#neighbors

So i have neighbour’s whom I have known for a long time and they have a son who is autistic. They kind of let him play outside unsupervised and the other day i was walking home and as I turn the corner i see him slapping the windshield of my car at full force and kicked my passenger door. I was obviously shocked and my first instinct was to confront him and ask why he just did what he did. I then rang the house’s doorbell and the dad came out and laughed it off/apologized and half assedly scolded him saying “get back inside”. When i told my parents they said i overreacted and shouldn’t have done anything because of his condition. They’re going through enough but I’m also going through a lot and can’t afford to get my car fixed should there have been bigger damage or cracks. He’s also not a kid anymore (15) and is strong af.

He is known to bang on his family’s car with brooms and other random shit and comes to our side of the driveway quite often just to fuck around and runs back when he sees me looking out the window (I have cameras alerting me). There’s also random scratches that have appeared since i started parking outside but can’t blame him for since my cameras weren’t up at the time. Would I be doing too much if my cameras caught him in the act and i reported him to the cops?

Reddit consensus: NOT OVERREACTING (NOR) (100% confidence)

Top comment: “NOR.

His autism can explain the behavior, but it doesn’t excuse your property being damaged. I’d talk to the parents first, but if they keep brushing it off and it happens again, reporting it is fair. You still have a right to protect your stuff.”

Notable comment: “NOR, as someone who worked as a support worker for adults with autism I know first hand that while autism can explain some of the reasoning behind why they don’t know that it’s wrong to cause that type of damage, it’s not an excuse. We are trained in dealing with how to prevent his behaviour and teach them that it’s wrong, and if that’s not possible due to the level of functioning/ non functioning autism, they require more support staff. This is something the parents need to learn to deal with properly and not just use “he’s autistic” as an excuse because that leads to more extreme behaviour. This isn’t an acceptable response from the parents, they need to deal with the behaviour. If an autistic individual cannot be left unattended without causing damage to people or items, they should not be left unattended at all.”

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A few months back, I started accepting deliveries for my neighbor when they weren’t around. Honestly, it wasn’t a major hassle. Since I work from home, it felt like a small favor no big deal at all.

But lately? Ugh, they've stopped even asking. Delivery drivers just show up at my place with their packages, and some of those boxes hang around in my hallway for days. Super annoying.

Last week, one giant box turned my entryway into a maze. So, I texted my neighbor, asking if they could swing by that evening to pick it up. Their response? You’ll survive another day. Talk about a lack of gratitude. I was pretty irritated. So, when another delivery person came knocking, I politely said no. Then my neighbor showed up at my door, accusing me of being petty and insisting, good neighbors help each other.

Now it’s awkward. They’ve been icy as we pass by, and another neighbor even suggested I should’ve just let it slide to keep the peace.

Am I really overreacting for deciding to stop accepting their packages?

Reddit consensus: NOT OVERREACTING (NOR) (100% confidence)

Top comment: “NOR. Your neighbor is rude and entitled”

Notable comment: “NOR. Taking liberties and getting angry when they were the inconsiderate party is pushing you into bending over backwards to please them. Who cares if they're upset? Either they can get over it and have packages delivered to a hub location or keep giving you the cold shoulder. At least you didn't accept the package, write a big "return to sender" and take it somewhere. They can schedule their deliveries better for when they are home.

Maintain your boundaries. People like to walk all over people who help them a time or two and it gets daunting when they assume they will always get their way. You are not living for their convenience. They do not pay you a fee to take their things and store them. You owe them nothing, regardless of trying to keep the peace. Where is your peace in that equation? Nowhere.”

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I have had the best fucking day of my life. It should be noted that this is the best day of my life that I can think of, and I don't think literally anything could change that. It could be 9/11 part 2 and hell, that'd make it better nvm

A lich is a really self-defeating sort of creature. They make themselves not-die, but they also kinda not-live either. That sounds mid, like literally I think.

You can ignore the thing and it's a problem that solves itself. I had intended to actually do something passive, like a curse or some shit with her jewlery.

🤷‍♂️ hey man, if you leave something in my house I will keep it, and maybe have sex with it. Those are just the risks one takes. Cursing a bitch is not the freakiest thing I've done to stuff that I consider mine after enough time has passed.

Damn that must really suck for her. I can't help but to feel bad.

Faith's knife is similarly indestructible among other things.

My crossovers do not have any idle actors, and the mayor is as aware of characters like Cornelius as my dolls are of him. If you thought Neighbors was going to be a Faith Stays Good kind of story; you were kind of right, and also kind of wrong.