Everyone gets defensive about their personal property sometimes.

But in this story, the property is even more personal than you’d think… and important for someone’s mobility.

Let’s read on.

AITA for yelling at my neighbor’s son for playing in my spare wheelchair?

A little backstory: I was born paralyzed and unable to walk and I need a wheelchair to get around.

I mostly use a power wheelchair and I have a spare manual wheelchair when I can’t use my power chair, like when I go to my sister’s house or in older buildings that aren’t very handicapped accessible and my power chair doesn’t fit.

Sounds like OP has learned to deal with limitations. Who would disrespect that?

So Thanksgiving afternoon I’m having Thanksgiving at my sister’s house and heading out the door and I go out to my garage where I keep my manual chair.

I see my neighbor’s son and his friend playing in my wheelchair and being very rough with (they were both riding on it and they tipped over backwards).

Not a toy, kids.

I was angry and yelling at them that my wheelchair wasn’t a toy and that I needed it and they just laughed and continued playing with it.

So several minutes go by of me trying to get them to stop playing in my wheelchair they were in their backyard that I can’t get to.

So I try calling their parents to try and help but they don’t answer.

This is definitely a moment for parental supervision. Will they step up?

So I have to go all the way around the block to get to the front of my neighbor’s house.

When I get to the front of my neighbor’s house and I’m finally able to tell them the situation, my neighbors say it isn’t a big deal and I shouldn’t be so angry.

But by this time it’s been several minutes and I’m supposed to be at my sister’s house with food.

I inform my neighbors that I need my wheelchair to go to my sister’s.

Yeah that’s messed up.

I finally got my manual chair and I tell my neighbor I’m going to call the police next time and my neighbor said I was being sensitive but I don’t think I am.

AITA?

Kids having innocent fun is one thing, but this is an issue of livelihood.

Let’s see what the comments think.

Someone says, why wait?

Someone else agrees… now is the time.

Another vote for, involve the authorities now.

Another user is like, ya gotta be kiddin’ me.

Everyone else gets it.

Wheels down, kids!

Seriously, those parents need to take their jobs a bit more seriously.

If you liked that story, read this one about grandparents who set up a college fund for their grandkid because his parents won’t, but then his parents want to use the money to cover sibling’s medical expenses.