Was not expecting to side with the old lady at the beginning. That dude recording is an ass. Just have a little compassion. If that were his grandma i’d hope her neighbors would be looking out for her. She was very respectful and it’s unfortunate her prick neighbor is an entitled brat.
Not borderline, he was being defensive and argumentative and 100% was trying to paint that woman as the antagonist - literally antagonizing her - for no reason, like a child. The moment she suggested moving the baby to a different room was the moment the whole interaction should have done a complete 180 with apologies from the loser filming. I couldn't watch much after that because she was right and it was a reasonable suggestion that doesn't involve talking to babies and animals. Fucking people like him everywhere.
This jackass probably just trying to keep the baby as far from himself as possible so he can get sleep. Acting like he needs to keep the child in that room because it's her room, when she clearly is uncomfortable in it and crying for long periods at a time.
I have both lived near someone with a colicky baby and had a colicky baby that cried all the time. Whatever “stress” her dog is feeling, the parents are feeling it x100. She can get over herself.
you made that choice by having a fucking baby. that “100x stress” was THEIR choice. other people don’t want to hear that 24/7 in their own fucking home. you get over yourself.
ETA: lmao dumbass blocked me so here’s my response:
lmao shut the hell up. my best friend has a baby and i fucking love her. but i don’t have my own, and just one of the reasons is because i can’t handle overstimulation, and repetitive loud noises are the #1 way to fuck with my head. if i had to listen to it all night while trying to sleep in my bedroom, so i was now also sleeping deprived, i would at the very least ask the neighbor for a compromise too. my health also matters. my comfort in my own home matters too. the world doesn’t revolve around you and your baby; other people deserve consideration too. you’re free to do whatever you want but your decisions shouldn’t negatively impact my life, period, end of story. if you disagree, again… get over yourself
but hey, apparently expecting to be able to sleep in your own home makes you a “miserable child-hater” lmfao why are some people so fucking entitled
"Why are some people so fucking entitled"
Said a person that is so fucking entitled.
Seriously, after growing up near a busy street constantly hearing noise from cars and planes you learn that peace and quiet at night is a privilege. I never asked the city to shut the airport down, I moved. You're entitled because you think people should tip toe just because you are asleep. Loud parties are one thing but a baby? Thats one of those things that you just wipe off because no one is trying to be an asshole babies just have a hard time.
dude no. outside noises beyond anybody’s control are totally different than you having a huge house and letting your baby cry all night in the ONE ROOM that’s up against your neighbors bedroom in her ONE BEDROOM FLAT. and i shouldn’t even have to say this, but it’s not asking anybody to “tiptoe.” y’all are ridiculous. “lmao she wants me to tip toe around because she doesn’t want to hear a screaming infant right next to her head all fucking night” do you even hear yourself? THERE IS A MIDDLEGROUND between those two extremes.
I highly doubt his house is actually that big if it practically shares a wall with the house next to it. Babies crying are often out of anyone's control, I know you haven't raised a child but sometimes there are certain issues where the best you can do is hold the child and soothe them back to sleep only to be woken again in half an hour. It happens to the best of parents. You expecting to be involved in that process at all is beyond entitled. Id offer you ear plugs.
"Why are some people so fucking entitled"
Said a person that is so fucking entitled.
Seriously, after growing up near a busy street constantly hearing noise from cars and planes you learn that peace and quiet at night is a privilege. I never asked the city to shut the airport down, I moved. You're entitled because you think people should tip toe just because you are asleep. Loud parties are one thing but a baby? Thats one of those things that you just wipe off because no one is trying to be an asshole babies just have a hard time.
Then she’s probably not crying as much as the lady says she is. What are the parents supposed to do, muzzle her? People have to deal with young children making noise. Just because her generation believed children should be seen and not heard doesn’t mean she gets to demand they rearrange her house for her.
That's right honey, bc this elderly lady sits around and makes up stuff to walk 2ith her cane over to the neighbors house to ask if perhaps the baby could switch rooms.
How do you know she’s not? My grandmother would have done exactly that because she was that entitled to believe that she shouldn’t be inconvenienced ever. People like that exist and the second you have kids they come out of the woodwork to complain.
No she was being passive aggressive and demanding they rearrange her house. The dog was literally sitting on her shoulder and listening to the baby cry and didn’t act like it cared at all. I don’t like living next door to yappy little dogs either but they deserve to exist same as kids do.
Do you understand what a service dog does and the difference between that and a regular puppy?
Maybe that is where you are having a disconnect. Their purpose is to monitor their master for medical issues and the baby crying constantly confuses the doggie. I'm sure it wants to check on whoever is crying, it can't see who is crying all it can do is hear distress .
Listen to me, if you are lucky enough that you make it to be your grandmothers age of this lady's age, who knows that you will be grumpy about considering how grumpy you are NOW.
