Son accused of wolf whistling at neighbours!

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15 yo son was at home yesterday when the neighbour opposite banged on the door and confronted son for “wolf whistling” at his wife and daughters! We have the windows open a lot as I run incredibly warm (perimenopause)

Neighbour said he would go to the police if he didn’t pack it in. He got called a creep. He was incredibly aggressive. Sod’s Law that my son was the only one home

I’m VERY upset. I’m in two minds to post the ring camera footage to our local FB page. This grown behaved extremely inappropriately towards a child!

I wfh and am home the vast vast majority of time. Son whistles (we all do) to call the dog over as she’s going deaf. Apparently son tried to explain this but neighbour was having none of it.

My son is on the shy side and no trouble whatsoever. My son is what you might describe as a geek. He is terrified to run into this bully now.

My husband thinks this neighbour has roid rage.

What the heck do I do? I went over to discuss this but the neighbour doubled down. We don’t like this neighbour at all as he is the walking definition of toxic male.

Its insanity.

Perhaps a note through the door

'Unfortunately not everything is about you. Our dog is deaf and we ALL whistle to get her in because she can't hear us, sorry to disappoint you but nobody is wolf whistling at you'.

Your poor son, your neighbour sounds like a complete idiot. He is allowed to whistle in his own home for goodness sake.

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I take it this is meant to be for comic effect

No it's not. This isn't what harassment is. Look it up.

Do you all whistle for the dog at the front door or just your son? Is your front garden enclosed so the dog can't go far, or does it wander off? I would make sure it's you or your DH that whistles the dog in future if it's out in the front.

This.

Maybe also post him a copy of 'Whistling and All of the Many Things that it is Used for' through his letterbox.

If he finds it educational, he might also like the second instalment in the series 'Birds: Why Ornithologists Say This Word Often When They Haven't Even Met YOUR Female Family Members'.

Oh yes let’s send an angry man round to deal with an angry man. How civilised! 🙄

OP I think it’s worth reporting to the police.

Who said anything about angry?

The lad has done nothing wrong, and has been subjected to verbal abuse on his own doorstep. He’s going to feel nervous every time he ventures out now.

I’d be wanting Dad to go round and have a man to man chat about how the lad did nothing wrong, and to clear up any potential misunderstandings.

He doesn’t sound like the sort of man who would have any respect for a woman, as he’s clearly a bully, or I’d suggest OP could go round herself.

Nobody suggested OP’s DH should go round there wearing a knuckleduster, fgs.

You can’t possibly think this neighbour is going to be up for a “man to man chat” after the way he’s behaved?! There’s no use trying to be reasonable when someone else is being so very unreasonable.

Hmm.

I just re-read the OP, and I see your point.

Feel sorry for the boy though.