This story of a noisy neighbor — and cake — shows the power of kindness over anger

Call it the Christmas Spirit: 2018 Edition.

Writer Candice Marie Benbow chose to handle what could have been a sticky situation with a neighbor with kindness, and, also, cake.

On Dec. 15, Benbow shared an unusual (and hilarious) letter she wrote to her downstairs neighbor on Twitter. The neighbor had an unfortunate habit of blasting music at 3:00 a.m. This was something Benbow had somewhat resigned herself to: “to be fair, you’ve helped me catch a vibe.”

But soon, the neighbor took it too far. Or, in Benbow’s words, “But last night… fam, you tried it. You really, really did.” Read more…

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