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blue60 Sat 21-Oct-17 04:04:09

We are friendly with our next door neighbours who are a few years younger than us, but over the past few months their behaviour has come to my notice.

During the summer, I was sitting in the conservatory alone and enjoying the sunshine. It was so bright I was wearing sunglasses.

Sitting there, I heard a creak from next door's bathroom window opening. As I was already facing in that direction, I only lifted my eyes and saw Babs (not her real name) peeping down at me through the narrow opening. I sat quite still and showed no sign of seeing her, and I guess she didn't know I was aware of her watching me due to the sunglasses which hid the direction of my eyes.

Anyway, a few weeks later my sister and mum arrived for a visit. Mum sat with DH chatting on the patio, while I took sis around the garden. While we were chatting, I was utterly amazed to see Trevor (not his real name either) straining to see through the bathroom window who was in the garden. Because he couldn't see, he went to a bedroom window, and then back again to the bathroom window. He couldn't see me as I was behind some dense shrubs

How bizarre! I have never noticed them doing this before and now feel as if we are under surveillance and wonder how many times they've done this! I just feel annoyed with them.

Anyone else get this?

Breda Thu 26-Oct-17 16:53:53

Years ago we had neighbours across the road, directly opposite our house, and they clocked us in and clocked us out. If I opened the door to put the milk bottles out, they were there watching. If we had parcels delivered they were there watching. They knew of every visitor who came to the house - it became so stressful. They would watch me get my four children in and out of my car and watch me unpack shopping or whatever I had to do. They never spoke just watched. In the end we sold the house and moved as none of us could bear it anymore.

stayanotherday Fri 27-Oct-17 21:21:21

Were they bored and lonely? It's a shame.

humptydumpty Fri 27-Oct-17 22:09:01

I'm beginning to feel deficient in curiosity - I haven't the slightest interest in what my neighbours do unless I need to!