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We are being latched onto- in this country

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Partypolitics99 · 30/06/2017 21:46

Following on from a thread about a couple being latched into abroad, we are having the same in the this country. I can't believe what is happening.
We are the lakes in a caravan, arrived last weekend, we are here for two weeks. Next caravan has been empty till on Wednesday another family came.

They knocked on our caravan door and introduced themselves as "our new neighbours" Hmm. They then asked us over for a drink that night which we declined saying DS would be in bed. The women said oh he will be fine leave him Hmm
When I said we would not be doing this she said "oh well maybe we can go out together one day"
I replied saying we had already decided what we were doing most days and she said "oh we will join you"
Since then every time we go out for a walk or go to the car one of them comes out their caravan.

They have tried to join us on a walk but we said we just wanted time with our DS, she then said she would just send her children with usHmm I replied that I would not feel ok with being responsible for that many children. She looked out put and kind of stormed off so we thought that was that.
Today every time we go near a window they rush to one of their windows to wave, I was doing the washing up and the couple were just stood there waving at us the whole time. Hmm
We then went to get in the car to go out and they came rushing out to ask were we were going, we said bowness we think and they said "oh us to" we went to Ambleside and Hawkshead instead.

Tonight when we got back we thought that must have done it, surely they will take the hint now but no, he came running out saying they must have missed us in Bowness but what are we doing tomorrow, my DH says "look we are not being funny but we have come to spend some rare time together as a family" he looks at us and says "Oh Ok".
Fine minutes later there is a knock on the door and it is their kids wanting to take our DS out to play. I said he is only three so he needs to stay in sight. Next thing the mum comes round the corner and says "oh well in that case let's all go for a walk"
I just look at her in disbelief and shut the door". DH then goes to do the washing up and again they are stood at the widow waving.
I never really believed people like this actually exist until now and I always thought that if we are ever latched onto we could be assertive and make it plain that we wanted to be on our own- some people really do not take the hint.
I would have been happy for their kids to play with DS now and again even thought they are quite a bit older and it would have been fine having the odd chat for five minutes but this is too much.
My DH has just been up to the office to see if we can move to the caravans parks sister site in another part of the lakes and we can just say we have had to go home for an emergency. We are packing up tomorrow and going plus paying another £80 to move but I can't take this for another week. Sometimes being blunt really doesn't work.

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MrsICantSayMyName · 20/08/2018 23:01

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MrsICantSayMyName · 20/08/2018 23:02

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MrsICantSayMyName · 20/08/2018 23:02

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ShadyLady53 · 20/08/2018 23:05

U ok hun @MrsICan’tSayMyName?

PickwickThePlockingDodo · 20/08/2018 23:21

Wha??

Mariatequila · 20/08/2018 23:22

Just read this for the first time... I thought the motivation was swinging until the banging on the window at night... now it just reads like the other couple were constantly trying to get the OP away from her child 😳 I’m so glad the OP and her family are safe now.

BlueJava · 20/08/2018 23:39

How bizarre! Don't blame you for moving at all OP. I don't get it with some people, I've never had anything like this though! Good luck! Put your foot down and hope they haven't put a tracker on your caravan!

PickwickThePlockingDodo · 20/08/2018 23:52

This is an old thread people, still funny though Grin

Renarde1975 · 20/08/2018 23:55

What a bizarre situation - and thread!

Few things spring to mind. The first is, if you are in the Lakes you are not in Lancashire - you are in Cumbria.

Second is and was glossed over. Check for GPS devices on your car. Try the exhaust first.

Third - I get why other posters say they are swingers but I don't believe that this is the kind of behaviour they indulge in. Whilst I frequently loathe swingers because they can't keep their mitts to themselves (And they loathe us kinksters too because our standards of consent are way higher than theirs. Plus, they're frightened of us) it was clear you were not interested.

More to this than meets the eye.

Drinking wine in a caravan in evening dress is weird. Wanting to attract someone's attention, maybe?

GlisteningRipeElderberries · 21/08/2018 00:16

Ahhh its from June 2017 😀, thanks Pickwick
Some unlikely updates, but I skimmed through the many pages 😀

FeralBeryl · 21/08/2018 00:19

@Renarde1975 the OP was saying they live in Lancs and the serial killers were from Aberdeen

Renarde1975 · 21/08/2018 08:45

oooohhhh!!! Thanks Feral Grin

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