So I've lived in the family home for 52 years, lucky to say it's a lovely neighbourhood with mainly great neighbours, not on a main road, and opposite a lovely park, which I played in myself as a child, with my mum taking me their until I was old enough to go with my friends. Forward 40 years!
New neighbours moved in a couple of years ago, very very noisy with the mum constantly shouting at the children which I don't agree with. Parties that have gone on until 2.30am which up until now I've kept my mouth shut about to be nice.
Anyway, back to the children who are very boisterous. Their football flies over the fence at least 5 times a day, over the weekend it seemed to be at least every 10 mins, no sooner did I throw it back then it was over again until it finally hit my cat! I didn't shout but firmly stated to the children how would they have felt if a ball has hit them and I was now cross. At no time did I raise my voice.
A few minutes later the father was at my door ranting at me that I'd shouted at his kids, and they are really sensitive, they aren't, their mother screams at them all day, every day. I told him I did not shout but I was very frustrated about the ball hitting my cat, he said it's tough I've got to put up with it as kids are kids! I said why can't they go to the park and he just repeated just put up with the ball. I also mentioned that I'd been really good about the party noise and he shrugged and said well it's not like it's every weekend I'd just live with it!!!
I feel like I can't go outside my own house anymore, my cat is a house cat anyway who only ventured out the back when I'm out there. Sorry for the long post but this has really shaken my confidence.