Mum writes letter on the pavement to ‘Karen’ neighbour who complained about her toddler’s chalk drawings
A MUM has shared the letter she wrote to her “Karen” neighbour who complained about her toddler’s chalk drawings.
, author of The Beauty That Remains, took to yesterday where she shared the note she had left for her neighbour, on the pavement outside their flats.
Captioning her tweet she wrote: “GOOD EVENING TO EVERYONE EXCEPT the woman at my co-op who complained to the board about me and my toddler using sidewalk chalk in the courtyard.
“So I wrote her a little letter. In sidewalk chalk. In the courtyard.”
New York-based Ashley’s letter read: “This will be my last time using sidewalk chalk in the courtyard since it seems to be such a problem for you (and only you.)
“I’m sorry harmless fun that brought my toddler joy (and has actually helped him learn all of his letters and most of his numbers - his favourites are E and 8) causes you so much distress that you had to complain to the board and waste everyone’s time when our building has so much bigger real problems.
“I think you’re aware that we’re in a pandemic and while I’d love to take my kid to museums and the movies I don’t feel safe doing that, and sometimes even local parks are more crowded than I’m comfortable with.”
She continues: “The courtyard was a safe space but now there are limits on that too.
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“There are only a few weeks of nice weather left, and I sincerely hope that you enjoy the use of the sidewalk-chalk free courtyard for the remainder of the fall.
“And I hope that every time it rains, rain that would have washed away any colourful ABCs I wrote on the ground, you think of me.”
She finishes the letter by signing her name with “all my love.”
Her tweet has since gone viral, receiving over 241,000 likes and thousands of responses from followers who were outraged by her neighbour’s behaviour.