so. it's 12 o clock in the afternoon.
just came back into the house after looking for something in the garage - our front door is a bit dodgy and sometimes needs to be pushed quite hard for it to "lock" in place (we're getting this sorted out in about a week)
Neighbour just came over saying can we please stop slamming the door as her little boy is going into hospital soon .. i apologized, explained what happened and told her i'll keep it open or be extra careful today! (even though both her kids are currently running around the garden shouting and screaming but nevermind!)
and then she said oh its the other door as well. To which i said.. what other door? and she said oh the conservatory door! I didn't understand what she meant as the door is closed and has been closed since last evening at 7 ish. Then she said she also heard it slam last night at 3 30 in the morning!
We must be haunted as there was no one up at that time! i told her that no one was up and she said oh it must have been the front door then!
no. one. was. awake. !!!! but she insisted it must have been us because we're semi-detached and it couldn't have possibly been anyone else (?!)
to which i tried to smile (probably looked more like a grimace) , and repeated i'll be careful today.
Now, i don't know this lady very well as i've only been living here ( MIL's house) for 3 months but MIL did mention she randomly comes up asking her if she can have her plant pot/hanging basket/plant holder from our front garden and came over to ask her to stop banging (she was putting a picture up) at 5.30 pm on a wednesday..
aibu to (very gently) lock the door and pretend i'm not at home if she finds another reason to knock again? she creeps me out! i'm 34 weeks pregnant and don't really want to leave the door open all day!
AIBU?
neighbours......
mythical · 23/03/2012 12:27
Tell her its going to get worse with a crying baby... and if she'd like you can try controlled crying in the room next to hers??!!
Or give her a 
and send her on her way...
I don't understand what impact slamming a door would have on a child going into hospital.
Too many slammed doors and the operation is cancelled? 
Is there a chance that she is very worried about this op (naturally) and this is causing her to behave like this?
I don't think you should tiptoe around, I think that would be the start of a slippery slope. Once they get their way in one thing, they think they have the right to get another thing, then look for another thing, then another...
So I'd advise standing firm. If she becomes totally unreasonable, you may end up having to say something along the lines of I'm sorry your son is going to have an operation, but that will not be affected by a door being closed. I am not slamming the door or making excessive noise. Doors need to be closed.
But, like I say, perhaps this is out of character and she's really stressed out worrying about this op and her child and she is just focusing on odd things for some reason.
Why does she creep you out?
And yes, just give her a packet of and tell her to fuck off.
When baby comes do what I was SO tempted to do with my neighbours when DD was born (she had severe colic and cried every evening/night for 3 months, and every morning bitchfeatures next door used to make a big show of being as loud as possible when getting ready for work so it woke me and baby DD up 
). I really wanted to record DD's colicky crying on my mobile and put it against the wall adjoining their bedroom, leaving it on repeat while I went out. She sounds like a weirdo and unfortunately I'll bet she'll be the first to complain if your little one makes a noise!
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