New Neighbors Keep Getting Close to Her Front Door. She Can’t Tell If She’s Overreacting.
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Most people expect an adjustment period with new neighbors, a little extra noise, a few awkward introductions, nothing more.
One woman got exactly that at first, with an older couple next door frequently watching their grandson, whose running, yelling, and early bike rides took some getting used to.
She could brush that part off as ordinary. What she couldn’t brush off was the man staring at her while she talked to a friend outside, or the window opening right as her voice carried, or the couple’s repeated habit of walking unusually close to her front door and car.
That’s when a simple noise adjustment started to feel like something much harder to explain.
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I hate my new neighbors
I got new neighbors, and they’re older. Likely not retired, but soon.
These neighbors make more than their fair share of noise.
They have their grandson a lot. I can hear the kid running in the background screaming, heavy footsteps. I’m not used to this, nor do I enjoy it personally.
Kids are famously loud, and this homeowner hears every second of it.
The kid rides his bike at like 8am, and is quite loud actually. Typical child behavior. The kid doesn’t bother me as much as not being used to it, and the volume.
Yesterday, I was talking to my friend, and all of a sudden the older man appears outside with the kid on the bike.
Then things went from annoying to creepy.
He was staring at me a lot. I felt uncomfortable. I assumed he would follow the kid, but the kid stayed in the area.
The window pops open, and I can hear the older woman cooking. It irks me more because now I feel like I’m being watched, and listened to.
These neighbors also don’t care to respect personal space.
I also have noted the couple has no issues getting very close to my car, and my front door. We have two small patches of grass either side, and they walk across the grass very close to my front door often, and a lot. It gives me the creeps.
Most people around here respect each other, and stay away from the front doors.
This homeowner is starting to feel unwelcome in her own home.
I didn’t enjoy being glared at, nor listened to when she opened the window. I’ve never had neighbors so bold and unfriendly.
The older woman seems like she wants to be friendly, but seeing how brazen and strange they’re being about it, it’s freaking me out so much.
She has every right to be creeped out about this.
What did Reddit have to say?
One unruly kid is more manageable than several unruly kids.
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It’s possible these people don’t mean any harm.
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If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em!
The tricky part about this situation is that every individual detail has an innocent explanation, and yet together they still add up to something that doesn’t sit right.
An older man watching his grandson play, a window opened for some fresh air, a couple simply walking the shortest path near a shared yard, none of that is inherently sinister.
But feeling watched and unsettled in your own space is a valid experience, even when the cause isn’t clear cut.
How someone responds to a polite request often tells you more than mere observing ever could.
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