Please, bear with me, English is not my first language. But here is my story.
I do run my own successful business with clients coming, with waiting list, it's well established, often recommended, I am well known in my area, ect.
We live in a nice quiet area, I am friends with my immediate neighbours, I do know some of the other neighbours, but I not all of them and I am bad with remembering faces.
A couple of years ago my regulatory body made an announced visit to me when I have found that someone made a malicious and not true complaint about me. Nothing came out of that visit, as I did not break any rules and was able to prove that the allegations were false. But the whole situation was very unpleasant.
I have tried to find out who was the accuser, but I have been told that it was an anonymous call. I became weary and I did not feel safe, as I knew that there is somebody out there wishing me harm, but I did not know who and why. I felt so vulnerable.
I did share with my neighbours what has happened, but they were baffled too. A few month passed and as I was chatting outside to one of the neighbours, they told me that that the woman who used to live across the street, opposite my house, and now moved out, confessed to them that she did made up that complain about me and my business. I can't express how shocked I was! I saw her face to face maybe once or twice in my life, just outside, just a hello. I even can not remember her face! My house was quite a distance from her and I would not think I have crossed her way in any way.
I would not have a slightest idea why she would want to harm me either. Never mind, she was gone, as she moved house.
Another few month passed and then I received a Christmas card from her, with her full name and address in there, she did send these cards to all the neighbors. This was so weird. I did put it in the bin and have decided to ignore the whole situation further. I guess I just thought I never hear from that woman. Obviously she has not got a clue I have found about her doings and for some reason she is wanting to play a very caring/attentive ex neighbor.
Today I have received another Christmas card! Honestly, I saw red, this is just so crazy.
So I just wanted to ask, would you do anything in this situation, would you respond any how, and if you would, how would you respond? A very big part of me is so wanting to forget about all the politeness and send her a card with everything I think about her🤪
Please, talk to me. Please, tell me what would you do.
Yabu - just ignore it
Yanbu - respond somehow to stop her from ever bothering you