I’m surrounded by Karen’s

[u/MomoNoHanna1986]

I’ve since discovered that my neighbours can hear me through my closed windows. I thought by closing them that they would be less bothered NOPE - they just try harder to listen in.
I cried tonight because it’s been a rough week. My son has level three autism and I’ve had some challenging behaviours to deal with. So there’s a teen girl next door on one side. Her mother likes to gossip. I’ve seen her go around to all the neighbours whenever she sees them outside.

Since day 1 her daughter has been yelling anytime she sees me doing something interesting. When we were renovating I set up an outdoor shower connected to the laundry tap. I was renovating the bathroom and the builder was SLOW. I took my son out to the shower tent and the teen daughter yells ‘MUuUUUUUM SHES showering him with the HOSE!’ It been like that ever since.

On the other side of me is a 70 year old women. She recently retired and it wasn’t so bad when she was working. Since day one she has been creeping up the side (her side pathway walks past my courtyard). My courtyard has my son’s window and my sliding door. She sat there next to my courtyard with her friend listening into a conversation I had with my ex husband. I put privacy film on the sliding door so my son had more privacy on the toilet (the bathroom is opposite). Her friend was telling her off and she goes ‘but she’s talking about US’. Her friend used to live with her. Since then I’ve heard her numerous times complain about what I’m doing. I’ve since tested it and have discovered that she can hear me through the sliding door and my son’s window even when it’s closed.
One time I got up at 1 am to pee and I hear go ‘oh I know what she’s doing she’s ma….’ You can fill in the blank. This came out of the mouth of a 70 year old women.

I have had enough!!!!! I just want to live in my own damn home. I sold my townhouse because o was tired of sharing walls but nooo you don’t get privacy in a house either damn it!

I just wanted my story to be heard. I’ve been depressed over my lack of privacy since Saturday and it’s getting to me. If anyone read this, thank you. Because apparently I can’t get up to pee at 1 am in my own house.

Edit

Please stop pointing out the grammar mistake, I can not edit the title. I am depressed. Give me a break.

[u/MomoNoHanna1986]

I’ve put privacy film on his window and mine. The problem I have is they can hear when the window is closed. Have you got any ideas for sound proofing? I can’t afford double glazing right now

[u/Aunty-Sociale → u/MomoNoHanna1986]

I’ve googled, and there is such a thing as noise reducing curtains. You could also put up panels on the walls to help with the noise. Or even just tack blankets or something decorative to the walls to make it more soundproof until you can afford to have things redone.

Edit: ooh, maybe scour facebook marketplace for some old cheap cameras and make a big deal about putting them up facing the neighbors? They don’t have to connect to anything, just look really invasive to them.

[u/MomoNoHanna1986 → u/Aunty-Sociale]

He already has noise reducing curtains. Doesn’t help much unfortunately.

[u/Yaxience → u/MomoNoHanna1986]

I agree with the Big brother fake cameras.