A woman who ruined a children's plant project - and said she would do it again - has been praised online after sharing the reason behind her act of destruction.
The 25-year-old driver, who infuriated her neighbour's when she ran over their kids' garden, explained she didn't realise her mistake the first time she squashed a plant.
As she outlined in a post to Reddit, the city dweller lives in a building with a "backyard parking lot", where the ground is "covered with concrete grid pavement."
However, it's not a straightforward car park. Not only are there "patches of dirt we have for planting", but it is reportedly "small and awkwardly spaced".
"It's not straight lines like at a grocery store. The builder worked around the weirdly shaped building," the resident explained.
She also purchased a larger car recently, and trouble arose soon after she took it home.
"Well, the morning I came back I received a text that I had run over the kid's project garden for the summer. I was confused because I was sure I hadn't gone near any of the small patches of dirt we have for planting," read the post.
"I went on the balcony and did see that there were crumpled plants on the left of my parking spot. The plants however were planted in between the grid pavement. I texted back that their makeshift garden was quite literally on the pavement meant for cars to go over. They told me that I can avoid running it over."
Explaining what happened next, the driver said she tried to avoid the plants for a few days but ultimately gave up. "One night in the dark I ran some of them over again. They painted white lines but again one night in the dark I ran it over.
"Next step my neighbours took was to put potted plants to surround it, and guess what I ran over the pots late at night," she wrote.
The woman added: "My spot is so awkward, and there is a huge car on the right, so in the dark, when in doubt I am driving over the plants as opposed to damaging the car next to me."
Unfortunately, the "livid" parent did not respond well to the news and an argument erupted. According to the woman's post, the dad delivered a 'lecture' instructing her how to park without hitting the plants, but she preferred a different solution. "I told him to respectfully f-off and move the plants next to his parking spot."
Her post concluded: "Some people suggested they install lights so I can see better at night and avoid the plants but honestly even in the daylight I have to spend 10minutes manoeuvring and getting out the car to make sure the garden is okay.
"I don't wanna do that. I said no and told them I would run over the plants again and they should move. A lot of the people called me an a-hole. Am I?"
In response, commenters struggled to understand the parent's point of view and many suggested he should move the plants.
One person responded: "I've got as soft a spot for kid projects as you can get but if there have to be limits - if the project blocks other people from using a space, it's gotta go."
A second, who said the woman is not at fault, added: "Why do they insist to put the plants near your spot?! If they don't get enough light at their own spot they could simply look for plants that can live with less light."
The resident replied: "There are patches of dirt in the backyard they can plant at but apparently the gridded pavement sections them better so they can monitor growth in sun, shade, mixed etc. I understand that it's something nice for the kids but yeah, I don't see why this pet project is not around their parking spots but smack dab next to mine."
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