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People often expect neighbors to coexist with a little give and take.

But when her neighbor’s children kept crossing the line by climbing her tree, one homeowner set into a petty plan no one saw coming.

Read on for the full story!

My aunt has some new neighbors renting the house next to her owned property.

These guys have a toddler, a slightly older child, and a dog that they love to leave outside unattended.

It was absolutely priceless when child services showed up and the 2-year-old was alone in the front yard.

These kids started encroaching more and more on her property.

The older kid had started coming into her yard and climbing one of her trees.

She asked them kindly to keep their kid out of her yard and trees, as she didn’t want a lawsuit if the kid fell and broke a leg on her property.

The neighbor, of course, wasn’t understanding at all.

The guy said, “If it’s such a big deal, why don’t you just put up a fence?”

So she did all of that and more!

She cut down the tree the kid was climbing, along with a few others, and stacked all the limbs into a six-foot wall of natural fence.

The guy was mad. He asked her why she had to be such a jerk about it.

“Sorry, thought we were taking your advice.”

She did exactly what they suggested — just not in the way anyone expected.

What did Reddit think?

Cutting down a tree does sometimes have some unintended consequences.

Screenshot 2025 08 22 at 1.36.51 PM Neighbor Told Her To Put Up A Fence, So She Cut Down The Tree The Neighbors Kids Had Been Climbing On To Build One

Life really isn’t fair sometimes.

Screenshot 2025 08 22 at 1.37.49 PM Neighbor Told Her To Put Up A Fence, So She Cut Down The Tree The Neighbors Kids Had Been Climbing On To Build One

When bad neighbors get in the way of plans, it calls for a bit of creativity.

Screenshot 2025 08 22 at 1.38.40 PM Neighbor Told Her To Put Up A Fence, So She Cut Down The Tree The Neighbors Kids Had Been Climbing On To Build One

This commenter thought the story was headed in a different direction.

Screenshot 2025 08 22 at 1.59.06 PM Neighbor Told Her To Put Up A Fence, So She Cut Down The Tree The Neighbors Kids Had Been Climbing On To Build One

They asked for a fence, so they got one!

Bet these neighbors will think twice before crossing her again.

If you liked that post, check this one about a guy who got revenge on his condo by making his own Christmas light rules.

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