I have a neighbor gripe too. Our neighbors on one side are very nice, but on the other side is this guy who hasn't said hello to us once and gives H the suspicious eye every time he sees him (I could be wrong but I have a feeling it has to do with the fact that H is darker than pretty much everyone on the street). At our new house, the homes are pretty close together but still feel secluded in the back because of walls and trees. We have a really nice patio (well compared to what we used to have) and we spend a lot of time out there just sitting and talking.
Well apparently the rude neighbor has one of those outdoor sound systems where you can route your TV through it and listen outside, because yesterday as we were enjoying a nice afternoon, we were bombarded by the sounds of Sean Hannity. Loudly. Like, really loudly, as if we had the TV blaring in our house. I peeked over the wall and there wasn't even anyone out there - he just had the sound on outdoors for whatever reason.
Fox News is bad enough but I cannot STAND Hannity. :@ :@ :@
Just read it. Got thrown off by the page change. And that is some shit. I'd send them a bill. Like whatever the going hourly rate is for nannies, I'd send it to them.
Them: "We didn't agree to pay you?!?!"
Me/you: "Yeah, it seemed like the kind of contract where you just get to change the terms at any time for any reason. Sooo... here are some new terms. You owe me $475.00. Plus $90 to have my fucking carpet cleaned. PS Your kid's an asshole. Good luck with that."
I should send them a bill, especially with that wording, I love it. I mean, it's cool when you tell me one thing, then do another. I hope they're enjoying their day off today since I'll never help them again! muahahaha!
And no one checks on the dogs. At all. And we live in TN. It gets pretty fucking hot in garages. I only recently figured out that was what was going on. They are totally open about the fact that they just leave the dogs in the garage, with no one to check on them, for 2-3 days. I had just never had the opportunity to ask/confirm it until a few weeks ago.
and... BOOM! Just got a visit from their little asshole. I took pleasure in telling him Jackson couldn't come over to play. They think by sending him over to ask if Jackson can come over there to play it somehow reciprocates. Well, it doesn't, and we've decided to just say no every time he comes to ask. Plus, we had only been letting him play outside with this kid most of the time, due to the fact that they let their 5YO play Call of Duty on the Xbox whenever and for as long as he wants. Without even asking us if we were okay with it (we're not).
Have fun entertaining your kid this afternoon and every other one, a-holes! (because you know, when they found out Jackson's day at school was Friday, the dad said, "oh no! that means I'll have to entertain my kid when I'm off on Friday." Clearly Parents of the Year, here).
I should send them a bill, especially with that wording, I love it. I mean, it's cool when you tell me one thing, then do another. I hope they're enjoying their day off today since I'll never help them again! muahahaha!
And no one checks on the dogs. At all. And we live in TN. It gets pretty fucking hot in garages. I only recently figured out that was what was going on. They are totally open about the fact that they just leave the dogs in the garage, with no one to check on them, for 2-3 days. I had just never had the opportunity to ask/confirm it until a few weeks ago.
and... BOOM! Just got a visit from their little asshole. I took pleasure in telling him Jackson couldn't come over to play. They think by sending him over to ask if Jackson can come over there to play it somehow reciprocates. Well, it doesn't, and we've decided to just say no every time he comes to ask. Plus, we had only been letting him play outside with this kid most of the time, due to the fact that they let their 5YO play Call of Duty on the Xbox whenever and for as long as he wants. Without even asking us if we were okay with it (we're not).
Have fun entertaining your kid this afternoon and every other one, a-holes! (because you know, when they found out Jackson's day at school was Friday, the dad said, "oh no! that means I'll have to entertain my kid when I'm off on Friday." Clearly Parents of the Year, here).
Okay, now I might be confusing you with someone else, but isn't this a kid who's kind of a dick to Jackson? Why am I thinking that. Like Jackson is sort of a sensitive little guy and this shartstain is always on him about who knows what? Did he make him cry or something recently?
I might be getting totally confused because PTS has a frenemie that is like this. Mean little girl. And PTS flipping loves her.
SST had one like this at our old house, a little girl who lived in our neighborhood. She was so mean to SST but for whatever reason SST always wanted to play with her. She would do something just blatantly mean to SST and SST would get upset, then ten minutes later, she wanted to play with her again. I was kind of relieved that we moved away because it meant I didn't have to keep making excuses for why she could play with Mean Girl today. The parents were super nice, so I felt really bad about it.
Post by EloiseWeenie on Aug 17, 2012 13:52:44 GMT -5
Eclaires- that sucks and I would avoid the doorbell.
