OK, I have posted the first part before in another forum section, but there are updates and I would really like peoples opinions.
Here goes:
I have a very annoying neighbour that just lets herself in to my house. She just does one knock and then lets herself in. If I remember to lock the front door, she then lets herself in round the back way. Worse still is the fact thst she usually comes just as I have put the baby down to sleep and I am getting housework done. She's not a nice character, very nosey and gossipy and she even regularly visits a man who has recently been accused of sexually abusing his daughter when she was a child. From titbits that she mentions it seems he is on remand and not allowed near children. Why would she want to visit someones house like that?
Some incidents we have incurred:
Over the summer she tried to get my son to go and play out the back garden with her daughter but then when he did she accuses him of knocking down her washing line.
She pounces if he is ever off school ill and comes in saying 'why aren't you in school?'
When she wants to be patronising - are you STILL breastfeeding him dear?
She seems to despise the fact that we are married and she is in her 40's and although been living for years with father of her kids never married.
She asks all the time for my son to go and watch her son play on xbox 360 and then the next day she is telling me that he cant come in because her husband likes his privacy!!
I really dont want me or my kids to have much to do with her because she is so odd but I only have to open the back door to put something in recycling bin and she opens her door. Every time I have visitors she comes out and tries to talk, people have remarked on this.
Help what do I do - I dont like confrontation but something needs to be done. Recently she has been saying to my 12 month old son 'shall I take you for a walk.' Any advice appreciated. My haven has turned to a hell. It's got to the point I have to keep curtains shut as she is peering in windows to check if I am there.
So far this week I have kept the door locked and not answered. She went from front to back like a loony knocking and I could see her trying the handle. At the moment when I am going outside I am not making any conversation with her and trying my best to give her one word answers. I have also told my son to be polite but don't make any conversation. It is very waring though in my home.
UPDATE:
just wanted to know what people thought of this.
There's been no sign of the neighbour for a few weeks and now suddenly this week I have been having the postman knock with parcels for her - which I have refused. She has never had parcels delivered here before ever. She doesnt usually order any and she is always usually there. Anyway I did think it was odd that I was suddenly getting parcels sent here.
Also yesterday my wheelie bin was no where to be seen when I went out to get it.
Now after several weeks of no contact with her she knocks the door
(a) to ask me for a favour - to take a parcel in for her tomorrow
(b) to ask where my wheelie bin was
It's especially weird why she was asking me to take in the parcel as she had just come out of the (sex offenders) house- the neighbour the other side of her. They are always there, why not ask them as she had just been in there? Also, how would she know that it was definitely going to be here tomorrow if it's just royal mail. Because the last few havent been special delivery.
I think it is just a ploy so that she has to come in here then for the parcel. Do you think this sounds too far-fetched? I am also wondering whether she has something to do with wheelie bin?
I said yes at first as I was off-guard about accepting parcel but then stepped outside and told her I wouldn't be here. I also only opened the door a little so that she couldn't push past. I also wonder whether she wanted some reaction about the bin if she had something to do with it.
What do you all think?