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Originally Posted by Atticus Grinch
I was prepared to take that position before the baseball incident. The person I was when I was growing up would have played baseball* when no one was there, but a full parking lot and cello music coming from inside? Fuhgeddaboutit. And I would have yelled "Scatter!" upon seeing a man in black, for sure. But the mom seems pretty fucking entitled, and your position shows me she's not making it up, so thanks for the data point.
*I probably would have been the one saying "Guys, I don't think we should be doing this" but the other boys would have won out.
ETA: I probably failed to communicate in my first post that the church's property is probably 400' x 100', meaning the baseball game wasn't occurring on a back lot -- it was on the front lawn, 20 feet from the concert. So it's not like the two things could happen simultaneously with only a little bit of compromise.
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You see, we played football on the church's front lawn regularly, but, then, that church was on 17 acres and the front lawn was really our second choice, when the actual baseball field was occupied.
There is no doubt that the woman is entitled, overbearing, and wrong* (the gate really is a bit much). And that it was during a concert, when a neighborly neighbor would be trying to keep the dogs quiet even though they are barking on their own damn property, makes it clear she's not a good neighbor, if the gate didn't already.
But, do you not turn the other cheek because there is nice music playing? When dealing with an entitled suburbanite, do you do good for their soul or yours by telling them what an ass they are being? **
* I liken this to the time God tormented Job by having all Ishmael's relatives hold camel races by his tent.
** I note there is an exception to turning the other cheek when internet trolls or terrorists are involved.
