I was sent sarcastic note from my neighbours saying they’d be ‘grateful if I mowed lawn more’ – I’m furious

A DAD was furious when a neighbour acted like the protector of lawn and order in a sarcastic note. 

The struggling parent was urged to "keep it up" after cutting his grass for the second time this year.

But he said he has been unable to maintain his garden as much as much as he wants to because he is raising two kids, including a newborn, while his wife is in hospital.

The letter, which was stamped and sent in the post, read: "Congratulations! You mowed. That's twice so far this year, I believe.

"Can you keep it up? Maybe weekly? Or at least every other week?

"Your neighbours would be very grateful if your house did not look like it was abandoned."

The dad, thought to be in the US, wrote on Reddit: "I haven’t been able to care for my yard as much as I would like over the past few months.

"We had our second child back in February and I’ve been single-handedly caring for the newborn and our five-year-old while my wife has been in the hospital recovering from postpartum complications.

"At no point has my yard been out of compliance with regulations and at no point has anyone bothered to approach me directly about the matter.

"Instead, we just received this anonymous passive-aggressive letter in the mail.

"They even postmarked it and sent it through the mail, rather than walking a few doors down and speaking to me like a human being."

Reddit users backed the dad and accused his neighbour of being rude. One wrote: "Nice 'welcome to the neighbourhood' letter.

"Hopefully whoever it is hears why the mowing wasn't done and feels bad. I know I would."

And a second added: "You know what woulda been nice? If your neighbour came and asked you if everything was okay and if you needed some help.

"They seem to have a lot of time to stare at your lawn and write and mail letters while assuming you’re just lazy."

Another jokingly suggested: "Mow in the middle of the night for a while."