My next-door neighbor railed into me this
morning. My 5-year-old Pillbug is autistic
and screeches a lot. I honestly had no idea
it was this bad, though - I've learned to
block out the sounds of his tantrums... So,
that's my fault.
Anyway, apparently, neighbor's wife is now
getting migraines, which she had not gotten
in decades. Pillbug's noises wake up the
neighbors across the street, including their
baby, something about Pillbug setting off the
baby monitor. Across the street, they sleep
with the windows open because they have no AC
and the bedrooms face the street, which is the
same for us. It's been nice at night, so we
sleep with our windows open, too. Pillbug's
screeches wake up their four kids.
One time, Pillbug crossed the street on his
own. DH was there and scared to death, but
that was the only time in Pillbug's 5 years
on this planet.
My neighbor wants us to keep the windows closed
and try to keep the kids out of the front yard.
He is threatening to go to CPS - he has a friend
at CPS who told him calling was the right thing
to do.
Neighbor also hates our choice of Chinese
nannies. He has a child psychologist friend
who thinks I'm insane for trying to maintain a
bilingual environment when my autistic child cannot
even speak.
So, now I have to find the other neighbors, make
nice, hope we can come to a reasonable accommodation
(I most certainly will not keep my kids indoors
24 hours a day!), and hope no one calls CPS...
-- Anita --
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