Re: neighbor complaint about my autistic child

In article <ceCdne1iVZJApx3VnZ2dnUVZ_uednZ2d@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
 Irrational Number <nospam@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

> 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.

Nod, smile and ignore.  He's a bully.

> 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.

Did you ask your neighbour why he thought it was any of his business?  I 
assume this gratuitous advice on his part.

> 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...

Can't see why CPS would think there was a problem.

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Chookie -- Sydney, Australia 
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