Good Neighbor Skills 101...Failed!!

[FlockEweFarm]

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LOL! It was probably me that lost the English skills and got off track!

I have 4 kids running though here, an ex-husband griping at me about God-Knows-What at any given moment, and his psychotic birddog trying to infiltrate my coop constantly, and to top it off, I have, and I am not being sarcastic, brain damage caused by blunt force trauma, so I have to take meds that make me goofy sometimes. I apologize if I got off on a rant, I probably got distracted and came back to my posting after getting sidetracked.
Good luck to you, and seriously, be real careful around the oldsters and those that look harmless. My 12 year old thought that since I have been rebuilt more times than the 6 million dollar man/woman, that I would be easy to wrassle down since he is now bigger than me, after I made him kiss his own big toe a few times and proclaim loudly that I am still super mom, I let him back up. I may be braindamaged and a bit of a gimp, but I still trained to be a deputy with Marines, and there are quite a few old people that have a suprising amount of strength in them, especially when driven by rage. Best wishes and God bless.

 

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bluie

I know there weren't much I could have done at that time...but you know you always think what if.

I'm glad I didn't act on the revenge. Believe me I was tempted to push her right over my porch when she didn't move. I know, it's so ugly!

Both of my grandparents died of Alzheimer related cause. We couldn't believe how the disease took over and the person was not there in the body anymore afterwhile. We had our share of heartaches. I hope it's not the case with this lady but I've contacted her pastor so hopefully she will be taken care of one way or another.

 

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SundownWaterfowl

Go for it!

They say it's best to follow your instinct, or gut feeling. I know I would.

 

[ginbart]

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I agree with onthespot. Do you know if this lady lives by herself? Think about your children. YOU NEVER want to say, I should have called. I would be afraid to let my son outside with a lady like that. I can cry like a baby when I read some of these story's but never mess with my children or pets. This lady may need help and just because you file a report, it does not mean she will be arrested. You will feel better.

 

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CathyB

LOL Who was chasing who??
It's getting late...I thought your neighbor cat was chasing you under the deck then there was a bat...so I had to read it again!

Forget the old lady, I have another one who likes to sue, wanna trade?

I've heard someone said once, "everyone has a crazy neighbor....when you really think about it and can't think of one, there is a good chance that you are the one!"

I got one and you got one, so we are safe

Okay enough bad mouthing

 

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Chick_a_dee

There's a good chance that I heard it wrong or misunderstood her... I was confused enough already anyway.
If she was in fact a mad woman, yes, it is a scary thought.
I don't know how to do drop-kick but I would probably have reacted differently.

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That's horrible. I'm sorry to hear about your cat. I hope I'll never have a neighbor like him. That is beyond good neighbor skills.

 

[lengel]

The woman has some form of dementia. DH and I were caregivers for his mom for two years. MIL was violent and hallucinated frequently. She also became obsessed with a former tenant and used to drive around the neighborhood trying to find her so that she could confront her and she frequently talked about beating people up.

The only people liable for this woman's behavior are her relatives if they know that she is ill. It's unfortunate that none of the people who know her as friends or otherwise have done anything but there's very little you can do about that unless you're willing to call social services. If it was me, I would call for two reasons: 1) she probably can't take care of herself at this point and 2) she actually can be a danger to you and yours. My MIL carried on her vendetta against the former tenant for six months and when we were caring for her, DH had to restrain her more than once to keep her from attacking me.

Frankly, what your neighbor needs is an attentive relative who makes sure that she gets on the right meds. Otherwise, she could well wind up in some hospital's psychiatric unit.

BTW, you can't stop them. They escalate until they're distracted so it's lucky for you that someone who knew her was walking by.

 

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calamityjen

No problem

Sounds like you have a lot on your plate.
Yes I'll be careful and you do the same.

 

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ginbart

She lives alone and I notified her pastor instead.
I know it's not the same thing but I did it because it made more sense to me.
Will the time ever come to regret I didn't make that call? I can't say for sure but you know what I'm saying especially if you are mother when I say "I didn't call police because I didn't believe it could made a difference for my children's safely", don't you?

I'll never take chances when it comes to my family's safety either, and I was comfortable to make that decision of not calling the police at this time

 

[joebryant]

Old, sick, etc. woman or not, anyone who comes to your door with any kind of weapon in his/her hand deserves to get any action you feel necessary.