Woman pulled up in her SUV to confront a stranger for buying a house her son wanted — then sat there waiting for an apology

There is always a boundary for what people can demand from each other. Greetings, for instance, are free, and respect too. But one entitled woman didn’t want either of them when she stopped her car in front of a house a couple had bought recently. In a December 19, 2020, post, the female owner (u/theambears) detailed how a mom tried to guilt-trip them for buying the house that her son wished to have for so long. The woman said that it was the “most unwelcoming interaction” she had ever had since she and her husband moved into the house. In the end, the egocentric mom got a slap on the wrist.

Encounter with the entitled

The couple, a 25-year-old female and a 27-year-old male, bought a house in March 2020. The house was keeping them busy because the previous owner, a lady who bought it in 1967, didn’t make too many upgrades. In May, the woman was pulling out some bushes and weeds that had invaded their front yard. It was hard work since the summer sun was harsh. Neighbors were passing by in their cars, greeting each other. That's when the entitled mom drove by in her SUV.

"[She] pulls up in a shiny black suburban from the opposite side of the road, parks (the wrong way), and rolls down her window. I’d say she’s in her 50s-60s," the author noted. The mom started asking a bunch of questions to the woman, including whether the couple had recently bought this house and whether they were familiar with the previous owner. The woman kept on answering her questions. At one point, the mom revealed that her son had grown up in the neighborhood and wished to own this house one day.

A bizarre demand

The mom kept on insisting that her son always wished to own this house, to the point that it started to feel awkward and suspicious to the woman. She clarified that they intended to stay long-term in the house. At first, the mom didn’t budge from her place. When the woman took away her attention and resumed the weed-pulling work, the mom glared at her and sped off, murmuring, “Urgh!”

Lucky for the woman, this was the first and last interaction she had with the entitled mom. She even planted six cameras around the house to catch any pesky activity if the mom tried. But not every neighbor is as vigilant. 42% of Americans say they have had disputes with their neighbor, according to a survey by FindLaw. Of these, 17% of disputes were regarding property boundaries and encroachment.

All for a spoiled child 

In this case, the conflict was triggered by what psychologists would call the “spoiled child syndrome.” "A spoiled child has the 'I want, I want, I want' syndrome," Charles L. Thompson from the University of Tennessee told WebMD. "His philosophy of life would sort of be 'Life is not good unless I'm getting my own way.'" Barton Schmitt, a pediatrician, suspects that about 5% of kids are spoiled and pampered excessively by their entitled parents, just like the mom who tried to guilt-trip the couple into giving up their house.

Nefarious neighbors

People were just as shocked by reading her post as the woman was when the entitled mom came around. u/manual_typewriter expressed, “Seriously, what did she expect? For you to say, ‘Oh, sorry. My mistake,’ then hand over the keys?” u/BG_1952 said, “I'm wondering if her son really wanted the house or she just wants him to move near her, so is using this as the reason why he did not. If he had wanted it, he had as much opportunity as you did to purchase the house.”

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