That was such a gracious response. I would have felt the need to practice some letters of my own instead. B I T C and H come to mind.

Seeing a child with chalk makes me so happy. I find it so satisfying that not all parents use the insta- babysitters such as phone, PCs, and other sorts of technology. She in interacting with her child with chalk. It's safe, harmless and just good fun. My driveway is constantly covered with artwork that my grandson (3) and I draw. It brings life to an otherwise lifeless palate. This "Karen" must be a miserable soul to take such an innocent child's play away from them. This mother was much more gracious than I would have been. I aspire to be more like this mother when wronged by others. This makes me angry and sad all at the same time.

I pity this 'karen' honestly, sometimes these kind of people can be so miserable or bitter that they do these things so nobody else can be happy Some things you can like or dislike but to complain over this... Kids are expressing their creativity

I totally blame the board here, because their only response should have been, "We are in a dangerous pandemic, and this is a creative and educational activity for children that harms absolutely no one and is temporary. Please do not bring this complaint to us again."

they always people who hate kids

My daughter and I spent last weekend going to a Sidewalk Chalk Art Festival in our hometown. How do we submit OP’s home area for this traveling festival?

cmon man. I woulda loved to see what the neighborhood kids came up with walkin thru the courtyard. Im sure a buncha loopy lines, but I bet there was gold there AND THEY WERE HAVING HARMLESS FUN

Ah yes, a woman is annoying, let's call her Karen and ruin the name for all actual Karens out there. Sigh.

Some people just seem to be born miserable and enjoying making everyone else miserable as well.

I really hope alllllll the other residents start using chalk on the sidewalk....PLEASE!!!!

I really wish I knew where she lived. I got a bucket of sidewalk chalk burning a hole on my bookcase and a whole slew of young kids that would love to liven up a sidewalk or two.

Squeaky wheel. ;D

There's a miserable soul in our neighborhood too. Complained about our "red shed" , didn't know about it at the time, just when the city wanted us to clear the 'unsightly' items near our garage. ( realitor was selling a home near by, wanted curb appeal for the area). He said he told the busybody that the city didn't rule on colors that residents use on their buildings. That she can return her nose to her face and keep it out of other's business. Love that knowledge that some folks are told that. A red shed was a great way to direct the parent of a injuried child in more than one case, being we live across from a park. Many reasons to contact a parent and they were not always familar with street names/park locations. Mentioning that red shed was a time saver.

I noticed that your headline says "Karen". It is high time that this trope be laid to rest. People actually named Karen are tired of having the name dragged through the mud. We are not constant or frivolous complainers. We are simply at home, minding our own business. We have not done a blessed thing to deserve the malicious mocking and the character defamation that comes with it. This trope has adversely affected many women named Karen. I do not complain about kids chalking the pavement. I do not call the police every time I see a man I do not know in my neighborhood. I DO complain about the Karen trope, and will continue to complain until it is gone.

What a bitter and hateful old hag

If I was on the board I would have told the whinging cow to shut the f*ck up and get a life, or she will be penalized for harassing the neighbours

The kids in my old neighbourhood also liked chalk drawings. Mostly of pənises. Lots and lots of pənises, one after the other, the whole street along - you see, not every kid is a budding artist. But guess what? Nobody said anything about it, no pearl clutching, no complaints and one good downpour washes everything away.

Snicker, snicker, snicker. From an old school marm.

I remember me and a friend used to chalk all over the street and the sidewalk, and how my neigbor would come out after we where done to throw buckets of water over the sidewalk to get rid of the chalk. My mom was SO angry :')

Why couldn't the board just say "We have no regulations against the use of sidewalk chalk in the courtyard." and leave it at that. The rest of the building should all get out with sidewalk chalks in protest.

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Paint her door black and scrawl 'snitches get stitches' in blood-red on it.

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feels like there's more to the story here

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Sidewalk on chalks to no skin off of anyone's nose, the real problem with toddlers is their constant screaming and shrieking! But somehow, it's not considered socially acceptable to complain about toddlers being allowed to make noise in public places, no matter how piercing the screams.

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I mean both seem assholes. Why not talk directly to each other?