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Grandpa Decorates His House To Look Nicer, Receives A Poison Pen Letter From Hateful Neighbors
A person’s land is their kingdom. Their house is their castle. And if they’re not harming anyone, it’s their — and only their — business to run it however they want. However, this simple concept is apparently too difficult for some to understand.
Three days ago, Twitter user @goldenstef posted a picture of a disgusting letter her grandpa had received. In it, his neighbors ridicule his house decorations, saying they’re ‘excessive’ and ‘bad taste.’ The senders signed it as ‘decent, middle-class people’ but the contents of the letter clearly show they’re anything but. I mean, how self-conscious and insecure they must feel if the only way they can raise their self-esteem is to diminish others?
The perfect example of how to a trash human being went viral on Twitter, generating over 236K likes and 5.4K comments, many of which are sending the elderly man their best wishes. Let’s hope they will cheer him up!
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Here’s the full letter
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After the letter went viral, the Internet got to see the house, too
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The granddaughter of the recipient said they think the decorations aren’t bad at all, and many agreed with her on the Internet. “We’re still looking for the people who sent it and when we find out who…” she added. “I’m so mad and sad at the same time and they didn’t leave a return address.”
Even if the man and his granddaughter were to ask around, trying to find out who could’ve written the letter, chances are, they would run into some trouble. According to a 2018 Pew Research Center survey, the majority of Americans (57%) say they know only some of their neighbors; far fewer (26%) say they know most of them.
And everyone thought it was anything but embarrassing
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Stephanie Did It 5 years ago
This house is in my city. First of all, Thunderbird Hills isn't a particularly upscale or expensive neighborhood at all. Second, the "decent, middle-class [white] people who wrote this disgusting letter are by far the MINORITY in this area. I'm white, but I love this city and its culture which is predominantly Hispanic and rich in history. Those people need to move to Bigotville.
bryguy 5 years ago
Maybe I'm spiteful, but I'd be going ALL OUT with the decorations after receiving that letter
Louloubelle 5 years ago
If it were me, I'd get all the plastic flamingos I could find and put them up.
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Viviane 5 years ago
I skimmed through the letter, imagining garish over-the-top decorations... Then saw the picture and thought, "You lost your s**t over THIS???!"
Koalamonster 5 years ago
There's a house down the street that... I'm not a fan of. They have a Packers theme, with columns they painted gold (they added columns on their single story ranch style house), and a packers flag in one window, other flags for window covers, weird wind chimes and stuff hanging up, and constantly having stuff thrown on their yard including stuff they leave out until it's ruined then still wait for a bit before finally throwing it out. It's not cute. But, guess what, I don't live there! It doesn't pay to let it bother you that much. I would LOVE to have this guy's house over the one that I actually live by though.
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kelli foltz 5 years ago
I don't see anything outrageous w decorations or plants. I say we rally and REALLY give grandpa some help with decorations if he wants to go BIG he can do WHATEVER he wants. What TOTAL RUBBISH. Classy people do NOT be mean or judgemental to their neighbors. Nor do they leave chicken sh** notes stating small minded opinions
RaroaRaroa 5 years ago
I certainly don't see any pot plants on the lawn - or even a lawn.
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deanna woods 5 years ago
This person who wrote this letter is beyond hateful and rude and I can't believe that anyone would write a horrible letter like this to this elderly gentleman. Keep on decorating, Grandpa. The internet has your back.
spirit wolf 5 years ago
"The decent middle-class people with Class" ... are we all snort laughing yet?
AflyingSquirrel 5 years ago (edited)
we so are lol at the pure stupidity and arrogance of the "decent middle-class white people with class" they're not decent white people, not even decent humans
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ADHORTATOR 5 years ago
"Land of the free" means also "Free to decorate my home as I want to and I give a f*ck what you are thinking about"
Stephanie Did It 5 years ago
This house is in my city. First of all, Thunderbird Hills isn't a particularly upscale or expensive neighborhood at all. Second, the "decent, middle-class [white] people who wrote this disgusting letter are by far the MINORITY in this area. I'm white, but I love this city and its culture which is predominantly Hispanic and rich in history. Those people need to move to Bigotville.
bryguy 5 years ago
Maybe I'm spiteful, but I'd be going ALL OUT with the decorations after receiving that letter
Louloubelle 5 years ago
If it were me, I'd get all the plastic flamingos I could find and put them up.
Load More Replies... Viviane 5 years ago
I skimmed through the letter, imagining garish over-the-top decorations... Then saw the picture and thought, "You lost your s**t over THIS???!"
Koalamonster 5 years ago
There's a house down the street that... I'm not a fan of. They have a Packers theme, with columns they painted gold (they added columns on their single story ranch style house), and a packers flag in one window, other flags for window covers, weird wind chimes and stuff hanging up, and constantly having stuff thrown on their yard including stuff they leave out until it's ruined then still wait for a bit before finally throwing it out. It's not cute. But, guess what, I don't live there! It doesn't pay to let it bother you that much. I would LOVE to have this guy's house over the one that I actually live by though.
Load More Replies... kelli foltz 5 years ago
I don't see anything outrageous w decorations or plants. I say we rally and REALLY give grandpa some help with decorations if he wants to go BIG he can do WHATEVER he wants. What TOTAL RUBBISH. Classy people do NOT be mean or judgemental to their neighbors. Nor do they leave chicken sh** notes stating small minded opinions
RaroaRaroa 5 years ago
I certainly don't see any pot plants on the lawn - or even a lawn.
Load More Replies... deanna woods 5 years ago
This person who wrote this letter is beyond hateful and rude and I can't believe that anyone would write a horrible letter like this to this elderly gentleman. Keep on decorating, Grandpa. The internet has your back.
spirit wolf 5 years ago
"The decent middle-class people with Class" ... are we all snort laughing yet?
AflyingSquirrel 5 years ago (edited)
we so are lol at the pure stupidity and arrogance of the "decent middle-class white people with class" they're not decent white people, not even decent humans
Load More Replies... ADHORTATOR 5 years ago
"Land of the free" means also "Free to decorate my home as I want to and I give a f*ck what you are thinking about"
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