[Athena E.]

'My neighbour demanded I remove my garden decor... is it unreasonable to refuse?'​

AIBU, which stands for 'Am I Being Unreasonable', is the perfect platform for sharing your thoughts and opinions! So, for today's AIBU discussion, we have this story from Reddit/yardflamingoes:

Am I being unreasonable for not taking down my yard flamingos after neighbours complained?

'I bought a house a couple of years ago and have been working on making it look nicer. I spent a lot of time redoing the front gardens, trying to make them neat and nice.'

'A few weeks ago, I was at a greenhouse buying some plants for the garden, and I saw two yard flamingos marked down on clearance. I knew they belonged in my garden. They’re not everyone’s cup of tea, but I think they’re a lot of fun.'

'I set them up when I got home, and a couple of days later, my neighbour was knocking on my door. She demanded I take down my flamingos because they’re “extremely gauche” and “lowering the property value of the neighbourhood”. '

'I told her I am not taking them down because I like them, and the property value isn’t going to be hurt by two yard flamingos. As far as I am aware, there are no town ordinances about yard flamingos.'

'She has posted pictures of my house, the street I live on, and a close-up of my flamingos in our neighbourhood's Facebook group to complain about them. Some people agreed I should take them down. After that, another neighbour came over to tell me to get rid of them. My mum also agreed I should take them down to keep the peace with my neighbour.'

'I like them, I smile when I see them when I pull into my driveway. I have no plans to take them down.'

'Am I unreasonable for not taking down my yard flamingos after some neighbours complained?'

 

[Frida1944]

Tell your neighbours to do one - your home which you paid for, therefore your choice. I have a couple of black flamingoes in my garden and think they are just a bit of fun. They must be very miserable people if that's all they have to worry about.

 

[JKD]

Your garden, your choice. Simple as that. If it was me, I would deliberately go out and buy a few more!! LOL

 

[Rita]

Your home, your garden, tell the neighbours to go and do one!!

 

[Rita]

Your garden, your choice. Simple as that. If it was me, I would deliberately go out and buy a few more!! LOL

Good idea... !!

 

[Jennylolo]

Really- so can you complain about their choice of paint colour/brick style, their choice of paving, shrubs, flower colour scheme etc etc. Guess no-one has other states - gnomes! Your choice. Your property.

 

[Dreams]

How sad!!
People can’t have fun doing up their garden.
No one is being hurt.

 

[PattiB]

Your garden, your choice. Simple as that. If it was me, I would deliberately go out and buy a few more!! LOL

Exactly! I would get a whole flock of them. Can’t stand interfering neighbours, who cares whether they like it or not. Personally, I can’t stand flamingo statues, but if I thought they’d annoy people, I‘d have them everywhere.

 

[Vio Kot]

of course you are not being unreasonable, but they are. Buy some other animals and put them out.

 

[Bridiecat]

They need to get a life and mind their own business

 

[Mlny]

Keep smiling as you enjoy those elegant birds

 

[kaepekrad]

Lucky you to still have them. I repainted my Mothers gnomes, but unfortunately live in a town with a high percentage of feral thieves who stole them all. Keep your flamingos and enjoy them.