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Internet slams man who banned 13-yr-old son from OWN yard over neighbor's 'ridiculous' complaint

A confused father revealed on Reddit that his neighbor complained his unusually tall son was making their daughters feel uncomfortable

A father who restricted his 13-year-old boy from walking in his own yard due to a neighbor's complaint found the Internet up in arms against him. The neighbors complained to the father that the boy intimidated their daughter. The father confronted his son, only to realize that this wasn't true.

The Internet was furious at the father and tagged him as the "A** hole" for not supporting his son. The father's Reddit post garnered a lot of attention from other users, as it gained 1.3 thousand comments in one day.

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'AITA for telling my son he shouldn't go out in our yard?'

The father asked, "AITA for telling my son he shouldn't go out in our yard anymore since he's making our neighbor's daughters uncomfortable?" The father further explained the whole scenario about his son and neighbor. He wrote, "My son is 13, but looks quite a bit older. Both my wife and I are tall, but he's set to pass me since he's 5'10" and well built. He's a great kid, and I've never suspected him of saying or doing anything bad. We have a big yard and garden, and he'll go out there a lot to read or just mess around."

He added, "Now our neighbors yard is about 100 feet away, and there's these little patch of trees between us, but we don't have fences so you can see into each others yards. We don't really talk or know each other, but he's got two daughters a bit younger than my son."

'He never even looks in that direction"

He went on to add, "The other week, neighbor comes and says my son is making his daughters uncomfortable. I asked if he did anything, and he says no not like that, it's just he sort of intimidates them hanging around the yard. I talked with my son and he confirmed he never even looks in that direction, he never talks to them or even heard or saw them being uncomfortable."

The father then said, "So I had a talk with my son earlier than I expected to. I told him that sometimes, people are going to be uncomfortable around him. That isn't his fault or their fault, we just need to respect other people, and make sure we aren't imposing ourselves on others. I get it, I'm a big guy. I have to cross the street all the time because women will speed up when they see me, which I completely understand. Hell I even try to stay in more to avoid that."

The father then told his son not to take a stroll in the yard on account of his neighbor's daughters. He wrote, "So I told my son that I'm not mad, but he probably shouldn't linger out in the yard alone anymore. He was upset but understood. My wife is furious, she says I should've talked to her first (and she's right on that front) and that our sone hasn't done anything. I get that, but still I don't think he should be in the yard if he's making other people uncomfortable."

'He has done nothing wrong'

A user showed outrage towards the father's actions and wrote, "Yta. Your son has done nothing wrong and making feel like he has is ridiculous. Your neighbors sound awful and I'm really trying not to infer too much from this story." Another slammed the father, saying, "They are trying to portray him as some sort of predator by just being in his own yard. Who cares if they are uncomfortable? They can either get comfortable or stay inside their own house. YTA for not supporting your son."

A third user wrote, "Came here to say same thing about building a fence. Good fences make good neighbors. YTA OP. It's not on your son to make anyone feel comfortable, especially when he's in his own yard."

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