My little old lady neighbor is at it again.
We took our window air-conditioners out about two weeks ago. When the living room / dining room air-conditioner was in the window Sofie couldn’t see me if I was sitting at my desktop computer. Now that that air-conditioner has been taken out and put away she has a clear view of me from her dining room window.
It’s an even clearer view when she moves her curtains aside and stands in her window staring at me.
I’ve taken to waving at her when I see her. She backs quickly away from her windows and the curtains close again. LOL Sofie- If you can see me, I can see you too!
If Chris and I are going out she’s often in her front window looking out or on her front porch. She always asks where we are going. Unfortunately my husband often tells her the truth – and often the truth is we are going to yet another doctors appointment for me. If she hears I’m going to the doctor she gets all worried and often gets teary. Why on earth does my husband tell her where we are going when he knows it makes her cry? Anyway, my doctors appointments are usually just routine appointments, it doesn’t mean I’m deathly ill just because I’m seeing a doctor.
If she hasn’t seen me sitting at my desktop computer she’ll often come to our back window and knock on it. She scares the crap out me every time she does this. I’m just never expecting a knock on the back window even though I should be by now since she does this every second or third day.
She’s nice little ol’ lady, and I know she’s lonely and that she worries about me, but her devotions really creeps me out.
Does anyone else have any overly friendly or overly nosy neighbors?
Oh you have no idea what I went through a year and a half ago over a dog! This post explains most of it. The woman won’t speak to me now and I’m glad. No one around here likes her, simply because she lies and is into everyone’s business. I was the only one with the guts to stand up to her lol.
Tricia–
I would take it in stride. In her generation, you probably didn’t go to the doctor unless you were dying.
It’s quite the opposite of what we have here in our real cul-de-sac, we only really talk to one set of neighbors, and we exchange waves with one other set of neighbors. But each of the others have major issues… (bloody snobs).
Perhaps stop telling her about the doctor appointments, and just leave it that you’ll be back in about an hour.
I can see where you’re creeped out, but I can also see where she is lonely and has ‘adopted’ you, so to speak, as her concern and family.
If I had a neighbor like that, it would not be long before she ended up buried in my backyard.
That’s just how I roll.
I usually just rack it up to old age and try to ignore it. If Sophie found it fascinating to stare at me while I was typing at my computer, then more power to her–let her go for it. Of course if I were sitting nakid and typing, I’d be more concerned, but fortunately for everyone I’m usually in shorts, a tee, and sneakers.
I’m thinking if you just smile and wave, smile and wave, when she’s at her window, she’ll get it eventually. But then, maybe not. I’m so indecisive. haha.