Comments on: Let’s get Personal http://thosecorwins.com/2008/08/lets-get-personal/ Two Married Twenty-Somethings who think they know it all Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:15:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Steph http://thosecorwins.com/2008/08/lets-get-personal/comment-page-1/#comment-1419 Steph Wed, 06 Aug 2008 18:14:19 +0000 http://thosecorwins.com/?p=567#comment-1419 Sarah Marie P, It's funny how bad situations tend to bring out the worst in us. I know when people are rude to me I tend to be rude back and hate them forever! lol! So I wouldn't feel bad about your downstairs neighbor, it's hard to maintain our composure when things are rough. Sarah Marie P,

It’s funny how bad situations tend to bring out the worst in us. I know when people are rude to me I tend to be rude back and hate them forever! lol! So I wouldn’t feel bad about your downstairs neighbor, it’s hard to maintain our composure when things are rough.

]]> By: Steph http://thosecorwins.com/2008/08/lets-get-personal/comment-page-1/#comment-1418 Steph Wed, 06 Aug 2008 18:13:04 +0000 http://thosecorwins.com/?p=567#comment-1418 Hey Talia, You know I honestly thought maybe I should just kill him with kindness, but I think if I brought baked goods over I may actually kill him. :) haha! Nah a few good nights sleep and keen observation has given me peace in that I know my dogs do not bark all day long, and he was just impatient and frustrated that one day. I've actually never met him (his house is actually not very close to ours since ours is up a gravel drive), so I wouldn't even know him should I see him. Hey Talia,

You know I honestly thought maybe I should just kill him with kindness, but I think if I brought baked goods over I may actually kill him. :) haha! Nah a few good nights sleep and keen observation has given me peace in that I know my dogs do not bark all day long, and he was just impatient and frustrated that one day. I’ve actually never met him (his house is actually not very close to ours since ours is up a gravel drive), so I wouldn’t even know him should I see him.

]]> By: Sarah Marie http://thosecorwins.com/2008/08/lets-get-personal/comment-page-1/#comment-1373 Sarah Marie Mon, 04 Aug 2008 16:40:39 +0000 http://thosecorwins.com/?p=567#comment-1373 Hey Steph, I'm so sorry your neighbor is being a butthead -- I would have reacted the same way because I am def one to take things personally and over analyze and such. I also think it was rude and lazy to write the note rather than just come and speak with you personally. And also, I'm sure the neighbor is overreacting -- your dogs are so adorable, I really doubt they could have been causing too much trouble. Oh, and like you pointed out, maybe they were barking because of the squirrel -- but come on, if the dogs were barking a lot one day, the neighbor really should have waited to see if the dogs continue barking day after day. You can just write a crazy complaining note after one day! Um, yeah, I hate apartment neighbors! I hate their loud rock music and parties... I keep saying I want to move into a old folks community -- but then maybe, like in your situation, WE will be the crazy loud kids that people complain about. Hmm.... This comment has already gotten way too long, but yeah, in the past my downstairs neighbor made my life a living hell. And let's just say it didn't bring out the best in me ... a night in particular, I was throwing insults down at the neighbor -- real classy, huh?! omg. So crazy! That guy was nutz. Hey Steph,
I’m so sorry your neighbor is being a butthead — I would have reacted the same way because I am def one to take things personally and over analyze and such. I also think it was rude and lazy to write the note rather than just come and speak with you personally. And also, I’m sure the neighbor is overreacting — your dogs are so adorable, I really doubt they could have been causing too much trouble. Oh, and like you pointed out, maybe they were barking because of the squirrel — but come on, if the dogs were barking a lot one day, the neighbor really should have waited to see if the dogs continue barking day after day. You can just write a crazy complaining note after one day! Um, yeah, I hate apartment neighbors! I hate their loud rock music and parties… I keep saying I want to move into a old folks community — but then maybe, like in your situation, WE will be the crazy loud kids that people complain about. Hmm…. This comment has already gotten way too long, but yeah, in the past my downstairs neighbor made my life a living hell. And let’s just say it didn’t bring out the best in me … a night in particular, I was throwing insults down at the neighbor — real classy, huh?! omg. So crazy! That guy was nutz.

