Weird neighbor and Halloween

[Anonymous]

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.

The fact that your boys *and you* do the "first booing of the season" is the oddest thing about this post, and there's no lack of competition. This is a children's activity, not one that should have parental participation. And you are oddly invested in being "the first."

I agree with some of the PPs - there is definitely a weird neighbor on your street, and it might just be you.

[Anonymous]

1. You are the wierd neighbor.

2. You need a life.

[Anonymous]

Please, someone—OP or otherwise—what is a “boo” in this context?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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.

The first person to Boo someone else does not put the sign up. Your assumption is not logical.

You Boo two or three houses to get it started, not just one.

[Anonymous]

What the hell are you even talking about?

YOU are the weird neighbor. For sure.

[Anonymous]

OP - boo-ing is so 2005. Move on.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Please, someone—OP or otherwise—what is a “boo” in this context?

Even worse than chain letters. Someone puts some small gifts on your porch and something that says you’ve been boo’ed. You are then supposed to give a little bag of trinkets to a few neighbors, who then do it to other people, and so on. People put up the “I’ve been boo’ed” sign to indicate they’ve already been tagged, or to prevent getting tagged in the first place.

[Anonymous]

Op, stop booing anyone, and leave this neighbor alone in particular.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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.

The first person to Boo someone else does not put the sign up. Your assumption is not logical.

No. OP is saying that she does the first booing and didn’t boo the neighbor, therefore the neighbor could not have been boo’ed.

[Anonymous]

Maybe they were booed by someone you don’t know.

[Anonymous]

Wtf is this awful “Boo” nonsense?

[Anonymous]

The neighbor doesn't want to be booed. The neighbor prefers to be able to come and go during the month of October without treats piling up on her doorstep advertising that she's gone.

Honestly, I love Halloween but I wouldn't want this month long lead up, either.

[Anonymous]

Thank God this isn't my life. Get a job OP and stop obsessing over inane Pinterest nonsense.

[Anonymous]

You are nuts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:wtf are you talking about

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