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how should I handle this awful woman?

30 replies

PerfectStranger74 · 01/09/2012 08:42

I have history with my neighbour - too much to go into, but briefly, we no longer get on, and do not speak. The kids know why we have fallen out, but since attending mediation that her social housing landlord set up after her anti social behaviour, we agreed to let our kids play together again and put the past behind us, though I still don't speak to her.
All good.
Til yesterday. I was at a funeral, my sister was at my house with her dp (17) and neighbour set her fire drum right next to our fence where our rabbit hutch is. Dsis told her the rabbit was distressed as hutch was filled with smoke. She said she didn't care, and refused to move the fire away. I wasn't until she overheard them saying they would call the rspca that she finally moved the fire. Now, obviously, I need to go and speak to her today, so please advise me on how to handle this awful woman who is a bully and a coward, and lies her way through everything. I know she will deny any wrong doing, and I know I'm gonna get wound up and likely handle it badly.tia

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domesticslattern · 01/09/2012 09:32

Def move the hutch. Poor bunny.

Badvoc · 01/09/2012 09:33

Complain to the landlord and point out she could have burnt the fence down

savoycabbage · 01/09/2012 09:38

She is clearly trying to annoy you so be the better person. Your sister should have moved the rabbit and got on with her day. Don't get sucked in. You can't 'win' because you are not playing the same game.

helenthemadex · 01/09/2012 09:52

I cant see that there would be any benefit to going round, she moved the fire drum, but to be honest it would have been as easier for you or you dsis to move the rabbit hutch. Maybe you shouldnt have to, but probably simpler to move a hutch than a lit fire.

To go round and talk to her would reignite the bad feeling between you, there is no benefit to anyone from doing this

WhereYouLeftIt · 01/09/2012 10:15

Glad to hear you're not going to go and speak to her - it is what she is goading you to do.

But I would contact her landlord and inform them of the incident, and that her antisocial behaviour has restarted. That way if she does anything again, she can't claim it to be a single incident as they will know about this one.

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