Better get started on that privacy fence budget!

"Her daughter comes and puts up a security camera pointing into our garage area and backyard... So of course my husband now intends to get 3 more cameras for that side of the house to freak her out even more."

"They were being bullies and calling us pathetic, kids are kids, we are the grinch..."

There's a lot going on in this world to make you feel fearful and pessimistic about humanity and make you wonder just what the heck it is that we're all doing here. You see stories about this online every day, feeding into the pessimism, driving the wedge, or just basking in the misery. Well, this story isn't one of those stories , all we have here is a wholesome interaction between neighbors. No boundary disputes, parking battles, or petty HOA board members—just a simple, congenial, and neighb…

It's often said that you should never stoop to someone else's level and, instead, take the high road and go on to live a better life, beating them through their inability to affect you. Well, truth be told, that's not really all that much fun, and it's not very practical at times since it doesn't really solve the immediate problem at hand. And when that immediate problem at hand is your daily at-home parking situation—well, it's kind of hard to just walk away and ignore it since, you know, you…

"I had to ask him last fall nicely to remove all the leaves he blew up against my house for an entire winter and then he took that as permission to trespass and blow leaves around my entire house."

No alliances in this neighborhood

Going toe-to-tow with the local Karen

Family is difficult, perhaps even one of the most difficult things—even when the relationships are fairly “traditional” and straightforward. Let's be honest, though: what is straightforward? Is there even really a straightforward when it comes to family? The reality is that there hardly ever is, and the ones that pretend

Full anarchy

"Even if he really is correct about it being a minute amount of money, that means that it shouldn't be any problem for *them* to pay it."

We all answer to a higher power, but the more that we can pretend we don't and have some control and agency over our own lives, the happier we tend to be. Whether it's the plain old government authority boss, coach, parents, or that pesky HOA having or at least feeling like you have some control over your own life, the better you're going to feel about it.

Not all heroes wear capes

City living is a different beast than other kinds of living; the high-density population leads to close proximity to other people at pretty much all times. Also, offering the unique opportunity to live in an apartment directly above a business like you're in some sort of 90s sitcom. While living in a sitcom sounds nice, the fact remains that in this type of living situation, even in your own bed, you're only really a few feet away from another person, either next to, above, or below you—separat…

"The best way to deal with a thief is to get a little creative."

This neighbor even kept part of the costume for herself!