998]

We live in a rural area. Our neighbors are typical rural people: respect property lines, keep to themselves, are cordial, yet will be there for each other immediately if there is an emergency. This story confirms my fervent desire to never live anywhere that my neighbors are closer than 1/8 of a mile from my house!

[@shells500tutubo]

When I first started working out of medical residency I had a family from the same group that shall remain unnamed as this family. They were very difficult to deal with. I asked another very experienced doctor who belonged to the less orthodox part of this religion and he told me that he would take them off my hands this time, but in future this is how people like this (whatever group they may belong to) should be handled. First, YOU are in charge. Then, they are allowed to ask questions, but they are not allowed to QUESTION you. And most importantly, NEVER negotiate. They see negotiation as weakness. Guess what? It works! Even when you aren't in a position of power like being their doctor. Too often people are so concerned with being polite that they don't recognize that the other person has no such constraints. When these neighbors first started with their bs, OP should have immediately pushed back and gotten a very aggressive lawyer immediately, and gotten the property surveyed immediately. Then kept a record of every little thing they were doing. Each time they ran over his yard, a letter sent certified to their home or to the husband's work address if they wouldn't pick it up at home. A record of every harassment, especially to his children, would be made, and a police report filed for the time the mother scared his children. He should have been the first one to file a restraining order with the amount of evidence he had, and once granted, which it would be, they would be forced to move from their home. Sure, it seems like a lot of work and very petty, but you see the outcome if you don't.

[@juandavid03]

The second part is impossible to listen to with that kid constantly going "Daddy, are you good? Daddy, will you keep me safe?... Daddy..." God damn, get that kid some therapy instead of obsessing over your neighbor and a f*ing fence, mate! That is NOT normal behavior and if a stranger gets to him with a single phrase like that for months on end that kid is going to suffer endlessly and it's on you, the OP, for not putting him in therapy to deal with his exaggerated sense of worry over something a stranger said.

[@dw146]

Just started watching this. Stoked for the long video!!! Remember people tall fences make for great neighbors. Edit to add: HOLY CRAP!!! Could not be me. OP was entirely too nice. Giant fence installed along entire property line on their side out of concrete blocks and reinforced with steel. Would have had cops out with surveyor to observe property line, torn out the part of his driveway that crossed the property line, and replaced with said wall. Probably would need to be the maximum allowable height. I would have made these people hate me by how to the letter I managed my property. The giant wall would have kept all his water runoff on his property too and removed access to my French drain. 🤣 🤔 Side note…with all those emails professor law sent that were his attempts to poorly represent the law as an intimidation tactic I wonder if OP could have gotten him disbarred by reporting gross incompetence, untruthful representation of law, or something to the state bar. Might have cost him his job since some states don’t allow disbarred attorneys to teach.

[@YoYo-gt5iq]

I feel like the world's biggest schmuck for having listened to this for 20 minutes.

[@BritInvLvr]

Oh god. This story is tedious. Fucken hell. I can’t get through the whole stupid nonsense.

[@maurinarobinson3627]

Why didn’t he call the cops after the FIRST DAMAGE TO PROPERTY???! This man is a pushover and a lot of this is his fault.

[@louellacharlton4425]

These people will be shocked when they stand before GOD on judgement day! Tyvm Mark. Stay safe please. PEACE

[@gloomysunday9836]

A lot of the time neighbours like this are actively trying to get you to move so their relatives can move in. It happens quite a lot and thats how you end up with whole closed off communities where they are all relatives

[@redshed2020]

I can't even finish these. Police should have been called and a lawyer retrained early in this story.

[@destinedtogame]

Money

[@fiaj1004]

if I'm op, i would have emailed the school abt their employee harassing me. oh I'm angry again

[@niac8635]

My two favorite times of the day are when you upload! Perfect timing too. I'm about to be on a work road trip back home. Going to binge on your videos all the way 😊 Hope you're doing well. Much love to you and lots of pets for Poppy! 🧇🥰🧇❤🧇

[@angelicakaufman7183]

In the United States you don't have to deal with a weasel like this with a career that is completely based on being a part of the bar. You go make a complaint to the bar. They investigate the shenanigans

[@Weirdandwonderfull19]

I love the glee in Mark Wafflekings voice when it's time for some Entitled neighbours 😁😂

[@littleflame5530]

Why didn't OP send copies of those letters from his legal institution to the heads of the institution and to the bar association? He would have faced real legal issues.

[@whiteravenkpopfan]

I swear, these videos make me excited to do the _dishes_ (having this as background noise) 💙

[@jonmendelson1104]

Crazy story. Glad the ENFH are gone, hopefully the relatives aren't as bad. Thanks for the double length story! You're always there for me when I'm trying to find a good way to procrastinate =D

[@carolroberts4614]

I can't even be bothered to procrastinate! I'll do it tomorrow!

[@CarbuncleYT]

You realise how fucking annoying it is to open the video and see someone just spoil it in their comment?

[@jonmendelson1104]

@@CarbuncleYT You realize that the comments section is for discussing what happens in the video. A spoiler is posting information in a spot where someone wouldn't expect to find the results. If I search google for my favorite sports team despite having recorded but not watched their most recent game, google isn't spoiling the results of the game, I am. Likewise, if you look at the comments before watching the videos, the only person to blame for you being spoiled is yourself.

[@aaronandelise]

They cry out in pain as they strike you.

[@broken_queer_but_fighting8589]

Hey you yes you remember to take care of yourself gosh darn it, you are always valid, and I love you and care about you so please take care of yourself 💜💜🤗🤗💜💜🤗🤗

[@charliep5991]

I know that I’m just a stranger on the internet that doesn’t really matter but after the day I’ve had your message was just what I needed to see. Thank you.

