In this day and age, it seems as if you even dare to complain about an issue, you are labeled a Karen, even though it’s usually meant to identify a racist or selfish white woman. And this issue in not about either of those things. So, I put my it to you, My Lovelies – Would I be a Karen for making the following request?
Background: I live in a neighborhood with more than enough off-street parking on a 2-lane road that with ample room to pass comfortably. And while the driveways could be a little wider (mine is because I requested it in my contract 😁) they are long enough to fit 4 cars without hanging into the street. The extra parking is right across the street in the field, and there is a lot of it.
On to the annoyance – a few houses down from me is a neighbor whose driveway is wider than mine to accommodate his many cars. No problem there. However, he has been parking one of his vehicles on the street in front of his house instead of across the street. Ok, slightly irksome but no big deal. The problem occurs when the daughter’s boyfriend, who is a frequent visitor, also parks on the street right across from the neighbor’s car, narrowing the roadway to just over a car’s width (giving me about three feet on either side of my Toyota Highlander for reference). Apparently, he doesn’t like parking in the grassy field because his car is too low (he parks two wheels on the grass). Fine you don’t want to park on the grass but is it too much to ask that you don’t park directly across from another car when the rest of the street is devoid of cars? Or park on the same side of the street? Is that really so hard to do?
So, would it be an unreasonable request to ask them to adjust their parking plans to make it easier for the rest of the neighborhood? Or is this a me/Karen thing?
Full disclosure, I am not good at confrontation (which I worry this would turn into) so I’m not sure I would actually comment to said neighbor. But if I did, would I be in the wrong?
I await your verdict 😁.
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