Would you believe it? They're at it again!!
By Humbug25
@Humbug25 (12540)
October 8, 2008 3:56pm CST
Ok so I started a discussion the other day about my neighbour's cat. That would be the neighbour to my left who I get on really well with and sold me her trampoline which my kids absolutely love! Then I started a discussion about my other neighbour, to the right of me, asking me to keep my kids quiet at 6.30pm on a Friday evening as they were on the trampoline in the garden. Now the neighbour that lives at the bottom of my garden, well she doesn't actually live in the bottom of my garden, she's not a fairy or anything but you know what I mean, is having a pop at me too. She asked me today if I wouldn't mind moving the trampoline a bit further down my garden because when my boys jump on it they can see into her back door window, which has got frosted glass by the way and the fence is at least 8 feet high the trapoline about 2 feet from the ground. Of what interest would my neighbours back door be to my 3, 5 and 7 year olds? Actually I think it is only my 7 year old that can jump high enough to do that. I can see into her property from my bedroom window anyway!! Not that I do!! Well I managed to move it about a foot because if I move it any further it will go onto my veggie patch. So, I have done as she has asked and can do no more!
Would you be so accommodating to your neighbour? Do you think I did the right thing or would you just say - tough luck?
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7 responses
@scorpio19 (1363)
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9 Oct 08
Hiya Humbug,
I think your a star, I personally would of budged it up a bit closer and encouraged my children to invite their pals around for a bounce...jeez some folk moan don't they eh ?..seriously you have done all you can do and no more, as much as they have a right to live there so do you, they are playing for crying out loud I personally love to hear kids having a good time and if I was your neighbour I'd encourage you to take the fence down so I could have a bounce..
@Humbug25 (12540)
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11 Oct 08
I know I probably don't have much to complain about when it comes to my neighbours as I dare say that there are a lot of people out there putting up with worse. Thing is I have never once made a complaint in their direction and probably wouldn't because it really doesn't get you anywhere apart from the bady on the block!! 
@scorpio19 (1363)
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10 Oct 08
Hi Humbug,
Sure you don't live in my neighbourhood, that's exactly how my neighbours are if they have nothing to complain about they really aren't happy, this one lady across the road got rushed in hospital, I asked another neighbour if she was ok and what was wrong with her she said "Well she's been worrying herself sick over the gates they have put up" she was refering to these gates to block off an allyway in the street, I was gobsmacked surely there are better things to make yourself ill over, I learnt along time ago to keep myself to myself....lol I do rattle....
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@adriantys78 (949)
• Malaysia
11 Oct 08
Hi Humbug25, what again you have new request from the special neighbor! 
. Can see that you really have good patient for the situation. In fact, you are consider lucky as my situation is more worst. Some funny situation contribute by my neighbor are:
1. Steel my sweep their rubbish instead of using their own sweep.
2. Put their rubbish at our rubbish bin instead of theirs.
3. Lots more..
What i have done is complaint and complaint, but still no actions and just told us sorry and never happened again, but it happened again and again. 
So i have learned to be in good patient by my special neighbor.
. Can see that you really have good patient for the situation. In fact, you are consider lucky as my situation is more worst. Some funny situation contribute by my neighbor are:
1. Steel my sweep their rubbish instead of using their own sweep.
2. Put their rubbish at our rubbish bin instead of theirs.
3. Lots more..
What i have done is complaint and complaint, but still no actions and just told us sorry and never happened again, but it happened again and again. So i have learned to be in good patient by my special neighbor. 1 person likes this
@adriantys78 (949)
• Malaysia
12 Oct 08
I believe the longer we stay next to them, the faster we become the guru of patience. Then both of us can start a class on teaching others on the topic then.
@TessWhite (3146)
• United States
9 Oct 08
To the neighbor that asked for children to be quiet at 630 in the evening - I'd say tough luck, buy ear plugs. Thats just ridiculous. To the one who wanted you to move the trampoline, I'd also say tough. Its your yard, its obviously separated by a fence, so what you do in your own yard is your business.
I'm currently having issues with neighbors too. We have three dogs. Dog's poo. We clean it up, but apparently not fast enough to suit them. The neighbors are very old, never sit outside anyway, and keep their windows closed as well as the curtains. So what's the big deal? Neighbors! I'm glad to be moving soon to get away from these.
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@Humbug25 (12540)
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11 Oct 08
Hi ya TessWhite
Yes I think I will have to become a bit more assertive when it comes to my neighbours. I told the neighbour I bought the trampoline and she laughed but said for me not to worry as things will settle down as she had problems with her neighbour on the other side of her when she first got the trampoline too.
Thanks for your response
@mercuryman3a (2477)
• India
29 Oct 08
I think your neighbour is nuts. Who would want to peep into their window by jumping ona trampoline. If your kids wanted to peep, they woudl have sneeked in to their yard and peeped inside. Tell your neighbour to be m ore mature and grown up and stop treating kids that age as peeping toms.
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@marianstallings (201)
• United States
23 Oct 08
I think you've done enough. It was silly to ask you to move it anyway, what's she trying to hide? Anyway, if she's that worried about people seeing into her house maybe she should get heavy drapes and frost all of her windows. My neighbors to the right are also the type that have issues with noise. They actually called the police on us once when our kids were in the pool at 9pm on a Saturday. They also called the police when we set off fireworks on the 4th of July (though, they couldn't prove we specifically were disturbing them, because everyone on the block was setting off fireworks). They also forbid our kids from playing with their kids. I found this very strange. They didn't mind my younger son playing with their younger son but when my older son decided to befriend their older son and he started going over to their house, they all of a sudden had issue with my boys. My son is very sharp and very aware of his surroundings. I still think to this day that they were afraid of him seeing or hearing something he's not suppose to be privy to. I don't know what they have going on over there but they don't have company over ever, that I can recall and they are very secretive and keep to themselves. I'm suspicious of them but my husband says I'm just paranoid and have a very vivid imagination.
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@beautyqueen26 (16030)
• United States
9 Oct 08
She's just being a curmudgeon!
I mean a Grumpy Gus!
Kids will be kids.
They will be loud in the yard.
My daughter is loud in our yard.
We don't let her scream or yell.
But even if she did, that would be fine,
cause the neighbor kids do the same.
Your neighbor is just being unreasonable.
And, that makes me think she is hiding
something.
For instance, maybe she parades around
her back yard naked and she is worried
that your kids will see and then she will
be arrested for indecent exposure.
You never know. It could be true.
Otherwise, why is she so worried the
kids will peek at her back door?
See, how that explanation takes you
and your kids off the hook.
She's the weird one. Not you!
Most people do things and say things
for their own selfish reason
that has nothing to do with you.
It's your yard and your children,
so you should do what feels right for YOU
and YOUR FAMILY, not her.
And, no I would not be more
accommodating to a neighbor!
You never know. It could be true.
Otherwise, why is she so worried the
kids will peek at her back door?
See, how that explanation takes you
and your kids off the hook.
She's the weird one. Not you!
Most people do things and say things
for their own selfish reason
that has nothing to do with you.
It's your yard and your children,
so you should do what feels right for YOU
and YOUR FAMILY, not her.
And, no I would not be more
accommodating to a neighbor!
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@Humbug25 (12540)
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11 Oct 08
Hi there beautyqueen26
To be honest I really couldn't give two pins as to what she does in her garden as long as it's not hurting anyone and really it is none of my business what she does, I just wished she thought about the same about me, my kids and my garden!!
Thanks for your response
