A homeowner has been left confused after his neighbour furiously insisted that her son cuts his grass - while charging for the privilege.
The man, who is from the US, recently shared details of the suggestion on Reddit.
He explained that his neighbour’s son was charging $15 (£12) a week for the service - but he said that he wasn’t interested as he can do the job himself for free.
But this seemed to anger his neighbour, who insisted that it will make the young boy’s life ‘more difficult’ by not paying for the work, the Mirror reports.
The Reddit user explained in the post: “I cut my own lawn, always have. A neighbour kid came to my door last week and asked if I wanted him to cut it for me once a week for $15 each time.
"I said no. My yard isn't big and it takes me maybe 45 minutes, that's if I'm really thorough. Otherwise, I can get it done in a half hour.
"Well, the neighbour kid left and life went on. Then, on Sunday, his mum came to my door and offered her son's services again. I said thanks but no thanks.
"She went on to explain that he's already doing her yard, my next door neighbour (the house between us) and my next door neighbour on the other side.
"She said it would be easier for him to just go straight across all four yards instead of having to do two, shut the lawnmower off and do the other house. I just kinda shrugged and said 'sorry, but I'm good'.
"Today, my next door neighbour brought it up and said 'he's a kid trying to make some extra money, help him out and don't make his life more difficult. It's only 15 bucks a week'.
"The thing is, that's 15 dollars I don't want to spend when I can easily do it myself."
Commenters on the Reddit post were equally baffled, with many people questioning why the man's neighbours won't just take no for an answer.
One person said: "You shouldn't have to pay for something you don't want. They need to respect other peoples lives and choices."
While another wrote: "Admittedly I’m kind of a chump for neighbour kids looking for odd jobs and usually oblige them. But $15 a week isn’t nothing, especially for a chore you seem to enjoy handling by yourself."
And a third added: "They are basically asking you to give $60 (£48) a month for a job you want to do yourself to a kid for pocket money. He can easily go to the next house over and ask, or put up flyer around the neighbourhood offering the mowing service."
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