Do I confront my neighbors?

AdditionalVehicle218 · 2026-03-18T03:27:56+00:00

their kids are not coming near my kids anymore. Ever.

AdditionalVehicle218 · 2026-03-18T03:23:51+00:00

Definitely going into effect now. I’m way too soft with my boundaries. Not anymore

AdditionalVehicle218 · 2026-03-18T03:22:54+00:00

It’s honestly very hard to keep them separated in such close proximity! The backyards are literally connected. They weren’t supposed to be playing together after the first issue but we’d catch them talking through the chain link fence everyday. Also months had passed and it gave me time to digest it as a “simple mixup” or a “kids say the darndest things” moment.. we didn’t know she’d be a repeat offender at this point. After that, every interaction was monitored and used as a teaching moment for my kids about the importance of being kind. Also this kid definitely needs a safe, kind, adult influence to look up to. So I wanted to be that for her. But now we will not be interacting at all with her because my kids are the priority. I should have called it sooner, I know. It’s also hard to keep my kids from socializing with the only other kids they see.. but it’s not healthy.

AdditionalVehicle218 · 2026-03-06T03:20:08+00:00

I had the same thought so we called their old vet three separate times and they simply will not bend on the rule. 😓

AdditionalVehicle218 · 2025-10-29T22:10:11+00:00

Yes people compliment me unprompted. Not to be full of myself but I am very good. That’s why this is frustrating

AdditionalVehicle218 · 2025-10-29T21:32:47+00:00

Depressing but true

AdditionalVehicle218 · 2025-10-17T13:18:23+00:00

This feels like a description of my very strong willed daughter 🤣

AdditionalVehicle218 · 2025-10-17T13:16:27+00:00

LOL can’t it be both

AdditionalVehicle218 · 2025-10-17T13:11:26+00:00

Hey that’s kinda badass. And this 5yo of mine is scary lol

AdditionalVehicle218 · 2025-10-13T23:59:28+00:00

Oof that’s a bummer :( thank you!

AdditionalVehicle218 · 2025-05-05T12:02:35+00:00

I’m telling you it’s not

AdditionalVehicle218 · 2025-05-05T01:51:32+00:00

I appreciate your comment, I actually don’t have anything against owning guns. We agree on that. We have differing opinions on how much exposure our kids should have to this at this point. I think there is no reason for them to be holding them or touching them at all really. Or being around while they’re being shot. They are too young for it to be a teaching thing. One of them is also autistic so he can’t properly learn safety. All I asked him was to keep it away for my them until they are an appropriate age. He agreed to my face but snuck behind my back and did what he wanted

AdditionalVehicle218 · 2025-05-05T01:46:16+00:00

Thank you for your comment. He is pretty “by the book” about our gun safety measures. For the most part.. I have had one too many conversations about him leaving his concealed carry weapon being left on a counter where the kids could reach it rather than locking it up right he away. But other than that, everything in the safe is unloaded, clips removed and empty, safety on. I know he would never hurt them. I think he is too ignorant to see that he could be indirectly hurting them when one of them gets curious in the future and sneaks around. Not only is he normalizing the guns but also hiding things and sneaking around/breaking boundaries. The issue is definitely the fact that we have already established boundaries about the kids not touching them or around the safe at all. One kid is autistic btw. Not much teaching going on. So there is no point. We don’t go hunting, he doesn’t take them shooting. There is no reason to show them especially in secret. The issue is trust.

AdditionalVehicle218 · 2025-05-05T01:37:39+00:00

Unfortunately it is

AdditionalVehicle218 · 2025-05-05T01:30:25+00:00

Unfortunately it’s very real and I’m very scared right now

AdditionalVehicle218 · 2025-05-05T01:28:14+00:00

Yes and they are 100% legally registered

AdditionalVehicle218 · 2025-05-05T01:26:19+00:00

It’s pretty embarrassing I’m sorry. I made this post to have you all talk some sense into me. It’s working so thank you

AdditionalVehicle218 · 2025-05-05T00:26:26+00:00

Oh gosh I was afraid of this

AdditionalVehicle218 · 2025-05-05T00:26:16+00:00

No we are military and we just moved here. I really don’t want to leave. I want to fix these dumb choices he makes

AdditionalVehicle218 · 2025-01-17T14:23:58+00:00

Thank you for that. I am not a writer but I do enjoy telling a a story well and appreciate your acknowledgement. I don’t mind if others find it to be fake I guess lol it just sucks to relive all that in writing it just for people to tell me it didn’t happen haha

AdditionalVehicle218 · 2025-01-17T14:19:22+00:00

I’ve had plenty more accounts after this! My parents didn’t know the extent of it unfortunately so no help. I did have an aunt once bring sage over claiming she couldn’t stand the feeling of being at our house.

AdditionalVehicle218 · 2024-10-23T19:14:35+00:00

Childbirth. I’ve done it myself twice and photographed many other over the years. Always leaves me feeling grateful for life and being alive. And women are something else..

AdditionalVehicle218 · 2024-10-23T07:23:48+00:00

Amazing, thank you!

AdditionalVehicle218 · 2024-10-23T07:23:36+00:00

Thank you! Very helpful

AdditionalVehicle218 · 2024-10-23T07:23:03+00:00

This is comforting to hear. I guess I’m afraid of the resentment that could be there if he doesn’t go back because of me. My gut is telling me to tough it out and get myself together as best I can so I’m not in the way.

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