Mum’s feud with neighbour over soccer game with her son sparks fiery debate

An Aussie mum has sparked a fierce debate after sharing details of a flare-up with her neighbour that began over a ball game she was playing with her son.

A mother in Adelaide has shared details of a flare-up with her neighbour that was sparked over a ball game she was playing with her son.

Renee Barendregt’s account of the incident sparked intense debate on TikTok, prompting a number of varied responses over what crosses the line when it comes to neighbourly etiquette.

The single mother of three said she was left “shaking and fuming” after her neighbour took issue with the ball smacking against their fence.

“I was playing ball with my son, my five-year-old son, and we were kicking it in the goals and, God forbid, he hit the fence a few times,” Ms Barendregt said.

“She yelled at my kids, ‘You kids stop hitting that fence!’”

The neighbour was apparently worried the banging would disturb their pets.

“I said, ‘take your animals inside … I’m playing with my five-year-old son with a ball that is accidentally hitting your fence that is actually my fence too’,” Ms Barendregt continued.

“How about you teach your children some respect?” the neighbour replied, according to the mother.

Ms Barendregt responded by telling the neighbour to take her animals inside, explaining that it was an accident.

From there, the neighbour allegedly started filming incident.

“Go ahead, who are you gonna show, the police? Pretty sure they have bigger fish to fry,” Ms Barendregt replied before she kicking the ball square into the fence.

“Here is one f***ing more,” she said.

The video left viewers divided. Many sided with the neighbour, suggesting Ms Barendregt should take her kids to the park or move the goal away from the fence.

“Why would you put the goal right up against the fence? You both share the fence, so I think it’s just polite to stop kicking the ball into it when you could just move the net. You don’t know what’s happening on the other side just because it’s not affecting you,” one wrote.

“Why would you put the goal right up against the fence?,” another posed.

“You both share the fence so I think it’s just polite to stop kicking the ball into it when you could just move the net?

“You don’t know what’s happening on the other side just because it’s not affecting you.”

But others said she was well within her right to kick a ball in her own backyard with her children.

“A family should be entitled to play in their own damn yard! Cannot believe there is even a question here!” one commented.

“A simple knock on your door and politely asking you to move the goal could’ve changed the whole situation,” another wrote.