Neighbors Continuously Stole from My Mom’s Garden – I Avenged Her, and It Became the Talk of the Town Equipped with dash cam footage and a creative streak, Amber made a funny poster known as the “wall of shame” to deter her mother’s garden thieves. Although Amber’s audacious retaliation became the talk of the town, not everyone thought her billboard was funny.There are benefits to residing in a charming suburban community in Texas. The light always seems to be shining just perfectly, the air smells like freshly cut grass, and the gardens—oh, the gardens—are breathtaking.

The jewel in our street’s crown was my mother’s garden.She put everything she had into it—planting every plant, tending to every flower, and painstakingly placing each garden accent. However, her joy and pride had recently been the object of some extremely thoughtless, sticky-fingered neighbors.By the way, my name is Amber, and this is my story about why I chose to take revenge on my mother’s garden. Small-scale thefts were initially committed. One day a garden gnome went gone, the next a potted plant vanished. Mom initially believed she was going insane. “Perhaps I lost it,” she would murmur, her brow twisted in perplexity. But then, over night, whole plant bulbs began to disappear. The most detrimental aspect? Her beloved tulips, which she had spent years honing, were there. Mom was heartbroken, and I was enraged.The robbers even started carting stolen Mom’s garden statuary!