neighbor rant
Dia Garland
We have had some of the same problems even though
we live in the country. We have one house that is within walking distance
to ours, and it has been inhabited off and on during the four years we have
lived here. All three of the families that have lived there have had kids
and they have not been the types of kids I wanted my kids to be good friends
with. The worst was the last family, three kids, three different dads,
boyfriend (dad of #3) living in, mom spent the day watching the worst of the
talk shows, with no regard to whether or not the kids we watching. It was
not good!!! The oldest wandered up to our house constantly, probably
because he was bored out of his skull at home. I tried to be friendly,
hopefully be a positive influence, but my main focus had to be my own
kids. There came a time (summer) when I had to put my foot down
and say "It is time for you to go home now." No explanations given.
It didn't matter if I wasn't going anywhere, it was just time for the kid to go
home! The mom never said anything, maybe never even knew, I don't
know.
You are not horrible for not liking this girl, you
need to put your family first.
Dia