]]> By: Talia http://thosecorwins.com/2008/08/lets-get-personal/comment-page-1/#comment-1371 Talia Mon, 04 Aug 2008 15:42:35 +0000 http://thosecorwins.com/?p=567#comment-1371 well, it looks like everyone has neighbor experiences to share!! This is the great thing about blogging through your frustration-- you end up knowing everyone else feels just the same way. :) I'm sorry your day got ruined by the note-- I know I would have worried about it too. This might seem like a weird suggestion, but maybe you could try "heaping coals on his head" and take him some baked goods sometime... that would make him feel badly for being so picky, and you would feel great for knowing you took the high road and were a GREAT neighbor. hehe We don't really know our neighbors yet too much, but they seem quite nice. I think it's a pretty laid-back neighborhood, with lots of young families, which is a good place for us to be. I guess we'll see as time goes on! Now I must go enter your contest before it's too late! well, it looks like everyone has neighbor experiences to share!! This is the great thing about blogging through your frustration– you end up knowing everyone else feels just the same way. :) I’m sorry your day got ruined by the note– I know I would have worried about it too. This might seem like a weird suggestion, but maybe you could try “heaping coals on his head” and take him some baked goods sometime… that would make him feel badly for being so picky, and you would feel great for knowing you took the high road and were a GREAT neighbor. hehe

We don’t really know our neighbors yet too much, but they seem quite nice. I think it’s a pretty laid-back neighborhood, with lots of young families, which is a good place for us to be. I guess we’ll see as time goes on!

Now I must go enter your contest before it’s too late!

]]> By: Shannon http://thosecorwins.com/2008/08/lets-get-personal/comment-page-1/#comment-1366 Shannon Sun, 03 Aug 2008 22:21:54 +0000 http://thosecorwins.com/?p=567#comment-1366 girl, I know how you feel! I take things personally a lot, and I agree with you- the guy should have just knocked on the door. Think of it this way. Maybe he just got some bad news or something and it happened to be on the day your dogs barked at the squirel. He was probably just acting on impulse. Anyway, I hope you feel better! Tell Mr Stan to shove it or ?? Lol girl, I know how you feel! I take things personally a lot, and I agree with you- the guy should have just knocked on the door. Think of it this way. Maybe he just got some bad news or something and it happened to be on the day your dogs barked at the squirel. He was probably just acting on impulse.

Anyway, I hope you feel better! Tell Mr Stan to shove it or ??

Lol

]]> By: Lisa's Chaos http://thosecorwins.com/2008/08/lets-get-personal/comment-page-1/#comment-1365 Lisa's Chaos Sun, 03 Aug 2008 20:09:02 +0000 http://thosecorwins.com/?p=567#comment-1365 I avoid my neighbors. We move every few years so there really is not point in getting to know them. But we used to have a great neighbor we'd get together with weekly, ahh how I miss them. Stan is a dork! I avoid my neighbors. We move every few years so there really is not point in getting to know them. But we used to have a great neighbor we’d get together with weekly, ahh how I miss them.

Stan is a dork!

]]> By: Crystal http://thosecorwins.com/2008/08/lets-get-personal/comment-page-1/#comment-1364 Crystal Sun, 03 Aug 2008 19:05:30 +0000 http://thosecorwins.com/?p=567#comment-1364 Urgh that guys sounds like a total you-know-what. People need to be a little more tolerant. I know it's easier said than done, but try not to think about it (that's what I say, but I am such a loudmouth I'd probably march over and give him a piece of my mind.) I am rather lucky where I am...my sister owns the house on one side of me and the house on the other side is empty, in foreclosure. My (not so great) neighborhood is full of families of non-English-speaking people with HUGE amounts of family living in one house and sixteen cars always parked illegally so really, no matter what evil our dogs committed, no one really has any room to be snide around here. That's too bad that that guy with his irritating passive-aggressive notes is passing his bad energy onto you. And btw "I take things personally" too. My in-laws are here this weekend and as of this morning my father in law had made about twenty-one snide semi-joking comments about my daughter being spoiled (she's six months old). Finally this morning I got a lil lippy back about it. I don't think he's any too pleased about my telling him to stop saying that but I'm sorry...it bothers me! And it's my house...and my daughter...so deal! Sorry for the long fiesty comment! Urgh that guys sounds like a total you-know-what. People need to be a little more tolerant. I know it’s easier said than done, but try not to think about it (that’s what I say, but I am such a loudmouth I’d probably march over and give him a piece of my mind.) I am rather lucky where I am…my sister owns the house on one side of me and the house on the other side is empty, in foreclosure. My (not so great) neighborhood is full of families of non-English-speaking people with HUGE amounts of family living in one house and sixteen cars always parked illegally so really, no matter what evil our dogs committed, no one really has any room to be snide around here. That’s too bad that that guy with his irritating passive-aggressive notes is passing his bad energy onto you.

