Another story came in from a young family. Their kids had drawn rainbows and hopscotch squares with sidewalk chalk on the driveway. The HOA sent a letter the next week: “Unauthorized markings on concrete. Must be removed immediately.” The parents scrubbed it off. The kids cried. A few days later, they drew again. Same letter, same warning. It’s chalk. It washes away with the next rain. But the board decided imagination was graffiti. When rules erase children’s play, what kind of community are we protecting? #House #HOA