The longer I stay here, the more I hate my neighbors, the ones to the left anyway. . .
They are needy, and don't ever help anyone else out. Just today they have 2 "infractions" 1. When mowing their lawn, they threw bricks on to my property and 2. They are having a party and invited people to park on my front lawn! Did they ask me???? NO!
GRRRR!
I really want to keep the peace, but geeze... how much do I have to give here???
Showing posts with label Neighbors. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Neighbors. Show all posts
This weekend the local children's hospital had their annual radiothon. When Angel heard the stories of those sick kids she emptied her piggy bank and asked if it was enough to save them. I told her it was a start. Then we decided to get the Naughty Neighbor and go door to door on Saturday. The girls and I walked from 10:30 am to about 4:00pm collecting donations.
They worked so hard and I am so very proud of them!
They would walk up to the door and take turns ringing the doorbell.
Angel would start with, "Would you like to donate some change to..."
NN would kick in then and say, "The Monroe Carell Jr."
And they both would say, "Children's Hospital?"
It was the sweetest thing I've ever seen.
They even remembered to thank everyone even if they didn't donate.
After all their hard work we came home and counted the change and bills. It totaled $150.50. They were so proud, we were all proud of them. So then we let the girls eat and packed them up to head down to the hospital.
We get down to the hospital and they had just announced the grand total. :(
At first the girls were very disappointed, but then a DJ came up to them, and took their names, and promised them the chance to give the money they collected.
I spoke with the DJ and he connected me with the directer at the Children's Miracle Network who agreed to meet the girls at their school today and collect the money.
At 1pm today she is going to meet me at the girls school. We are going to pull them out of class and allow the girls to present their donations, in exchange the director will give them goodie bags and take pictures.
I just know it's going to make their day! I am so excited for them!
When it comes to helping; I am almost always glad to go out of my way to help anyone that really needs it. I do not however enjoy being a doormat.
My neighbor, the one I call Diva, is irritating the piss out of me!!! Two to three days a week I pick her daughter up from school. Her daughter the Naughty Neighbor is one of the worst kids I've ever babysat before. I know that this is the product of Diva's teaching; where else can a 5 year old learn such bad behavior?!?
Some of what I have caught Naughty Neighbor doing:
She pulled her pants down and crawled around the floor in front of a little boy and said to him, "Come get me." *Wow, obviously her mother is adventurous.*
Her vocabulary mainly consists of vulgar use of language, ex: "If you tell on me I'm gonna shit on you!" *And Diva though this was funny when I told her about it.*
She lies constantly about everything from arguments and stealing, to feeding the dog her dinner.
She doesn't listen to anyone; when you tell her to do something, she completely ignores you or begins to throw a screaming tantrum. * I can't stand those either!!!*
She likes to play lets murder the Barbie's and behead them all, which really hurts Angels feelings. *We have taught Angel that even pretend killings are bad*
Naughty Neighbor thinks it's funny to hurt other peoples feelings, but heaven forbid you hurt her feelings!!
Oh and her table manners are atrocious! She talks with her mouth full, smacks her lips, continually puts her elbows on the table, and didn't even know what prayer was until I taught her.
As I said before I know she learned all this from her mother. Her mother claims to be christian, but has never taken her daughter to church, taught her about God or the power of prayer. *Now I know I am by no means a saint, but my daughter knows the 10 commandments, the difference between Jesus, and God, and that the bible is here to help guide us in our daily lives*
Diva lies to everyone constantly, even when there is no reason to lie. *Diva often lies about why she needs me to watch her daughter, she will say that she has to work late, but she will pick her daughter up and have a new tan, and a manicure. Now I'm no Brian Tracy, but I believe it takes quite a while to get all that done.* Diva also openly argues in front of her daughter with her loser boyfriend, and they get physical with one another. She has no set routine for Naughty Neighbor, sometimes it's bed by 8 sometimes by 11; yes on school nights. I could keep going on and on.... this all just takes me back to my post a long time ago about What Happened To Parenting?
My neighbor, the one I call Diva, is irritating the piss out of me!!! Two to three days a week I pick her daughter up from school. Her daughter the Naughty Neighbor is one of the worst kids I've ever babysat before. I know that this is the product of Diva's teaching; where else can a 5 year old learn such bad behavior?!?