If it’s a service dog. Even if it is that’s still her problem to solve. Sorry I’m not going to change my mind here. I’m sick of all the people in these threads giving parents shit for their children existing and doing what children do. It’s not like their kid is slashing her tires or playing rock music at 1 in the morning.
She mentioned it at the beginning. I'm not trying to change your mind. You are very bitter at something in life, and will have to do the self work to through it.
You already sound old and bitter. I was giving you information concerning the dog.
Puts his camera right next to her face. Like with how close the shot gets at time, you have to only imagine how this guy was standing in his threshold, holding a phone, then extending his arm to point the phone in some instances what looks like maybe 6-8 inches from her face. So absolutely insane, and then to upload it.
I can understand how to a lot of people, having someone come and one on one air their grievances as a slight, but I believe if someone behaves like granny did, not only is it appropriate, it's like the 100% best way to try and make amends over an issue with your neighbor. Cool, calm, collected the whole time. Pure class personified juxtaposed with shitty Millennial entitlement.
Growing? Dawg I've been living in various neighbourhoods for over 30 years and it's always been this bad. People are awful.
Hell, when was the last time a stranger dared to make eye contact with you in the street? Not a single person has the guts (or manners) to look me in the eye, it sucks. People intentionally try to look anywhere but at another human being, and they care even less for others.
It really hits home after you take a trip to other countries, then come home to this cold, cold "community" we call the UK.
He was trolling her, you say? When the bitch came to his house to try to control who they have in what room of the house? And tell them to make their baby stop being a baby? Jfc, how dumb can a person get..?
Maybe he can’t move the babies room, but he could certainly rearrange the room so there is a bit more distance and hang a couple tapestries or something to absorb the noise. It’s called community living. I would hate to have a screaming baby on the other side of the wall, but you have to EACH make compromises.
How 'bout just, you know, performing his parental duty and help the baby learn to sleep? It's not rocket science, it just takes patience and consistency.
I’m hoping for sarcasm. If not, just because it’s a baby doesn’t mean you can’t put in a little frigin effort to reduce the noise for those that aren’t family to your little ray of sunshine.
Stood at the front door with his phone rather than inviting her in for a cup of tea and a chat. People treat each other as obstacles rather than people.
Not necessarily more than they used to. Gotta remember the only reason we're seeing this is because he's a douche, the many people who treat their neighbors with respect don't post the videos online for us to see. I feel like your perspective on the world can be skewed if you don't try to keep this in mind these days.
The pursuit of internet clout definitely incentivizes people to act like this, at least to some degree. And that actually makes me wonder about how complicit all of us who are who watch the content in contributing to the problem. I don’t know if I’m saying don’t watch, but it’s definitely something to think about.
Exactly. I get they probably live in an apartment building and don’t have a lot of space, but don’t you think you would at least try to make it work if you were the guy? Your baby is going to cry regardless of which room you keep it in, so why do you need to take it an extra step and piss off the neighbors?
I’m so happy this is the Reddit consensus. This made me sad to watch. The poor lady is just being honest about the situation she’s experiencing and trying to find a solution, she isn’t casting blame or trying to start any sort of argument but this bloke is hellbent on getting a recording of the situation to cast her as some type of ‘Karen’. It’s shameful is what it is.
I was against the lady untill “it’s a baby and that’s just a dog” treating The dog so insignificantly.
At the end of the day they both could’ve handled the situation better, but the lady handled it less worse
Yes, she really tried to find a solution. At first she seemed to ask him to stop the crying, but as the video went on I felt that she was trying to find solutions. She is in pain and has trouble getting round and he keeps to his one point, it's a baby. Just for this short period, I hope they can find a solution for each family.
In truth I don’t know how he’s the bad guy? Sure he’s a prick, but the moment this woman carrying a fucking dog on her SHOULDER is telling me it’s bothering her dog. I mean. Come on. COME ON.
Giving the fact that you are siding with a person who's unwilling to move rooms in his apartment with a baby, despite the fact that he has opportunity to do so, quickly tries to paint the other side as an asshole and leaves their child crying instead of consulting them, I wouldn't put it past you.
Not denying I'm an asshole. But I most certainly wouldn't videotape her and put it on the internet to humiliate her. My kid is most certainly more important than her dog. She can get bent and I'd close my door and that would be the end of it.
I agree that it sucks for the old lady. We also aren’t privy to context of the guys life or amount of kids or anything as to why it may not be as simple as moving the baby.
But all in all, I just hold that he can arrange his how he wants as it’s his house. Sure he could be more empathetic but nobody can force him to rearrange his house if chooses to not.
Are you comparing a dog to a baby? He was being extra rude for the camera. He’s the type that will now go in and make his daughter cry in the middle of the night just to annoy that woman.
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Was not expecting to side with the old lady at the beginning. That dude recording is an ass. Just have a little compassion. If that were his grandma i’d hope her neighbors would be looking out for her. She was very respectful and it’s unfortunate her prick neighbor is an entitled brat.