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Growing Pains

Scare thy neighbor.

By Elizabeth Thompson

Oh, Elizabeth, you have my sympathy. I've been in your situation before. We rented a house for 5 years with the landlords (both retired) living right next door. Nice folks, don't get me wrong, but yeah, sometimes I wasn't always up for visitors. The husband's talking would go on forever, and his memory was going (he thinks he repaid my hubby $90 but he didn't. He probably thinks we're thieves, now) and the wife always brought their stupid little Chihuaua into my/"their" house, which would bark at my cat and wake the kids from their naps. And she had this way of "suggesting" parenting tips like "Well, of course your baby can't walk yet. You carry her everywhere! I don't thik I've ever seen you put her down." When really I'd like to say "Hey! It bothers you much more than it bothers me! I don't mind holding her, ESPECIALLY because I don't want her to crawl around at your house and get into the chicken poo!!!!" (they had chickens)

(sigh) I'm so going to hell.

Posted by: Need A. Break | Oct 02, 2006 17:37

Glad I'm not the only one who hides from evil lurking unwanted visitors... :) Luckily, my kids aren't old enough to reach the door handle.

Posted by: CrankMama | Oct 02, 2006 18:49

Need A. Break -- thanks for your comment and letting me know that I am NOT the only one -- I'll be saving you a seat in hell, farthest away from the main doors...of course!

CrankMama - let it be known...evil lurkers beware...we know you are there and I have a big doofus dog that does NOT have a problem with Frenching visitors, unwanted (or) otherwise!

Posted by: Liz | Oct 03, 2006 12:16

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