Is this where we air our neighbor gripes? My neighbor was a clean cut former Marine, now he looks like Tom Hanks a la Castaway, but wearing tie-dye, plaid, and knee socks. He's having a psychotic break or on drugs (and the police that came to my house asking me to report everything strange are clearly aware of him). He has a drum set in his garage, and this week played drums for over 24 hours straight. He took a 12 hour break, and started back up with "Hey Soul Sister." Train, frucking Train. You've recovered from God only knows what, and your song of choice is Train? He sucks, and needs to go to jail/psych ward stat.
YES! Their kid is a total asshole and is mean to Jackson. He's manipulative and sneaky, which is one reason I'm typically not quick to agree to watching him for them. I have to live on top of them when he is over to make sure he isn't up to something bad (like that fucking kissing game - I was on fire).
He didn't make him cry recently (that was kids at the gym), but he's the kind of kid who is like, "if you don't do what I want, I'M GOING HOME!!!" And my mom would describe him as an Eddie Haskell type - he tries to act all nice when adults are around, but he's not. He's a shit. He's really mean to Scarlett and I lost it on him the first day he was here because he pushed her. His last day, though, I made him help Jackson clean up everything they had gotten out while he was over this week. Because what he does is if his parents show up, he runs out the door without cleaning up or if I send him home, before I even have the words 'time to clean up' out of my mouth, he runs out the door. Literally. So that was enjoyable - to make him clean up all the ridiculous messes he makes.
This is actually kind of funny - each day they said they sent him with a lunch, including yesterday. Except yesterday it was orange jello, a cheese stick and a juice box. uh, WHAT? Obviously I gave him more food. But seriously - that is not lunch.
Oh and they would stroke out if I sent them a bill. Earlier in the summer they tried to get me to watch their kids in the afternoons (and said they'd pay me) because childcare at the daycare/camp was so expensive. How much was it you ask? Oh $800. For a whole month. FOR TWO KIDS. I was like, "fuck no, I'm not doing that. You couldn't pay me enough for it to be worth it." Actually, I just said no. But I did think that. They also both drive brand new BMWs and have like 4 iPads. They are jackholes, obvious.
Mesh - the next time they go out of town, I think I am going to call AC. They haven't been out of town since I confirmed what they were doing, but I've been paying attention. I feel so badly for their dogs. The last time (when they confirmed it to me) they said they "had" to leave them because both dogs had diarrhea. WHHAT? Yep. So they left two kinda sick dogs crapping all over their garage.
SST had one like this at our old house, a little girl who lived in our neighborhood. She was so mean to SST but for whatever reason SST always wanted to play with her. She would do something just blatantly mean to SST and SST would get upset, then ten minutes later, she wanted to play with her again. I was kind of relieved that we moved away because it meant I didn't have to keep making excuses for why she could play with Mean Girl today. The parents were super nice, so I felt really bad about it.
Oh, maybe it's you I'm thinking of because that's exactly what's going on with PTS. I'm counting down the days till we start at the new school. When PTS was still asking a lot of questions about death (after my grandmother's death) this girl told PTS that one day her mommy would die and she wouldn't have a mommy anymore because heaven is pretend.
Seriously, there was like a week of me talking PTS down from her anxiety over this.
:-| :@ :@ :@ :@
This girl isn't mean like that - she does stuff like intentionally spray the garden hose in SST's eyes and then laugh when she gets upset or invite her upstairs to her room, then turn off the lights and lock her in the room then laugh at her for getting scared.
I have no idea why she kept wanting to play with her and I really didn't know if I should let her or not. I am a huge coward so I just waited it out until we moved.
This girl isn't mean like that - she does stuff like intentionally spray the garden hose in SST's eyes and then laugh when she gets upset or invite her upstairs to her room, then turn off the lights and lock her in the room then laugh at her for getting scared.
I have no idea why she kept wanting to play with her and I really didn't know if I should let her or not. I am a huge coward so I just waited it out until we moved.
So PTS's friend is a little bitch, but SST's friend is like a fucking psychopath. We're talking about a 3 year old, right? That ain't right.
The friend is a little older - 5 I think? Which is why I think SST thinks she's so great. Still, I know, right? She has a sibling who is spoiled and rude but not cruel like that, and her parents are, like I said, really nice people, so I don't know where it comes from.
This girl isn't mean like that - she does stuff like intentionally spray the garden hose in SST's eyes and then laugh when she gets upset or invite her upstairs to her room, then turn off the lights and lock her in the room then laugh at her for getting scared.
I have no idea why she kept wanting to play with her and I really didn't know if I should let her or not. I am a huge coward so I just waited it out until we moved.
So PTS's friend is a little bitch, but SST's friend is like a fucking psychopath. We're talking about a 3 year old, right? That ain't right.
