Have lived in our current house for 12 ish years, neighbour on one side of us has never been friendly to me, never really spoken etc, shouts out ‘Hi/morning name’
to my Dh when I’m with him, just all a bit odd. We’ve heard her over the years regularly shouting and screaming at workers at her home (she speaks to the gardener like crap, builders etc) also many arguments with her teenage son, these aren’t normal arguments though, hours of screaming and crying, v abusive. Sometimes she can be different and seems the life and soul and very friendly/sociable etc…we still haven’t properly spoken though (it’s very weird!)
I’m a fairly shy person, so it doesn’t bother me tbh, I’m friendly with all others on the street, we let on to each other, chat etc, neighbour on the other side and opposite often buy our Dd, 4, gifts, neighbour down the road has a 5 year old who comes to play at ours with Dd. My midwife lives a few doors down and spent time in my house when Dd was born, Sat having cups of coffee while I sat there with my boobs out (she was helping with breastfeeding! 😅) All great, aside from this neighbour who I feel doesn’t like me.
Anyway, yesterday, I arrived home with Dd from school, I could see neighbour outside her house checking gate or something, I thought ‘Great’ 🙄as we never say hi, chat etc, but bit awkward when she’s just *There. Dd had had a long day and was kicking up a fuss, I was talking to her and coming in through our gate juggling all
her bags etc, I did wonder whether to give a curt hello, but I didn’t. We were walking up our path, I was chatting away to Dd and she came storming in through her gate shouting, screaming, swearing how it was unbelievable, incredible etc and looking over, I was gobsmacked, so turned to her and said ‘Are you talking to me?’ She started shouting again, so I gestured towards Dd as if ‘There’s a child here’ Dd was looking worried and asked what was wrong with the lady, I just quickly got her in the front door, changed the subject and got her a snack, but my heart was beating so fast etc, it was a really awful
situation.
I messaged the neighbour down the street whose little one is friends with mine, she used to be friends with this woman, but said to me to just ignore me as she has mental problems and is one minute friendly and the next like this, she said all the neighbours have backed away from her and think the same (I never knew this as we're not really involved in the gossip etc) she said to not worry and was sending hugs etc, this was kind and reassured me a bit that it wasn’t just me. But I’m still
reeling from it and especially it being in front of Dd. I feel uncomfortable being in my garden or bloody coming back in my house now! I shouldn’t be shouted at coming back to my own bloody house. Dh was really angry and said he’ll mention something to her the next time he sees her.
What would you do?
Sorry it’s so long!