Some of what I have caught Naughty Neighbor doing:
She pulled her pants down and crawled around the floor in front of a little boy and said to him, "Come get me." *Wow, obviously her mother is adventurous.*
Her vocabulary mainly consists of vulgar use of language, ex: "If you tell on me I'm gonna shit on you!" *And Diva though this was funny when I told her about it.*
She lies constantly about everything from arguments and stealing, to feeding the dog her dinner.
She doesn't listen to anyone; when you tell her to do something, she completely ignores you or begins to throw a screaming tantrum. * I can't stand those either!!!*
She likes to play lets murder the Barbie's and behead them all, which really hurts Angels feelings. *We have taught Angel that even pretend killings are bad*
Naughty Neighbor thinks it's funny to hurt other peoples feelings, but heaven forbid you hurt her feelings!!
Oh and her table manners are atrocious! She talks with her mouth full, smacks her lips, continually puts her elbows on the table, and didn't even know what prayer was until I taught her.
As I said before I know she learned all this from her mother. Her mother claims to be christian, but has never taken her daughter to church, taught her about God or the power of prayer. *Now I know I am by no means a saint, but my daughter knows the 10 commandments, the difference between Jesus, and God, and that the bible is here to help guide us in our daily lives*
Diva lies to everyone constantly, even when there is no reason to lie. *Diva often lies about why she needs me to watch her daughter, she will say that she has to work late, but she will pick her daughter up and have a new tan, and a manicure. Now I'm no Brian Tracy, but I believe it takes quite a while to get all that done.* Diva also openly argues in front of her daughter with her loser boyfriend, and they get physical with one another. She has no set routine for Naughty Neighbor, sometimes it's bed by 8 sometimes by 11; yes on school nights. I could keep going on and on.... this all just takes me back to my post a long time ago about What Happened To Parenting?
One of these days I will end up going off on her.... until then you guys have to listen to me get on my soap box for a while.
Sorry...
I have a quick story to tell you about Diva, my neighbor...
This past week I had an interview with a bank downtown at the home office. I started getting my suits out to figure out which one I wanted to wear and quickly discovered that I was bloated. I had a skirt that matched my black suit but it was freezing outside and I didn't want to have to wear nylons.
I called Diva and asked her if she had a pair of black dress pants I could borrow for the interview. "Give me about an hour and I'll have them over to you." She tells me.
She brings them over then goes back home.
I bring the pants into the room where Lee was on the computer.
"Hey Hun what do you think of these pants?"
"They look okay... but why do they smell like perfume?"
He begins to inspect the pants and finds makeup and glitter on them.
"It looks like she wore them to work."
As he continues to inspect the pants he looks in the crotch area inside of the pants and finds.... (Aghast!).... COOCHIE CRUST!
It was sickening!!!!! I couldn't believe she had brought me a dirty pair of pants to wear.
I threw them in the wash and didn't say a word to her when I returned them. Maybe I should have told her that next time she lends me pants I don't need any with coochie crust in them. Then again, I didn't want to cause a scene.
I was flabbergasted so so so so gross!!!!!!
Thankfully I didn't put them on first. Lord only knows what kind of stuff she has (the kind of stuff Ajax can't wash off). You would totally understand if you seen the womanizer she lays down with.
It still makes me want to vomit.
The two big events this past weekend.
Let's start with:
The Birthday Party.
Our Naughty neighbor had her birthday party Saturday.
The whole neighborhood showed up, YAY!
There was screaming, crying, whining, balloons, presents, fits, gift bags full of noisy toys, cake, ice cream, no food, no air conditioning, pit bulls and black labs. What a combo!
After reading the last blog I'm sure you can imagine how it went!
Everyone showed up at about 3:30 and the kids started running wild. The twins came with their dogs! The Surly 6 year old came, without her parents. The Friendly five year old was there and in rare form. There was pushing, hitting, crying, laughing, running and tattle telling. There was another mother there with her two children, but she (like I) kept checking in on the children and tried to keep them all in line. We were the only ones who seemed at all concerned about the children.
3:45 cake and ice cream....served then thrown all over the floor
*They just had new carpet installed a month ago*
4:00 wrapping paper flies and the Surly six year old fights with the Naughty neighbor over the new toys
4:15 I've got a migraine!!!!!!!!!!!!!
