September 2, 2026 at 5:25 am

Mom Takes Her Son Sledding on Public Property—Then Her Neighbors Tell Her It’s Too Dangerous

by Matthew Gilligan

woman sledding with her son

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Jeez…

Is nobody allowed to have fun anymore?

I remember when I was a kid, no hill or no backyard was off-limits when it came to sledding during the cold months.

Tons of neighborhood kids would get together and we’d bomb down different hills all day.

It was a glorious time…

But maybe those days are gone.

Check out what this mom had to say about a neighbor who was intent on ruining the fun she and her son were having in the snow.

Our neighbors told us we can’t sled on community property.

“My son (4) and I went sled riding on a hill in our neighborhood that is behind a house in the community but beyond their property line.

It’s a small forest area with a downhill slope that eventually leads to the sidewalk.

We were out for about 5 minutes going up and down before the husband came out telling us we couldn’t sled ride there because it was dangerous.

Well…that’s not really your concern…

When I responded that we weren’t on their property, they said that wasn’t the issue, that it was dangerous to sled ride there as it was close to the road.

When we would sled down, we would end on the sidewalk, and not on the road. The wife then came outside yelling that my son almost went into the road one time, when he just went on the sidewalk.

Mind your own business!

I responded once again that this wasn’t their property and stated I’m his mother and this wasn’t their business. They kept going on and my son was getting upset, so we left and do not plan on going back.

Today, I drove by and saw they lined up about 10 items of trash to block the hill- which is not on their property.

It’s various items of small bins, a trash bag, a shopping bag, etc.

It’s such an eyesore.

I’d like to hear other thoughts on if I was in the wrong here and how others would have handled this.”

Here’s what folks had to say about this on Reddit.

This person weighed in.

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Another Reddit user shared their thoughts.

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This individual spoke up.

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Another reader didn’t hold back.

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And this person weighed in.

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I think she should keep going back there!

It’s not this grumpy lady’s property.

Don’t let them get you down!

What kind of people want to keep kids from sledding during the winter…?

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