Dealing with neighborhood children can be annoying, especially when their parents don’t teach them respect.

So, how would you respond if the neighbor’s kids kept leaving their bikes and toys in your driveway?

In the following story, this guy decided to take matters into his own hands.

Let’s see what’s going on.

AITA For threatening to run over my neighbor’s kids’ toys because they were in my driveway?

My neighbor has 5 kids, all under the age of 7.

The oldest daughter is the only one who keeps an eye on the rest of them, and she’s just a kid herself.

The kids themselves are super sweet, but my neighbors have no respect for other people’s spaces and allow their kids to leave their bikes, scooters, toys, and even trash in other peoples’ driveways/lawns (we live in a cul-de-sac).

The youngest (who is like 2), threw tissue paper all over people’s yards from a gift he received, and when it rained, got mushy crud all over yards.

When another neighbor asked him or his mother to pick it up, his mother just ignored it.

They leave their stuff in my driveway, too, to the point that some mornings, I can’t get out without moving it myself and throwing it over into the grass (which is still on my property).

Here’s where the mother’s lack of respect becomes very evident.

One morning, when the kids were actually outside with their mother, I yelled to the mother, “I might run over the bikes. Can you please come move it?”

They had about 3/4 bikes/tricycles scattered across my driveway.

The mother started getting annoyed, asking why I couldn’t just move it.

I told her because it was her kids’ stuff, and it should be over on their side, but I might squish it because I either A) don’t know it’s there until I reach a certain blind spot or B) I don’t want to touch their stuff anymore.

She started whining, saying that “they were just kids and didn’t know better.”

I NEVER blamed the kids, I blamed her, and told her she was just excusing bad behavior on her part toward her kids.

I’ve asked the kids before to move their stuff, but they don’t listen to me either.

AITA?

That mother is not setting a good example for her kids.

Here’s how readers over at Reddit responded to this situation.

This person suggests talking to the kids directly.

This is the best idea!

According to this person, let them learn the hard way.

Here’s someone who would try reasoning with the mother again.

Actions speak louder than words.

Sounds like these kids may have to learn the hard way.

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