4:30 The pit bulls and black labs start fighting
5:00 I begin to think about all the blogging I've got to do...
5:15 Quick excuse and escape... to the grocery store
I was sooo happy to leave I don't think that party could have been more disastrous!
...Later that evening, hubby and I get the girls down for bed and sit on the front porch to wind down. We see a silver explorer driving up and down the road. We watched this SUV wander 3 different streets for about 20 minutes. I get up and wait for them to pass my house again. I was going to ask them if I can help them find something. I watch them pass my house... BAM! A parked car was hit and pushed into my neighbors yard! The driver of the SUV drives down the street and pulls into a driveway. BAM... a mailbox down the street is taken out as the driver backs out. CRUUUNCH! They kept backing over it! They squeal tires and take flight! I ran to the end of my yard and got the tag number. I called the cops and gave them a description. I was laughing the whole time. The lady in dispatch probably thought I was crazy! She kept asking what was so funny. All I could tell her is that the people in the SUV looked right at me and still took off!
Seriously; if you hit something an know that someone seen you, why would you leave?
Nice and eventful weekend, huh?
I ask myself this question almost daily. I am so sick of unattended children running the neighborhood and terrorizing animals and other children. It really bothers me!
When my daughter goes outside to play she is not allowed to leave my sight. She is not allowed to play outside alone, and she is not allowed to leave my property unless my I am with her.
In our neighborhood there are 6 children. We have the twin terrors, the friendly 5 year old, the surly 6 year old, and our naughty neighbor. My poor daughter is the graceless girl. I don't think that she could walk without tripping over her own feet to save her life.
I have taught my daughter to be well mannered, follow rules, share, and respect others. I have showed her what it means to be a good person by trying to set a good example for her. I am proud of the way she is comming up. Sure she has fits and misbehaves sometimes; what kid doesn't?
The occasional mishap is NOT what bothers me. What really gets me is this:
When my daughter goes outside to play she is not allowed to leave my sight. She is not allowed to play outside alone, and she is not allowed to leave my property unless my I am with her.
In our neighborhood there are 6 children. We have the twin terrors, the friendly 5 year old, the surly 6 year old, and our naughty neighbor. My poor daughter is the graceless girl. I don't think that she could walk without tripping over her own feet to save her life.
I have taught my daughter to be well mannered, follow rules, share, and respect others. I have showed her what it means to be a good person by trying to set a good example for her. I am proud of the way she is comming up. Sure she has fits and misbehaves sometimes; what kid doesn't?
The occasional mishap is NOT what bothers me. What really gets me is this:
- The twins; they always bring their twin black labs (not on leashes) and have been caught hitting, kicking and choking my dog who stays on a leash. (He's a toy poodle just FYI)
- The friendly 5 year old is wonderful, polite respectful and courteous, until the surly 6 year old comes around
- The surly 6 year old is just plain wild!!! She demands to come into my house to play. (Like that's going to happen; I don't know her parents!) She demands food and drinks everytime she comes over. She breaks toys and thinks it's funny. She will not share, follow rules, or be polite.
- The naughty neighbor just will not follow rules! She is polite and quite tenderhearted, but for some odd reason she just will not listen!
- My daughter (sad to say) is a follower. She want's to do whatever everyone else is doing even if it gets her in trouble.
My question is; WHERE IN THE FUCK ARE THESE KIDS PARENTS? Theses kids run around the neighborhood like they own the place. I have met some of their parents... once. I am so sick of these children terrorizing the neighborhood. I am ready to make these parents pay for a privacy fence for me. I don't want these awful kids on my property anymore.
It's like going to a resturaunt. There are all kinds of families, but you can spot the parents who are always too busy to pay attention to their kids. Usually those children are just as wild in the resturaunt! GRRRRR!
I just want to let my daughter go over to their house and behave this way! If I did that I would be just as bad as them so I suppose I'll just stay here and vent. I know that the mother of the twins does not like me. This is probably because I threatened to shoot her dogs! The terrors and the labs came over then the labs started going after my dog! I told her to come get her dogs or I would shoot them. She won't come near my house now, but she still lets her dogs and twins!?!?!
WTF???
She'd rather let her dogs get shot then put them on a leash? Theres a real role model! Geeze PFFT!
