Neighbor harassment!!! HELP!!! Plz

[missblahblahbla]

Pardon, if this is the wrong forum. I have read on this board a few posts about neighbor harassment and, I, too, have a problem with my neighbors. Yesterday, a lady, who works for a neighbor's daycare, came over as I was backing my car out of the driveway, to tell that if the two-year old son of the daycare owner comes outside and taking things off other people's property - which he had done several times - rather than just sending him home, I needed to come and tell them - like it's MY job to take care of kids that are supposed to be in their care? And, yet, another neighbor complained that my daughters took her son's shoes off the back porch into their wooded backyard - and my girls weren't even home. These are just a few recent examples, but this has been going on for nearly a year. I'm tired of neighbors bothering me, at home, with their complaints, especially when I believe their complain is due to their own irresponsibility, or possible mental instability, and they've become diluted over who's doing what because they're not watching their own kids, and their kids are as hateful as their parents. I refuse to become a hermit because my neighbors are a-holes. What can I do to get them to leave me alone when I'm at home? Any suggestions would be helpful! Thank you.

 

[presutin]

Have you expressed to them that unless it is homeowners' related, that you want to enjoy the peace and quiet of your home? You don't have to always be nice, but it is good to be civil. If this is something that falls into a violation of the homeowners' bylaws, how about letting the Homeowners' association know so they can send a violation letter? If you don't own but rent your place, let management know. It is all about you letting the neighbors know that you are not to be disturbed unless it is property related. Good Luck!

 

[missblahblahbla]

THANK YOU for your response, Presutin. We are not affiliated with a homeowner's association. I just have low-classed neighbors... lol. I have politely explained to them that my responsibility is MY children and MY property, not their children. But, they don't "get" it. These couple of neighbors don't supervise their children's activities outdoors, but they believe that because I'm watching my own children, I am somehow responsible for watching the whole lot of kids who live on our street and go outdoors to play. And therefore, when their kids report that they have been hurt, or when the kids become angry because my daughter is using her bike and doesn't want to share because she's using it, the parents come over and bother me about how I, in a matter of speaking, need to adapt some sort of parenting skills towards socializing my children.

 

[missblahblahbla]

I just have low-classed neighbors... lol. I have politely explained to them that my responsibility is MY children and MY property, not their children. But, they don't "get" it. I guess I'll have to remind them, as many times as it takes, until it finally sinks it. It may be a while. *Sigh* They're not the brightest people on our street.