This is a neighbour who I normally get along with fine. We don’t talk loads, but they are pleasant/civil whenever we see each other.
There’s an issue with parking spaces outside our houses. We don’t have our own driveway or garage, so we park on the street. We each park outside our own houses.
Anyway when I drew up today someone was in my space and there was nowhere else to park on the street, short of walking halfway up our steep road otherwise. And I had my 20 month old with me.
I had a phone consultation so I ran in to do that, while keeping an eye on the window, so as to run back out and move it once the car in front of ours had gone.
Unfortunately halfway through my call, the neighbours turned up. I paused the call to go outside and apologise for being in their spot, also to say as soon as the other car moves I will move mine back. The person in question started getting very confrontational and passive aggressive. Saying things like “it’ll have to be okay won’t it?”.
Then I went back indoors after apologising to continue my call and they came past the window and gave me a throughly filthy look.
I already suffer with anxiety, and I’m feeling worse than ever since that altercation. I can’t stop thinking about it and I’m worried about another if it happens.
Not sure what to do for the best now. I hate confrontation.