
01/02/2025
MY NEIGHBOR KEPT STEALING VEGETABLES AND FRUIT FROM MY SMALL BACKYARD GARDEN I'VE GROWN MYSELF – A FEW DAYS LATER HER HUSBAND CAME TO MY DOORSTEP BEGGING TO PAY
When my husband passed away, I moved in with my daughter's family at sixty, looking after my three grandkids. My daughter and her husband have demanding jobs, so I help by picking up the kids from school, taking them to activities, and cooking dinner.
We live in a cozy subdivision with only 60 properties, which means everyone knows each other quite well. My daughter's family owns two pieces of land: their home and an empty lot next door.
Gardening has always been my passion, and my daughter and her husband generously gave me carte blanche over the empty lot. I poured my heart into it, growing vegetables and fruits, and sharing the bounty with neighbors.
But one day, I noticed my harvest shrinking. Tomatoes that were there a week ago were gone. My son-in-law installed CCTV cameras, and to our shock, we saw our new neighbor treating our garden as her personal produce section! She would steal the harvest at odd hours, such as 5am and 11pm, when no one was around to see her.
We were always generous with our produce, giving away fruits and vegetables to neighbors who asked. The key word, however, is "ask..." But a few days later, new neighbor's husband showed up at our door, BEGGING to give him a chance to pay back for everything his wife stole. No, I never went to police or showed the camera footage: the catch is that I made ⬇️