And btw “I take things personally” too. My in-laws are here this weekend and as of this morning my father in law had made about twenty-one snide semi-joking comments about my daughter being spoiled (she’s six months old). Finally this morning I got a lil lippy back about it. I don’t think he’s any too pleased about my telling him to stop saying that but I’m sorry…it bothers me! And it’s my house…and my daughter…so deal!

Sorry for the long fiesty comment!

]]> By: Sara McGinness http://thosecorwins.com/2008/08/lets-get-personal/comment-page-1/#comment-1363 Sara McGinness Sun, 03 Aug 2008 18:45:13 +0000 http://thosecorwins.com/?p=567#comment-1363 Steph, When we moved into our apartment in Pacifica, we happened to get the apartment next door to the apartment manager. On 4th of July, we went out for a bbq and came home to find a note about how our dog barked non-stop and that if we didn't get him under control we would have to move out or get rid of our dog to stay in the apartment. I was distraught and upset that they felt this was acceptable instead of talking to us directly about our dog. I was ready to move out, when our neighbors on the other side of us (who I absolutely love) were approached by the manager and he said that he had never heard our dog bark, it turned out that it was an entirely different dog doing all the barking. We never got an apology and I ended up hearing this all from one of the receptionists in the leasing office. It was such bullshit and I can't believe how some "neighbors" act. We now live in a home in Reno and have some really nice neighbors, they all wave at each other when we are walking around with our dogs or driving down the street. We know both of our neighbors but we still have issues with them, the ones to the right never take care of their yard and the ones to the left let their young kids (2 and 4) run free around the neighborhood. But they also do nice stuff like take our paper in while we are on vacation, so it is good to have neighbors that we know but we realize that they aren't our best friends and maybe its better that way so it doesn't get awkward when the fence blows down and you have to be neighbors and get it taken care of instead of friends that might get feelings involved. I wish more people would be neighborly. Okay that was the longest comment I HAVE ever left on anyones blog. Good luck with the neighbor situation and believe me I am exactly the same, I can't just brush it off like my husband does and that always upsets me more. Sara Steph,

When we moved into our apartment in Pacifica, we happened to get the apartment next door to the apartment manager. On 4th of July, we went out for a bbq and came home to find a note about how our dog barked non-stop and that if we didn’t get him under control we would have to move out or get rid of our dog to stay in the apartment. I was distraught and upset that they felt this was acceptable instead of talking to us directly about our dog. I was ready to move out, when our neighbors on the other side of us (who I absolutely love) were approached by the manager and he said that he had never heard our dog bark, it turned out that it was an entirely different dog doing all the barking. We never got an apology and I ended up hearing this all from one of the receptionists in the leasing office. It was such bullshit and I can’t believe how some “neighbors” act.

We now live in a home in Reno and have some really nice neighbors, they all wave at each other when we are walking around with our dogs or driving down the street. We know both of our neighbors but we still have issues with them, the ones to the right never take care of their yard and the ones to the left let their young kids (2 and 4) run free around the neighborhood. But they also do nice stuff like take our paper in while we are on vacation, so it is good to have neighbors that we know but we realize that they aren’t our best friends and maybe its better that way so it doesn’t get awkward when the fence blows down and you have to be neighbors and get it taken care of instead of friends that might get feelings involved. I wish more people would be neighborly.

Okay that was the longest comment I HAVE ever left on anyones blog. Good luck with the neighbor situation and believe me I am exactly the same, I can’t just brush it off like my husband does and that always upsets me more.

Sara

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