Weird neighbor and Halloween

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We have a neighbor a few doors down who seems nice, usually. A little stand-offish sometimes. Her girls and my boys play together nicely when they see each other.

She was packing up her car on Friday, and I asked if she needed me to look out for packages or anything. She said no thank you, just a short trip, got it covered, etc.

I was walking our dog later and noticed that they had put up a "We've Been Boo-ed" sign that was definitely not there when they were packing up. My boys and I usually do the first "Boos" of the season, and always get their house, because their girls are so nice and cute.

I get that they don't want to participate, but she could have said something or posted a sign that was like "please don't Boo us"; they definitely were not Booed, because no other house on our street that has kids has the sign up! I'm just bummed. It's not like I would have left it on their porch all weekend, knowing they were gone.

If she is a few doors down then let her next-door neighbors watch for packages or anything. She probably thinks, as I do, that you are the nosy neighborhood roving windbag. You are not the Big Boo Boss. I'll bet she cringed Friday when she saw you coming. You were hoping to find out where she was going, didn't you?

Big Boo Boss! I’m dying!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just let the kids trick or treat on Halloween. Maybe invite a friend or two to the pumpkin patch or over to watch the Charlie Brown Halloween while you carve pumpkins.

But this very public "I've Been Boo'd" signage is a bit much. In my opinion.

By OP’s own admission, she was planning to boo her, and she wanted to get in and do it first before anyone else could have the apparent honor. She’s very clearly got a few screws loose. I don’t think it’s a stretch to have the neighbor put up a sign as a visual reminder to OP for when she forgets on the weekend that other people have lives and either aren’t sitting around all week waiting to be booed or just don’t want to partake in the collective madness.

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Anonymous wrote:I still cant believe this site is free

I KNOW.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This thread has me literally crying and falling off my chair with laughter. Just want to say that.

And thanks, because I really needed this today.

Same here. This could become a DCUM classic.

I was laughing until I cried, and DH ran upstairs to see what was wrong. Never change, DCUM!!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Pro booing, anti all after sports snacks for little kids.

Most of our events were early in the morning and everyone was going out to lunch after. Crap like this and goody bags at elementary for every event/holiday/party help grow entitled kids.

Despite this my kids and I loved booing. Any excuse to get outside in the fall and run around the neighborhood was a great idea to us.

Where do you get the "I've been Booed" signs?

This is also what I wonder.

There are tons that you can print out online.

Do a google image search or go on Pinterest if you want it to be really pretty. Or you take a marker and piece of paper and write “we’ve been Booed!” and you tape it to your front door.

Don’t overthink it.

No. You get the "We've been Boo'd" sign from the person who boo's you. Then you make two new ones to boo two other families. Come on, people.

People actually do this?

[Anonymous]

Oh... there's a "boozed" game too.
I could get behind that.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:OP as usual you had to know the snark would be over the top. I'll make you feel better. You seem sensitive, sweet and your kids are young. "We've been boo'd" is actually a very diplomatic way of saying she doesn't want bags of candy on her porch. PPs are right. She doesn't want to announce her house is empty. It's not personal, so shake it off.

To make you smile...here's a timeline of how this goes. In my neighborhood, boo'ing was a rite of passage since kids were trekking down long, dark (scary) driveways. By middle school, kids did it with gross bag contents and funny, scary notes. At this point, we blew them away with air horns. Sadly, it attracted more tweens. By HS, 9th graders hopped the gate to boo and my very well placed husband in IT clown costume did the trick. Snap chat maps location made it easy to know when they were close.Think one kid sprained his ankle trying to get away over gate. We don't like him anyway, was great fun! Happy Halloween!

Were you trying to make the OP feel better by demonstrating that she isn't the weirdest person on this thread? If so, mission accomplished.

This made me cackle like an evil witch. Never change, DCUM!

[Anonymous]

Did OP settle the debate about whether the person who is booed needs to boo one or two others? Because maybe she’s not as wasteful with time and money as the OP seems to think everyone is, and she’s annoyed that OP always gets the easy job of just making one elaborate gift for the first person rather than two gifts for all the others thereafter? Kind of like the annoying woman in the school board who saves the easy jobs for herself. Maybe she wants the easy job one year.

Or maybe she’s like me and just doesn’t want her kids getting junky crap that makes their ADHD worse.

[Anonymous]

OMG. Best thread in a long time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Well this is awkward, OP. I think you might actually be the "weird" neighbor here.

[Anonymous]

Back in the day (I'm in my fifties), boo referred to marijuana. I have a totally different context for this.

[Anonymous]

This thread reminds me, I need to get my "We've been Boo'ed" sign up.

No, we haven't been boo'ed yet. It's a pre-emptive strike.

[Anonymous]

“What I was going to say. I’m impressed by her organization level, that she thought to put up the sign. ”

+1
I am going to just make one and put it up. I HATE HATE HATE boo’ing. I do not need a new weeknight chore. It is not fun. Leave me candy if you want to spread cheer but do not assign me a chore.

[Anonymous]

So what happens if a booer booed someone and the booee does not go around booing anyone else? This craziness just stops? Do they investigate who stopped the boo chain and put eggshells on their porch?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What's honey boo boo up to in 2019?

Not eating candy apparently.