Anybody ELSE *hate* their neighbours?

OMG yes, Nasty racist, bigoted, disabled discriminating pigs ... thought we were foreigners cos of our surname so put it around they didn't want us to move in, then heard we had 3 kids. so didn't want us to move in ..... THEN ...... found out our child was disabled/special needs and didn't think it was appropriate to be living in their street !!!

I don't talk to my neighbors, they don't talk to me.. I prefer it this way. XD

We live in a 4-plex (some may call them condos...basically 4 two-stories with shared walls). We have two dogs, our neighbors have two dogs. If they are out at the same time, they bark at each other through the fence. We usually let ours in. They let theirs stay out there barking forEVER. Each condo gets two parking spaces, they feel they should get four because when they aren't parked in our spaces, they park wherever they feel like...in the parking lane, behind our cars, etc. They have a constant stream of people coming in and out and always slam their doors which shakes our whole house. And they are loud-talkers. Every word of every conversation can be heard through the walls, not to mention when they take their cell phone conversations outside or when they have happy hour on their patio that lasts from 4pm until 3am, even on weeknights in the summer. As one of my friends has said, it's not like there's a lovely vista back there to look at...it's the back of their cars. They have a 4-year-old. I don't know how that kid gets any sleep. So yeah, they're annoying. We're sooo close to our down payment goal, we hope to move away within a year. Can't wait to not share walls with others.

ETA: Oh! And I once lived in an apartment where I swear the person above me had a skateboard ramp in their hallway. All hours, there was this rolling then thunk, rolling then thunk. I never really figured out what that was.

Oh, sweet Jeebus. For the most part, my neighbors are cool. But the one to my left? If she died, I'd go to the funeral home and poke her with a stick to make sure she was really dead.

Heck, my neighbors are alright. Its my own family that makes me want to move. :ohwell:

I live in the country, so the neighbors aren't too close, but on one side we have some idiots with 2 dogs that bark at us for HOURS when we're out in the yard working and 2 kids that scream all day long. On the other side was some scumbag who routinely had knockdown-dragouts with his 18 year old son or his 20 year old step-daughter would have some 'incident' with one or more of her 3 different baby-daddy's (in which the police would eventually come out).

So yes, I'd say I hate my neighbors too! The scumbags moved and left their place in foreclosure almost two years ago though...now mice, racoons and stray cats live there (they are pretty good neighbors :laugh: )

I don't hate them but this one older couple down the hall are constantly smoking pot! In the am, pm, doesn't matter. This wouldn't normally bother me except it stinks up the hallway and anytime i take my newborn out I've got to cover her face because well pot isn't good for babies.

Heck, my neighbors are alright. Its my own family that makes me want to move. :ohwell:

LOL!

I've got this neighbour that's constantly complaining about immigrants and their lack of language skills, yet she grew up here and still doesn't know the difference between "they're" and "their" and the possessive v. plural. Bloody annoying!

My neighbors (the ones i know) are wonderful.

After reading this thread, I know I am truly blessed. :happy:

our neighborhood is going to crap, we believe we have a cult living across the street, and we have an appartment complex right next to us. a couple of the appartments are full of teens who love to party and theres this one neighbor there in particular who wants to kill my dogs, hes a drunk and an abusive person. the other day he came over wasted and he proceded to tell my brother he had fallen off his balcony .. he then starts to pull down his shorts revealing his butt to my underage brother to show him a bruise. He then asks if he has any pot to help with the pain.. oh and some nights we will hear him screaming gibberish over and over. And on other nights him and my mom will start screaming at eachother. the cops know us well by now for how many times weve called them over. At least we have an old couple on the other side of us whove been their forever

If you hate your neighbors...or anyone or anything else...it's your choice. YOU are the only one who can change that.

Peace.

Surely I CANNOT be the only one? Share your stories
"thou shalt love thy neighbour" ... I'm exempt because I cannot stand these people

They're so ignorant... no class or considerationg for anyone else.

Nope, I look for the good in people and I guess I have good neighbors and generally meet nice people.

In my old house the police were regular visitors to my neighbor and one time they made a mistake and came in to our yard asking where she was. They quickly realized their mistake.

I have had neighbors like that. Made me struggle. Thus, I wrote the following to help myself and others:

When Neighbors Attack
By: Brian A. Yeager

Imagine yourself standing outside your home. For the tenth time in three days you witness your neighbor’s child hitting your vehicle with his ball. You’ve talked with the “man of the house” who promised to cause the problem to cease, but nothing has been done. Now, having it happen again and again, you choose to approach your neighbor again. Your neighbor and his wife respond to your gentle request with foul language and threats of physical violence. What do you do?

