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NEED TO KNOW
- One woman turned to Reddit to ask for advice on how to handle a situation
- After spending six months working on her garden, one family member took what she grew
- People in the comments told her that she should stand up for herself
Growing a garden takes a lot of time and energy before one reaps the fruits of their labor.
On Reddit, a woman explained that she spent the last “six months” growing a garden, between “planting it, watering it, taking care of it, [and] watching it grow.”
“Something successful I built and poured into so much that my mom helped me expand and plant it in the ground,” she wrote in the post.
Despite all her efforts, she was shocked to come home and see that someone had harvested nearly all the fruits and vegetables.
“I come home today at the end of the growing season to see it basically bagged up and wiped out,” the woman shared. “My drama loving aunt who I stay away from is visiting from the city and decided to harvest about 75% of it without asking.”
Making the already difficult situation even more upsetting, the woman explained, was that her mother “just let her.”
“Didn’t stop her. Didn’t text or warn me. Just let it happen,” she wrote, noting that her mom may have even “encouraged it.”
“Then my aunt has the nerve to brag to me that she took it all and will give it to her neighbors. Like it was hers to take,” she continued.
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The woman is “beyond disappointed,” but above all, is “just done with this level of ignorance.”
“I don’t even care to say anything because I’m so shocked and annoyed at the lack of care for my feelings and my hard work. I won’t waste my time teaching grown adults basic respect,” she ended, before asking for “some advice on moving past this.”
The people in the comments shared the woman’s disappointment, assuring her that she has every right to be upset.
“I have no advice on helping you move past I just want you to get your stuff back. I wouldn’t let her take it. I feel absolutely defeated for you. That produce is beautiful and looks like it took so much work,” one person wrote.
“It’s ok to tell her you’re disappointed. Not because she will be changed, but for yourself. It’s ok to stand up for yourself appropriately,” another person shared.