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help me deal with my new neighbor's DS
So if you don?t? want to read all of this just scroll down to the last paragraph. This is just backstory about my neighbor?s kid who has decided he likes out house better than his own.
Ok my new next-door neighbors have 2 sons?9 and 12. The 9 year old loooves our dogs, and he likes playing with PAC too. Sunday, he came over and started playing with our lawn toys with the other kids (PAC and two other neighbor? kids, both 2.5 year-olds). The kids liked it, and we gave them all some snacks and juice, and it was cool because it was outside and we all share a backyard.
Yesterday, DH was at work in the morning for a few hours and I was cleaning. We had a backyard BBQ scheduled for 3 with some neighbors (not the next-door neighbor though?they had guests). Some time around 9:30, the kid shows up at my back door and waves at us. I wave back. Half hour later, he?s at our front door (we had all the doors open), and just stands there, waving at PAC and the dogs.
I felt bad for him and said, ?are you bored?? he said yeah, he?s waiting for his mom to take him to the pool. I said well we aren?t going outside yet I?m cleaning but you can come in and play with the dogs and the baby. So he comes in. And doesn?t leave. I go put PAC down for a nap at noon, come back downstairs, he?s still there. Harmless, just hanging out, etc.
I tell him I?m going upstairs to clean the bathrooms?I?m up there for an hour, come back down, he?s still there. Ooookay...So he helps me clean, watches PAC while I?m in the kitchen, walks the dogs, helps me vacuum, etc. then the BBQ starts and we tell him to come outside. Hangs out with us, goes between his own house and our BBQ...at some point I go into my house to pee and...he?s in my living room, playing. No one else is home. And then when everything wraps up and I go to give PAC a bath, DH has to tell him that it?s time for him to go home.
This kid doesn?t get the hint. I already told him he can?t be there when none of us are in the house with him, but he just walks in! Wtf?! And his parents are like, clueless, you?d think they?d be like, ?Kid, don?t bother the neighbors? or something but no. He?s actually a great kid and a great helper, but I?ve had enough with him just walking in. He almost caught me with my pants down when I left the bathroom door open another time! How do I deal with this?
My babies!!
Patrick Aydin, 9.24.07, and Alia Noor, 6.1.11
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Re: help me deal with my new neighbor's DS
invisible fence + shock collar
keep the doors locked, talk to his parents, maybe schedule a regular visit time and adhere to it? Dude. Weird.
If he's not getting it. I'd talk to hte parents and just explain that you really like the kid but do need some privacy.
My neighbors kid is like that except he's the devil. He's not sweet or nice like your kid. He's evil.
I think if this happens next weekend, I'd have DH talk with the kid's dad. The mom's a little weird--like, "not there." The kid said his mom won't let him in the house--I think maybe he annoys her? Or it was such a nice day out she told him to go play outside? You'd think though that you'd wonder wtf your 9 yo kid is after, oh...4 hours?!?!
I came downstairs from PAC's nap and found the kid asleep on our couch hugging Thumper, my bichon, who was also asleep. Have it admit it was pretty cute and I took a pic, but dude, GO HOME!!!
this happens every year. Last year, another neighbor's granddaughter decided she wanted to hang out in our house every time she came over. I get it, we're the fun house, we have toys and games and food and dogs, but omg I can't deal. God forbid something happen when I'm not in the room, I don't want to be held liable for that.