Your home is your castle. Unless your neighbor’s kid is a spoiled prince who disregards other people’s — and, in this case, animals’ — well-being.

Recently, a Redditor and probably a Harry Potter fan who goes online by the nickname Slytherin_90 submitted a story to the popular ‘Am I the [Jerk]?’ community, asking its members to help them make sense of a particularly frustrating situation.

The Redditor’s backyard is getting filled with balls and toys, and the kid on the opposite side of the fence can’t seem to stop. It got so bad that even their dog has developed anxiety. So the Redditor stopped giving the stuff back.

Image credits: Kampus Production (not the actual photo)

Image credits: Helena Lopes (not the actual photo)

There’s a saying that goes “love thy neighbor as yourself,” but clearly not everyone has heard it.

In fact, according to one study on people’s relationships with their neighbors, over a third (36 percent) have had issues that escalate into full-blown arguments, with a quarter stating that they have a long-running feud with someone living next to them.

Many of those polled should be able to relate to the couple who had to endure the lawn mower, as the research commissioned discovered the most common reasons for an argument are over parking, followed closely by animal noise, and noise in general.

After the story went viral, the original poster (OP) provided more information on the issue

The data might explain why over 40 percent of Americans try to avoid their errant neighbors intentionally, with Northeast folks more than twice as likely to say their neighbors are rude when compared to the Southwest.

However, it’s worth mentioning that the biggest reason for said avoidance is simply not having the time to stop and chat.

But thinking the people next door are weird, and not getting along with them, or feeling they are too nosy are common reasons many avoid interaction as well.

And most people thought they weren’t doing anything wrong by keeping the balls and toys

Nearly a quarter (23 percent) say they have neighbors who they consider as friends, and 3 in 10 trust their neighbors a lot, while 86 percent rate themselves as either a good or very good neighbor.

However, this story does illustrate a somewhat counterintuitive reality. While a common stereotype suggests people who live in busy urban areas tend to be less respectful of those around them, the results of the survey reveal the opposite: city people are almost twice as likely to regularly hang out with their neighbors.

Some, however, said that they should just let the kid play

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