I am a "lunatic".

Hello I would be classed as a lunatic as I would do the same if a neighbour sons bullied my child and was fully aware of it. There is no need to have any child bully another. It is sad when people judge others by appearance. They are probably jealous of you as you work hard and keep to yourself and provide for your family. They obviously have nothing better to occupy them if they have time to gossip and probably expect you to do the same. And the answer to your "what else can I be" the answer is simple, a caring, hardworking Mum that looks out for her kids.

let's put it this way, idiots breed idiots, so when their kids have grown their kids will be like that, at least you can look at your kids and say, well i did a great job and i am proud, kids learn from their parents so i can imagine that this neighbours kid is gonna be in jail by the time he's 16, take no notice to the neighbour, she's a loser, not you, can you see that lot going far in their lives? just sit back and laugh at these people, they have no idea about anything, but if the bullying continues, get the cops and put a stop to it....bullies are infact, cowards.