YES! Their kid is a total asshole and is mean to Jackson. He's manipulative and sneaky, which is one reason I'm typically not quick to agree to watching him for them. I have to live on top of them when he is over to make sure he isn't up to something bad (like that fucking kissing game - I was on fire).
He didn't make him cry recently (that was kids at the gym), but he's the kind of kid who is like, "if you don't do what I want, I'M GOING HOME!!!" And my mom would describe him as an Eddie Haskell type - he tries to act all nice when adults are around, but he's not. He's a shit. He's really mean to Scarlett and I lost it on him the first day he was here because he pushed her. His last day, though, I made him help Jackson clean up everything they had gotten out while he was over this week. Because what he does is if his parents show up, he runs out the door without cleaning up or if I send him home, before I even have the words 'time to clean up' out of my mouth, he runs out the door. Literally. So that was enjoyable - to make him clean up all the ridiculous messes he makes.
This is actually kind of funny - each day they said they sent him with a lunch, including yesterday. Except yesterday it was orange jello, a cheese stick and a juice box. uh, WHAT? Obviously I gave him more food. But seriously - that is not lunch.
Oh and they would stroke out if I sent them a bill. Earlier in the summer they tried to get me to watch their kids in the afternoons (and said they'd pay me) because childcare at the daycare/camp was so expensive. How much was it you ask? Oh $800. For a whole month. FOR TWO KIDS. I was like, "fuck no, I'm not doing that. You couldn't pay me enough for it to be worth it." Actually, I just said no. But I did think that. They also both drive brand new BMWs and have like 4 iPads. They are jackholes, obvious.
Mesh - the next time they go out of town, I think I am going to call AC. They haven't been out of town since I confirmed what they were doing, but I've been paying attention. I feel so badly for their dogs. The last time (when they confirmed it to me) they said they "had" to leave them because both dogs had diarrhea. WHHAT? Yep. So they left two kinda sick dogs crapping all over their garage.
Okay, yeah. I thought there was something like that. Well, no love lost then. And even though we're all talking like we're tough in this thread, I would have a hard time submitting a bill or telling someone their kid was an asshole. I would not have a hard time telling them that I felt really taken advantage of (list the reasons why) and that I needed some time to cool off, so could they please back off a little?
I think that's the plan. I mean, I do have to live next to them for quite awhile, in theory.
MH wants to be the one to do it, which is probably a good idea. I think he feels a little shitty that he wasn't able to do something about it this week when it was going on and thinks I've had to deal with them enough. Plus, he would be totally calm about it and just say it matter of factly where I'd be all wanting to tell them they were fuckers... He isn't battling an Irish temper.
And seriously, wtf is up with mean kids. I'm glad y'all moved, too, TTT.
I try to step back and think about whether I think kids are just obnoxious vs. really hurting my kids, you know? I mean, kids will be kids, and they all do assholish things now and again. But some kids are straight up mean. My cousin was like that and my mom never let us be alone with him because of it. My nephew is like that - Jackson is not allowed to be alone with him either.
The friend is a little older - 5 I think? Which is why I think SST thinks she's so great. Still, I know, right? She has a sibling who is spoiled and rude but not cruel like that, and her parents are, like I said, really nice people, so I don't know where it comes from.
It's probably a combination of her natural demeanor + over indulging parents. If her parents are really nice, they probably don't know what to make of it either and are hoping she outgrows it. The problem is, that kid of stuff isn't really outgrowable. You sort of have to bring the hammer down on it IME (based on teaching preschoolers in college, so no I am not an expert, but I have seen a lot of different toddler temperaments).
I do believe there are some kids who are just mean-natured (I remember a boy in our neighborhood when I was a kid chasing me up a tree and throwing bottles at me - not normal at any age).
Yeah that sounds about right - her parents are very nice but a little bit on the lax side of parenting (not neglectful at all, just not big on the discipline).
I remember when I was growing up, there were these twin boys in the neighborhood. They were in my grade but I think maybe a year older? And big for their ages. Super redneck and psychopaths. They were the kind of kids who did things like throw snowballs that were actually rocks with snow around them. I was terrified of them up through high school (where they graduated to terrorizing people with their hugeass pickup trucks). I wonder where they are today actually.
Post by Daria Morgandorffer on Aug 17, 2012 14:45:35 GMT -5
SSTs friend kinda sounds like my old neighbor. She was basically my only playmate but she was pure evil. She zipped me into a black duffel bag once when I was about 5 (she was 2 years older) and had her older brother swing it in circles (he was a dick too). When I ran screaming and traumatized home and told my parents, she told everyone that I was lying and that we were playing amusement park. I'm pretty sure this is why I'm very claustrophobic now....