Before I get into the biblical answer to this question, let’s be clear about a couple of things. First off, threats of violence should always be taken seriously and we should avoid harm to ourselves when possible (Matthew 10:23, Acts 8:1-4, Acts 9:24-25, Acts 13:50-51, Acts 14:5-7, and Acts 17:5-10). We are to be aware of harm that may come to us. Secondly, when unavoidable, unprovoked violence comes our way, we must defend ourselves. We have to examine whether or not God authorizes self-defense. The word of God does give us the right of self-defense (Exodus 22:2-3, Luke 11:21, and Luke 22:36). Secondly, we have to obey civil laws that do not conflict with God’s laws (I Peter 2:13-16 and Acts 5:29). The state of Texas gives us the right of self-defense (http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us/docs/PE/htm/PE.9.htm). Thus, when it is impossible to flee or avoid physical conflict, we may defend ourselves. *(Read the law for details).

Having made it clear that Christians are not doormats to be walked all over. We have to consider what we are to do when we are attacked, but physical harm is not going to take place. Should we shout back? Should we get into arguments wherein we trade insults? Should we “man up” and knock out the punks who “deserve” to be punished? Let’s see what the Bible says.
Should We Get Into Verbal Arguments In Carnal Matters?
We all should know that we are to defend the truth (I Timothy 6:12 and Jude 3-4). One exception to fighting for the faith is when the questions are foolish and intending to cause carnal strife (II Timothy 2:23 and Titus 3:9-10). Additionally, when people ignore the truth we are commanded to cease those discussions (Matthew 7:6 and Matthew 10:14). The rules for carnal arguments are much more simple. We shouldn’t be involved in such arguments at all (II Corinthians 10:3-4).

What happens when they insult us over and over again? Brethren, we are expected to give answers to people without trying to provoke them (Proverbs 15:1-2). Among other things we should not do, we should not engage in “jesting” (Ephesians 5:1-5). Jesting is witticism (i.e. smart comebacks). Notice these Scriptures: “Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee… A violent man enticeth his neighbour, and leadeth him into the way that is not good” (Proverbs 3:29 and Proverbs 16:29).

We all know the carnal side of us burns when we’re insulted. It is easy to forget that we are supposed to be past that carnal man (Romans 6:3-16). We must remember that we are strong in the sight of God when we avoid temptation (Matthew 26:41 and I Peter 3:9-12). The man or woman inside of us belongs to God. We gave up “proving who we are” when we decided to live Christ (Matthew 16:24, Luke 9:23, I Corinthians 6:20, Galatians 2:20, and Colossians 3:1-4). This includes the physical action we might want to take to prove we are men and women of strength in this world.

Should We Allow Ourselves To Be Provoked Into Physical Fighting?

Okay, your neighbor now deserves a “beat down”. By whose definition is that true? God says we are supposed to take insults and turn the other cheek (Matthew 5:39). Furthermore, it is the peacemakers who are the children of God (Matthew 5:9). The word of God tells us that if it is possible, we are to live peaceably with all men (Romans 12:18). That does infer that there may be times wherein peace is not possible. That does not mean we cease to pursue peace. We should always pursue peace with all men (Hebrews 12:14). Yet, it still remains that there are those who refuse to be at peace. They will provoke us. They will call us things (Matthew 5:10-12). They may allow their dog to fertilize our lawn. Should we seek revenge?

Should We Allow Ourselves To Be Provoked Enough To Seek Revenge?

Notice the following Scriptures that answer this question: “Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me: I will render to the man according to his work… Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust. For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same… Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord. Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head. Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good” (Proverbs 24:29, Matthew 5:43-46, and Romans 12:19-21).

If you will take this article as a lesson about how we treat our neighbors who attack us, you must consider that we are to love our neighbors (Leviticus 19:18, Zechariah 8:17, Matthew 19:19, Mark 12:31, Galatians 5:14, and James 2:8). In fact, we are supposed to work no ill towards our neighbors (Romans 13:9-10). Therefore brethren, we should not seek to be vengeful when our neighbors mistreat us.

Conclusion

When our neighbors (or anyone else) attack us, in a way that does not require self-defense, we should not attack back (Psalms 34:13-14 and I Peter 2:20-23). We are faithful people living in a world of sin (Galatians 1:4 and I John 5:19). We know that people will carnally hate us because we are lights (Philippians 2:15-16) shining in a dark world (Luke 6:22, John 3:19-21, John 15:18-21, and I John 3:11-13). In considering these things, we should all realize that we are to avoid those people who would seek to get us into confrontations (Proverbs 4:14-16 and I Thessalonians 5:22).

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