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havefuninsun · 11-01-2007, 03:05 PM

Hi Adam,

What a bummer. I think you handled the situation with your son the best you could. We have "grown" (e.g., legal adults, even if he doesn't always behave like it) living at home too. We actually have a key lock on our bedroom door -- it's irritating, but we don't like the kids in our room, for any reason.

I have mixed reactions about even confronting the neighbor, especially if he's as mentally unstable as he seems (mentally unstable people are better left to their own devices). And, if anyone were brave enough to ASK you about it, look them square in the eye and say, "why would you ask me something like that?"

I remember reading advice from Ann Landers once. Someone wrote in and complained of being asked personal questions. Ann's advice was to retort with "why do you want to know that?" If I were being nosey asking personal questions and someone retorted back with that, I'd shut up.

Good luck!

11-01-2007, 03:05 PM	#9 (permalink)
havefuninsun insert witty banter here Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,190 Location: Virginia Status: Couple Swing Lifestyle Name:havefuninsun	Re: Outed before we started Hi Adam, What a bummer. I think you handled the situation with your son the best you could. We have "grown" (e.g., legal adults, even if he doesn't always behave like it) living at home too. We actually have a key lock on our bedroom door -- it's irritating, but we don't like the kids in our room, for any reason. I have mixed reactions about even confronting the neighbor, especially if he's as mentally unstable as he seems (mentally unstable people are better left to their own devices). And, if anyone were brave enough to ASK you about it, look them square in the eye and say, "why would you ask me something like that?" I remember reading advice from Ann Landers once. Someone wrote in and complained of being asked personal questions. Ann's advice was to retort with "why do you want to know that?" If I were being nosey asking personal questions and someone retorted back with that, I'd shut up. Good luck!