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Oct. 18th, 2022
Grumpy Neighbor Makes a Sour Impression
Oct. 18th, 2022 02:48 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
conulyDEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: We’ve lived in our town for seven years, and in all that time, whenever we pass a man who lives near the end of our street, the best we get is a glaring stare from him. I continue to at least make an attempt at being pleasant, but it is as if this man looks right through me.
I was raised in a small town like the one we now live in, and I never encountered anyone like this man. It kind of sours my walks when he is out and about and does his ignoring me thing.
Is it worth the effort to try and make some kind of at least cordial connection with him? --- WORTH THE EFFORT?
( It must be nice not to have any real problems )
I was raised in a small town like the one we now live in, and I never encountered anyone like this man. It kind of sours my walks when he is out and about and does his ignoring me thing.
Is it worth the effort to try and make some kind of at least cordial connection with him? --- WORTH THE EFFORT?
( It must be nice not to have any real problems )
ermingardenI have raised two sons without financial help from their father and recently put the oldest through college. He is now 23 and is working a minimum-wage job. He finds it tedious, but he’s stuck with it while he looks for better opportunities.
He lives at home, and I don’t charge him for anything, even though his food, cellphone, car insurance and car-maintenance expenses all add up to substantial sums. I figure he needs to save up funds so that he can eventually become independent and move into his own apartment. (He pays for his gas, work lunches and outings with friends.) His younger brother will start college in two months, so I am preparing for another four years of significant expenses. These costs will strain my budget; although I work full time, I will add weekend hours to my schedule.
We live in Los Angeles and frequently witness the sad plight of destitute people living in tents throughout our neighborhood. Recently, my son drove past a homeless woman with two small children and stopped to give her some money. He had no cash and instead got her cellphone number so that he could send her money through a payment app. He gave her $1,000 — nearly half his savings.
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He lives at home, and I don’t charge him for anything, even though his food, cellphone, car insurance and car-maintenance expenses all add up to substantial sums. I figure he needs to save up funds so that he can eventually become independent and move into his own apartment. (He pays for his gas, work lunches and outings with friends.) His younger brother will start college in two months, so I am preparing for another four years of significant expenses. These costs will strain my budget; although I work full time, I will add weekend hours to my schedule.
We live in Los Angeles and frequently witness the sad plight of destitute people living in tents throughout our neighborhood. Recently, my son drove past a homeless woman with two small children and stopped to give her some money. He had no cash and instead got her cellphone number so that he could send her money through a payment app. He gave her $1,000 — nearly half his savings.
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