[@broken_queer_but_fighting8589]

@@charliep5991 aww I'm glad m8 much love 💜💜🤗🤗

[@joycec8]

I'm 36 minutes in, and I agree with OPs skeptical son that OP is incapable of protecting his son and himself. Basically let his neighbor terrorize all of them.

[@joycec8]

I'm just angry and annoyed after listening to this. I guess I should have deduced this would have happened from the title.

[@raviyien6560]

Well OP kinda owns that to himself. I was really annoyed by him not going to the police after the first incident. How hard does he need to get punched in the stomach to finally sue the crap out of them? I thought after she attacked his child he would wake up and take legal action but no. So yeah, kinda serves you right here OP, sorry

[@absolute-xero7502]

You know, at this point (20 minutes into the video), I don't feel bad for OP. He should have put an end to this crap after they drove into his yard the first time. The neighbors are obviously malicious and OP doesn't put his foot down. They hit his fence, he fixes it. They make stupid demands, he still talks to them. Yes, I am victim blaming him because it should have not gone on for this long. This is not an abusive romantic, family or professional relationship, they are strangers, he is not obligated to interact with to them or tolerate their bullshit but he keeps doing it anyway and its annoying.

[@danime35]

Woo, story time! Edit at 25% of the story: oh God, OP needed a camera. Please tell me they have a camera. Edit: finally finished. what a roller coaster, geez, who needs tv dramas? OP was waaay too accommodating for most of the story.

[@confederatetearsaredelicious]

What an effing doormat!! His children didn't deserve that treatment, but OP certainly did. He deserved every bit of it. I don't remember the first major grievance. The first one I do remember is the one about how the neighbors drove right across his lawn. Cameras would have been put up then, and a lawsuit filed for damaged property. Especially if they've been annoying and entitled up to that point.

[@AndyyWithAY]

I'm finishing up my workout at the gym. I'm about to use the hydromassage before driving home. I deserve it! 😌😌

[@broken_queer_but_fighting8589]

Yeah you absolutely do 💜💜🤗🤗

[@exoticbuttersflavored]

We have a show here called Fear Thy Neighbor, although that one usually ends up in murder. Makes me be super polite to my neighbors. lol

[@SLTheOneAndAwesome19]

Entitled orthodox Jewish families like these infuriate the ever-loving shit out of me. And to be clear, I am Jewish, was raised entrenched in the Jewish community of my hometown, and have orthodox family. In Judaism there's something called "hilul hashem/חילול השם", literally translates to "desecration of God". What it refers to is flaunting your religion as you commit reprehensible acts so those acts become associated with your religion. So like... the neighbours the entire time in this story. The entitlement of this family is infuriating enough, but the fact they gladly want to associate their entitlement with antisemitic stereotypes is fucking vile.

[@floraposteschild4184]

"Hilul hashem" -- I'm going to get a lot of use out of that. :)

[@SLTheOneAndAwesome19]

@@dbz7103 That's a really gross generalization. There are plenty of wonderful, respectful, orthodox Jews.

[@savageinkstudios2969]

This story could have been believable if he hadnt claimed and pushed and pushed that a year later is kid was still asking if he was a bad dad. Ive taken care of five kids that have all surpassed the age of four, and not a single one of them held onto any random claim like that. Not even upsetting situations. That one part is so deeply unbelievable that i think this whole post was an elaborate story. Unless OP kept intentionally reminding his kid for a year straight that she said that, the kid would have quickly forgotten. This should have been reposted in r/thathappened.

[@AndyyWithAY]

Don't know what goes wrong in someone's head to make them think their property extends to someone else's house. Just WTF!! 🤷🏾‍♀️🤷🏾‍♀️

[@damien678]

or to try damaging shit they built on their own land... with their CAR. ffs. are they just that bored? i seriously don't get it

[@ec9833]

Only reason I feel I can handle hearing these stories and why I continue coming back, is because Mark wraps them up. His character is amazing. Gives hope to humanity IMHO. Personally, I need all the hope there is.

[@iwantsifegold]

I hope you know all this shit happens with them because you’re awake I Spanish family would’ve bought the outdoor speakers and then started playing them from 12 PM till 12 AM

[@13thMaiden]

~sighs~ why is OP such a damn doormat?? They didn't win, they just endured something they could have stopped. It's like bitching about the rain without wearing a raincoat or getting into a shelter which is 5 feet away. I couldn't stand the whole of the story and just had to fast forward. Those ppl are also the reason I wanna live in the woods. Never had a problem with Bigfoot as my neighbor.

[@kyraevermoon5544]

I think this is fake. No one would tolerate this much shite without suing those neighbors. No one would be that patient.

[@deedeeschway9566]

Also too much detail for stuff that has gone on for years and OP seems to know a lot about legal jargon, landscaping, and even the religious details but doesn’t call the cops, bylaw enforcement, or a lawyer soon enough to settle the problems.

[@Elizabeth-te9tv]

Why hasn’t someone called cps? My heart breaks for the kids, especially that infant.

[@jessicawolfe5861]

I would so do whatever I could to out him to the college and get him disbarred

[@puddles609]

I know there are tons of crazy people out there causing their neighbors grief. But this story totally has a "things that never happened" vibe.

[@Bean404]

I don’t know if anyone has mentioned it, but the joke at 1:38 (“You See, the Berkeley Bay Area…”) is that the school is the University of California Berkeley. Or more commonly, UC Berkeley. You see… UC lol. It’s very famous for its law school among other things *fixed the time code! And Mark, you were spot on in how you pronounced Berkeley!