{"id":34923,"date":"2026-09-23T16:32:28","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T16:32:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/?p=34923"},"modified":"2026-09-23T16:32:28","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T16:32:28","slug":"my-neighbor-forced-my-kids-to-hand-over-every-fallen-apple-then-my-husband-made-a-plan-versioni-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/?p=34923","title":{"rendered":"My Neighbor Forced My Kids to Hand Over Every Fallen Apple \u2014 Then My Husband Made a Plan Versioni 2:"},"content":{"rendered":"

My neighbor made my six-year-old collect every apple that fell into our yard. He even called my kids \u201cthieves.\u201d My husband didn\u2019t argue\u2014he came up with a plan that made our neighbor regret claiming every apple.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Every year, apples from Dale\u2019s tree fall across our yard. Last Sunday, he stood at the fence and ordered my children to collect every one.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019re mine. It\u2019s my tree.\u201d<\/p>\n

My kids obeyed, carrying the apples back to him one armful at a time.<\/p>\n

Then Dale looked at them and said:<\/p>\n

\u201cNice. Raising thieves young, are we?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

My daughter cried.<\/p>\n

I sent pictures to my husband, Rob, expecting him to confront Dale.<\/p>\n

Instead, Rob told me:<\/p>\n

\u201cDon\u2019t rake the apples. Leave every single one where it falls.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

He researched the property line, documented the overhanging branches, and contacted an arborist.<\/p>\n

Soon, Rob sent Dale a calm letter explaining that if Dale considered every fallen apple his property, he could collect them himself\u2014and that the branches over our yard would be professionally assessed.<\/p>\n

Dale threatened to sue.<\/p>\n

But the arborist discovered a large defective branch hanging directly over our children’s swing set.<\/p>\n

The solution was simple: professionally prune the dangerous and overhanging branches.<\/p>\n

The tree remained healthy, but most of the fruit no longer fell into our yard.<\/p>\n

Dale eventually came to us and admitted he shouldn’t have involved the children.<\/p>\n

For Rob, it had never really been about apples.<\/p>\n

It was about making Dale understand that owning a tree didn’t give him the right to make our children feel like thieves in their own backyard.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

My neighbor made my six-year-old collect every apple that fell into our yard. He even called my kids \u201cthieves.\u201d My husband didn\u2019t argue\u2014he came up with a plan that made our neighbor regret claiming every apple. Every year, apples from Dale\u2019s tree fall across our yard. Last Sunday, he stood at the fence and ordered…<\/p>\n

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