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Good neighbors respect property lines before a tree-climbing child turns private land into a liability problem.

One homeowner politely asked a nearby father to keep his unattended child out of her yard and trees.

That reasonable request earned a dismissive suggestion that she build a fence if trespassing bothered her so much.

Let’s see how thoroughly she followed his advice.

Why don’t I put up a fence if I don’t want your kid climbing in my trees? Done

My aunt has some new neighbors renting the house next to her owned property.

These guys have a toddler, a slightly older child, and a dog that they love to leave outside unattended.

It was absolutely priceless when child services showed up and the 2-year-old was alone in the front yard.

These kids started encroaching more and more on her property.

The older kid had started coming into her yard and climbing one of her trees.

She asked them kindly to keep their kid out of her yard and trees, as she didn’t want a lawsuit if the kid fell and broke a leg on her property.

The neighbor, of course, wasn’t understanding at all.

The guy said, “If it’s such a big deal, why don’t you just put up a fence?”

So she did all of that and more!

She cut down the tree the kid was climbing, along with a few others, and stacked all the limbs into a six-foot wall of natural fence.

The guy was mad. He asked her why she had to be such a jerk about it.

“Sorry, thought we were taking your advice.”

She did exactly what they suggested — just not in the way anyone expected.

What did Reddit think?

Cutting down a tree does sometimes have some unintended consequences.

Life really isn’t fair sometimes.

When bad neighbors get in the way of plans, it calls for a bit of creativity.

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This commenter thought the story was headed in a different direction.

Already planning to remove several rotting trees, the aunt cut them down and stacked their branches into a six-foot natural fence.

When her angry neighbor complained, she reminded him that building a barrier had been his solution for keeping his child out.

He recommended a boundary, and she delivered one made entirely from the playground his unsupervised kid kept treating like public property.