A woman has taken to the internet for advice after becoming the “talk of the village” just three months since moving into her dream “forever home” with her husband.
The wife shared on Mumsnet that a disgruntled neighbour confronted her about parking in front of her house just three nights after they moved in.
She said: “We have a cottage with parking under both windows, they have a two bed cottage with, well no parking.”
The neighbour kept shouting ‘One cottage, one car’ and started with ‘You have been told’. The woman’s husband was shocked when he answered the door and when she tried to defuse the situation, the neighbour was grumpy and walked off repeating ‘One cottage, one car’.
She also revealed that days later she overheard her neighbour’s husband complaining about her to someone in the village. On another occasion, she found their missing cat but received no thanks.
Adding to the drama, she complained the neighbours’ cats were “stalking our elderly dog” and “using our veggie beds as litter trays” while “thinking it’s okay to enter our house”. She accused the male neighbour of “staring” at her mum whenever she stays over, as well as placing and “slamming” his bins “against our front door”.
She concluded her extensive venting session: “I’m at a loss as I feel stressed in our garden, and I love my garden, and it is taking the shine off our new home. I’ve said to my hubby maybe this won’t be our forever home after all, but my mum says we should stick our grounds until they move.”
The woman sought advice from fellow Mumsnet users, with many expressing bewilderment over the parking space debacle. Yet some sided with her, one commenting: “You’re giving these idiots far too much headspace.”
“Kill them with kindness and allow them to continue to make fools out of themselves. Do what you want, park where you want and ignore ignore ignore. I assure you that everyone knows what these people are like.”
Another user suggested: “Just ignore them – like really ignore them. Park your cars/put your bins where you are allowed. If they move your bins put them back. Get a ring door bell. Go out and enjoy your garden and pretend they’re not there.”
A third chimed in: “They obviously had an issue with the previous owner and are carrying it over to the next. You need to grey rock these people and completely ignore them. I mean completely. Like just act like they don’t exist. Do not engage at all. Ever.”
And a fourth firmly stated: “You have done nothing wrong, so stand your ground. I hope you have a lovely time out in your garden with your mum. Just get on with doing what makes you happy.”
