A man has explained how he got his revenge on a mother who blocked his driveway while she was waiting to pick up her children from school, but the internet is divided
A man has shared his tale of how he served up a dose of karma to a mum who persistently blocked his driveway during the school run.
He recounted his story on Reddit, explaining that despite asking her politely to move, she refused. He revealed how he got his revenge on the woman, leaving her fuming but teaching her a valuable lesson about respecting other people’s property.
He wrote: “I live next to a school and I’ve had parents back up into my driveway to wait for their children. If I’m not going anywhere I don’t mind no harm no foul. One day I came home to find a woman in my driveway. I got out of my car and asked her to please pull out for a second so I could pull in and then you can back up where you were . She said I will only be a few minutes. I said ‘ma’am I live here and I’d like to get into my garage’.”
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He further explained to the Reddit community that his street is quite narrow, and with parents parked on both sides during school pick-up times, it becomes congested, allowing only one car to pass at a time. He added: “I told her that I cannot wait here a ‘few’ minutes because I’m blocking traffic!”.
When the mother responded by saying she would be “moving in a bit”, he decided to take matters into his own hands. In an act of sweet revenge, he parked his car in such a way that it blocked both his driveway and her vehicle.
“I then parked perpendicular to her vehicle blocking my own driveway and her vehicle,” he wrote. “As I walked by I told her I really have to use the bathroom and have stomach cramps.”
He also informed her that she was free to call the police, but he wouldn’t be moving for several minutes. The realisation dawned on her that she was trapped.
“The look on her face after she realised what was happening was priceless,” he recounted.
However, it wasn’t long before he heard a car honking and his doorbell ringing – a young boy wanting to know when he’d be moving. He took his sweet time, however: “By the time I came out a ‘few’ more minutes later, all the vehicles and students were gone. I very slowly walked past her car avoiding eye contact and got into my car. I adjusted the mirror, moved the car seat forward, then back slowly, started the car, and moved my car forward slowly.
“All I heard was the tires screeching and the car horn honking as she left. Her windows were rolled up so I can only assume the little boy got an earful of nice words as she was leaving. My neighbours were wondering what was going on with all the honking. When I explained they said, ‘oh yeah, that’s what we kinda figured’.”
Reddit users applauded his parking manoeuvre. One commented: “That’s almost perfect! The only thing I would have changed is instead of avoiding eye contact I would have maintained eye contact with Karen as much as possible.”
Another added: “Love this! I have a similar issue in my neighbourhood, although thankfully no one has parked in any of the driveways yet.”
Sharing their own experiences of blocked driveways and garages, one Reddit user revealed: “I live right next door to a giant highschool with over 1,500 students. Not counting facility. I have a big long driveway and during graduation season all the other local schools pay to use the high school field. Like the whole last three weeks of May it’s hard to find a spot. This year I’m thinking of selling parking spots [for] $5. I could fit four cars in my driveway. Lol.”
Another user humorously added: “I live across from a school as well, and school run mothers are the worst people to deal with. I had a woman yell ‘I’m a mother!’, and I replied ‘you have that half right’, and she freaked out.”
