The other day, as I stepped out of my front door, I
saw this man pacing back and forth in my neighbour's driveway. We live in a
townhouse complex and everyone is really close to each other whether we like it
or not! So, I said a polite "Hello" and wondered who he is.
Apparently, he is my neighbours' nephew and spending a couple of weeks at their
home. He wanted to know if I had any matches to spare and without thinking, I
answered in the affirmative and indicated that we keep matches on hand to light
birthday candles! I ran in and grabbed one of the two match boxes I had in my
kitchen. What a good neighbourly thing to do!
That was also the day ASid invited 4 of his friends
over to "hang out". I set up a table and chairs in the backyard so
the boys could enjoy some sun and perhaps get some fresh air. The first thing
one of the boys exclaimed was "Hey! There is someone in your
backyard!" We had to explain to the kid that we have "open"
backyards and only "half fences"! It allows for easy access to do
lawn mowing and landscaping as we live in a condo townhouse where we pay a
monthly maintenance fee! As the boys were absorbing this information, the
"someone" turns out to be my neighbours' nephew! I waved at him and
asked him if the matches worked; he nodded and proceeded to light a
cigarette...
Imagine how I felt!
I immediately resolved to be not such a "good
neighbour"! Why couldn't I have said a polite "NO"? Why oh why?
When the boys asked me, I told them that I couldn't lie...
Honesty is the
best policy!
Around the same time, we had new neighbours move in!
They seem like nice people, however the husband parks the car outside of their
garage and Craigley has been grumbling about it. Since we also have shared
driveways, it is a little tricky to back out of our garage and get out when a
car is partially blocking the way out! I keep telling Craigley that it is not
so bad as he has to deal with it just once a day! However, last weekend (the
long weekend), we were in and out quite a bit! As we came back home on
Saturday, Craigley remarked how our new neighbours' car was parked outside
again!
As I got out of the car and opened Hans' door, he
jumped out in his usual style. Immediately, he spotted our new neighbours and
ran towards them! I thought he was being friendly and then, I heard him say
very loudly to them, "My dad thinks you should park your car in your
garage!"
Imagine how I felt!
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