Peering Neighbours

[Inspired by Reggio]

I would call him out than .... 'Excuse me I notice you keep looking out at us~ are we being too loud?' next time you notice him staring not in a snotty way or anything just a friendly tone ... maybe he just honestly is wanting some 'interaction' and does not know how to start or if he is 'staring' hopefully being noticed that he is will freak him out or if his staring is because he is pissy about you being out there you can have a frank discussion about the kids 'needing' some outdoor time and perhaps you can find a compromise?

It would wig me out if someone was staring at me for sure ~ I would have to say something. I have issues with neighbors as it is with the smoking and it carrying over into my yard when we are out there as well as it because the houses are so close in cities these days it comes right into the house as well and for a while I just gave them 'looks' and would take the child somewhere else to not be exposed to it and we'd keep the windows closed at the back of the house but than finally worked up the courage to say something to them because it was making me so frustrated basically saying that while they had a right to do as they pleased in their yard and I wanted to respect that it was seriously affecting the enjoyment of MY YARD because I did not want the children exposed to second hand smoke and could we find a compromise of them please refraining from smoking while I was outside with mine ~ and they've been much better about that ... I still have to deal with their smoke coming in the house though