'Entitled neighbour demands I cook her dinner - she's tired and hungry'

25 September 2023 , 14:32

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She couldn't believe her neighbour's "entitled" behaviour (stock photo) (Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto)

A woman has been left outraged after her 'entitled neighbour' ordered her to cook her up a free meal. The mum-of-two explained how she was sitting down to dinner with her children and cousin when she was interrupted by a knock at the door.

Opening it, she saw her "hungry" neighbour stood on the other side, asking to be let in to join them at the dinner table. She'd locked herself out of the house - and didn't want to wait for her husband to get home to be able to eat.

Annoyed, the mum vented on Reddit: "My husband wasn't home and it was just me with my two children and my cousin who was visiting. It was raining out and my neighbour rang the doorbell. She said she was locked out of her house and needed to wait for her husband. I don't know this neighbour very well. We recently purchased our home.

"I said she was free to wait in the entryway of our home. It has a bench and she could play with her phone. She asked if she could join us for dinner and I said I don't know her very well and my husband isn't home. She said she doesn't mind? I said but I mind because it's a safety issue."

The hungry neighbour tried to reassure her, saying she works as an occupational therapist and is a healthcare professional so is trustworthy. The mum added: "She said we should feel fine. I said no. She can wait in the hall or leave. I'll bring her a bowl of food. She was on the phone for three hours and yelling saying how we were horrible people for not letting her in.

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"She poured the bowl of soup I gave her into my kids shoes in the shoe rack opposite the bench she was sitting on in the hallway. I can't believe she thought she was entitled to come inside a strangers home." Commenting on her post, one user said: "She poured the soup you gave her into your kids’ shoes!? I think you made the right choice by not letting her in, she sounds like a complete sociopath."

Another user added: "With this behaviour to pour the soup in the shoes of your kids and and she call herself a therapist, I think she need one for herself. Never let her in again." A third user said: "Consider reporting that behaviour to her healthcare regulator. That is not normal!"

Paige Freshwater