Neighbor tries to guilt-trip next-door homeowner into letting him pave a trail through their backyard, homeowner stands their ground: ‘This wasn't going to work’

One thing that somebody, somewhere will always have? The audacity. We live in a world riddled with entitlement and arrogance, and this is most clearly seen when you live in close proximity to them. All it takes is one "No, I'd rather not" to set them off. Be like the homeowner in this story—be as up front as possible, as soon as possible. This homeowner might have avoided any dissonance with their next-door neighbor if they hadn't been passive with him in the first place, though…

As one commenter states: "Fences are your friend." When a next-door neighbor suggests they dig up your land to benefit themselves and solely themselves, you tell them that it's your property, not theirs. We must all set the tone for the life we want and the relationships that we expect to have with others, and in this story's case, the tone wasn't set quite soon enough. The next-door neighbor here asks if they can make a trail through the back of the homeowner's yard so they can easily get into the back woods, and the homeowner passively and confusingly responds affirmatively, but later takes it back. What do they get from the neighbor in return? A "sullen" look that only the most entitled individuals display once they realize that the world doesn't exist solely for them. Scroll to keep reading.