West Gippsland neighbour’s brutal note before Christmas sparks heated debate about who’s in the right
A cruel note written by a fed-up neighbor on Christmas Eve has sparked heated debate among locals over who is right.
A West Gippsland man posted an image of a harsh letter he received on a rural Victorian community Facebook group.
“Any chance you could cut the grass and clean up around your house???” note started
“Looked great as hell for a long time lately.”
A man received an angry letter from a annoying neighbor about the state of his lawn.
The man who shared the note captioned the image with a lengthy comment, including a surprise invitation to invite his angry neighbor over for coffee.
“This is a great opportunity to remember that there are those of us who have a lot of hatred and pain in our hearts, and that we live with them every day,” he said.
“Thank you to whoever wrote me this letter, it was a great opportunity for my little children to find it so I could teach them that we always need God’s grace and that we live in a fallen world after Genesis 3.
“Please pray for those of us who suffer from mental health issues as Christmas can be especially difficult for them. God bless’.
He then added: “PS, if you wrote this, PM me and let’s have a coffee and chat, I’d love to welcome you to town.”
Many in the local group were shocked by the harsh note and came to the recipient’s defense.
“It’s very sad that someone felt the need to write this. Even if they need to say something, there is no need to be rude,” one of them said.
“There can be many reasons why the lawn is not mowed. Maybe go to the front door and find out why. They may need your help or someone else’s help to correct the situation.”
People added that Christmas “is one of those times when we can all be a little kinder.”
Local residents were divided in their opinions: take the side of the recipient or the author of the note
Another ridiculed the “wonderful language” and expressed regret that the man’s children had come across the note.
“What a heartless surprise, why not go to the neighbor, knock on the door, talk to the neighbor and politely ask him to clean up… That was pretty disrespectful,” the person wrote.
Others believed that the author should “have good manners.”
But some were not so lenient and seemed to side with the author of the note.
“Just mow the lawn, the vacant block next door was knee high which is unacceptable,” one said.
“I wanted to place a sign on the façade that said “Hay for sale.”
Another suggested “just cutting the grass.”
‘Simple. Don’t think God has anything to do with this,” they said.