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By Anonymous - 05/12/2014 13:44 - United States - San Bruno

Today, my neighbor showed me footage of my 7-year-old son spraying his beloved rose garden with weed killer. The whole garden is dead as fuck, and I'm now being taken to small claims court. FML

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By Anonymous - 25/09/2022 20:00 - United Kingdom

Today, in court, I was called a "pompous little gnome" by the woman I was there suing, for destroying my front garden with weed killer. The judge agreed with her and threw the case out for lack of evidence it was actually her that destroyed my garden. FML

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By Anonymous - 30/05/2015 03:07 - United States - Salem

Today, my crazy neighbor screamed at me from her porch for walking "too close" to her plants. I was on the sidewalk. She sprayed me with her hose anyway. FML

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By control your mutt! - 23/02/2022 22:00

Today, tired of people letting their dogs crap in my yard, I sprinkled an assortment of crushed peppers around my lawn as a deterrent. One dog went to do its business and had some sort of allergic reaction. Now its bitchy owner is threatening to sue me, and tried to have her daughter kick my ass. FML

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By its still broken - 11/06/2015 00:13 - United States - Jacksonville

Today, my neighbor came over to borrow my lawnmower. As I have previously loaned it to him and he returned it broken, I refused. He then promptly ate the strawberries off my daughter's small strawberry plant and stormed off. FML

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By Anonymous - 18/06/2022 04:00 - Canada - Lachine

Today, I left outside a bowl of fine herbs I had painstakingly grown from seeds, so they could get some sun. What did they get instead? My upstairs neighbor's filthy soapy water from washing her balcony. Three quarters of the seedlings are now dead. FML

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By pist - 13/05/2018 01:30

Today, I was lying in a lawn chair next to my wooden fence when a yellow liquid started spraying me. The neighbor's douchebag son was peeing through the small hole in the fence and soaked me. FML

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Smooth criminal

By Anonymous - 13/06/2015 12:42 - United States - Huntingtown

Today, my neighbor's son siphoned the fuel out of my lawn mower and put it in his car. What he didn't realize is that the fuel mixture I use in my lawn mower would ruin his car engine. His dad says it's my fault and actually insists I should pay his pissant son's repair bill. FML

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By fionnathehuman - 09/10/2012 22:56 - United States

Today, my 6-year-old son pooped in the back yard and used a stick to throw it over the fence into my neighbor's yard. FML

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By Interpid traveler - 07/09/2021 05:01

Today, I was woken up by my wife calling the police because our garden had been ransacked during the night. A whole row of houses has had their plants uprooted, greenhouses broken into and garden tools stolen. The cops haven't found any leads and I feel terrible for my wife, who poured her heart and soul into that garden. FML

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By Sparks - 27/04/2019 10:00 - United States - Taylor

Today, my neighbors threatened to sue me because a six-foot branch fell off one of my trees and into their yard, hitting nothing on the way down. FML

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BI4ze 17

Friday 5 December 2014 21:36

How would a 7 year old get access to weed killer?

smokecloud_ 37

Friday 5 December 2014 22:03

He's 7. He should know right from wrong and to stay out of other people's property. Rose gardens aren't cheap and the neighbor probably spent a lot of time on it. I'd be pissed too, 7 year old or not.

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laserokhaos 0

Saturday 6 December 2014 1:04

Cite the tender years doctrine in court. Children 7 and under can't generally be held liable for negligent acts. The only caveat is if you failed to adequate supervise him, but as long as your justification is strong your defense should hold. You're lucky he's 7, the legal standard changes at 8.

jackycat 17

Saturday 6 December 2014 2:00

I'm pretty sure the fact the kid had time to gain access to weed killer, go to the neighbors house and spraying enough to kill the entire garden says not adequately supervised.

Shopduster 9

Saturday 6 December 2014 1:08

You deserve it, it's your kid. No matter the age under 18 the parent is always responsible

blackonblight 32

Sunday 7 December 2014 15:34

21 in some states, at least financially, iirc.

danm19 15

Saturday 6 December 2014 1:30

Pretty sure the judge is gonna just laugh this out of court. Let's hope it's put on one of the stupid tv shows so we can watch it.

jackycat 17

Saturday 6 December 2014 2:02

My neighbor got a $15,000 settlement when her next door neighbor mowed down all her prize winning roses. If the neighbor does competitions, and does well, it's seen as a loss of income.

BobRyder 24

Saturday 6 December 2014 1:37

Why would you even let that go to court? Your ******** kid destroyed something beautiful, you should apologize and pay for it then take parenting classes. Or at least have the common sense to lock up toxic chemicals, what if your 7 year old was stupid enough to drink it?