Why can't the nosey neighbors leave me the &*%# alone

I hear you. I had one neighbor who would always stop by ... like kramer from seinfeld, but not funny. He was always wondering what i was doing. i finally stopped answering the door and after a month. yes a month..he got the message.

Well yes i think we have all at one time or another had nosey neighbors ..... I had some not so "bright" neighbors at one time like that also but ... different story, when i would first get up, i would wave to them from behind the curtain before i even opened it, AND THERE THEY ARE WAVING BACK! Jeeaz!!! i understand billiam how you feel, i wish you luck in the future, i am leaving a link with a few different stories on it. Take care, keep your chin up!

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Nosy neighbors are annoying, but some are good to have in times of emergency. They usually are the first ones in the neighborhood to see something is amiss. But, to report another neighbor to the police just because they don't know what is going on in that household is going too far. You should confront that neighbor and let him or her know that you will take them to court for "false accusations," or something like that. Make sure they understand that you will not tolerate being accused of something you have not done. Neighbors like that can wreak havoc on another household.

to hear what you are going through. That's terrible. Some people have no life. And are so mean. Hang in there!

I can understand you, because I've had some neighbors like yours! I couldn't live there...
You cannot park here, you cannot do this, you cannot do that, why do you eat now, why don't you stay at home... I was waiting for my daughter and it was an horror!
Now I've a new house and it is all OK with all neighbors.
Some people are sick. Believe me.

High fences make good neighbours...or something like that.
My brother in-law is my neighbour and he drives me batty sometimes, but nothing like what you are going through. I hope you get your issues resolved.

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I completely understand. Right now we have NOISEY and mean neighbors. The teenage boys play there music til 4 am and keep me and my little ones up. The police have been too busy to come when called. The one boy was cussing all over the place and saying some pretty foul stuff about me and what he wanted me to do to him. YUCK! They have even pushed around a neighbor lady!!

I truly believe in the power of pray and it works. I started praying the bloodline of Christ around our property and I prayed blessings on them. They have become quiet. It was amazing!! God is Good~~

While I am working on building a fence. Going to start with a chain link fence (we have 500 feet in rolls) Also going to build a trellace and grow ivy, plant some trees, get some privacy!
Thanks for the positive energy everyone, bery much appreciated!

I feel for you on the whole nosey neighbor issue. A couple of years back, we were accused of neglect and abuse by our very own nosey neighbor. Our son has autism and has a tendency to scream from time to time for no apparent reason. This isn't unusual in terms of autistic kids. She was certain we were abusing him, even after she had witnessed the screaming meltdowns with her own eyes. That was the abuse part. The neglect part came in because I allowed our daughter, who was 7 at the time, and our son, who was 9 at the time, to walk home from the bus by themselves. It was a 1/4 mile walk, which I watched from our front porch. It was a walk that took place on a private gravel drive, that was walked with several other kids ranging in age from 5-17 years old. Since our son has autism, she believed he shouldn't have been allowed to walk with them by himself. He's a high functioning kid, who will one day be on his own. His walking the 1/4 mile was a way for him to gain independance, while I could keep an eye on him the entire time. After an in person interview with DCS, the complaint was taken off the record because it was deemed unfounded.

As for the welfare system part, I can only give you some info from my own state. After my student teaching didn't go so well, I worked at our local DFS office, as a caseworker, for nearly a year.

Here's how your net income is figured for food stamp benefits and such in Indiana. First there is an income limit, unless someone in the home is disabled. Gross income allowed in Indiana is $2,238 for family of 4. Anything over that and you are automatically disqualified from food stamps, unless someone in the home is disabled. Medicaid benefits have a higher income limit. Family of 4 is $2,650 for premium free medicaid and $3,534 low cost premium coverage. This is only to qualify children though. For adults to get medicaid, without being disabled, I believe the current monthly gross income limit is $764 or so for family of 4. Figuring medical benefits is a little more in depth, so I won't go into that here.

Food stamps gross income $2,238 4 people.

Lets say you have a gross income of $2,137. Nobody is disabled, so you can't count any insurance premiums. Let's say you have no childcare costs and we'll say your mortgage payment is $1198.32 a month. You can take a standard household utility deduction of $429 or you can count your actual utilities. Utilities only include water and electric or gas, whichever you use to heat and cool. In this example I'm going to use the $429.

gross income $2137 minus a earned income deduction of $312.91 minus a standard deduction of $143. This makes your adjusted income $1681.92

House payment is $1198.22 plus standard utility of $429. This makes your total household cost $1627.32 minus 50% of adjusted income $840.96 = 786.36 this is how much of your household cost you can count.

Now you take the adjusted income $1681.92 minus household cost $786.38 = the net adjusted income. In this case it is $895.56. Maximum monthly net using the formula detailed above is $1721 4 people.

Next step is to get 30% of the adjusted net income. For $895.56 this is going to be $268.80. Now you take the states maximum food stamp allotment. In Indiana it is $542 a month for family of 4 minus the 30% net adjustment. $542 minus $268.80 = $273. This is the monthly food stamp benefits for family of four, gross income of $2137.83, mortgage of $1198.32 a month and utilities of $429 a month.

I hope I explained that formula coherantly!

Good rant, we feel your pain. Sorry to hear you're going through so much. Neighbors should stay the **** out of it! Good luck!

I just posted a rant about similar but not. The government rewards the wrong people. Good ol US of A. You should get the divorce. Suck all you can out of the government-eveyone else does. Atleast you try to provide for your family.

where are the good neighbours these days, who will stop by to check on the kids... i really feel for you. i know for a fact kids/teenagers are generally level headed when caring for youngsters (at least for a short periods)...and its true...its honest workers who suffer most

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