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They're your neighbors, and you need to keep good relations with them, so keep a smile plastered on your face when you say: "we're happy with the way we are, please don't ask that again."

That's it. You don't need to be so giving if you don't feel like it, OP. A little distance here may be needed. Keep the toys and fragile plants indoors, so that the toddler doesn't break them. Stop inviting the oldest so much, then you won't have to hear her repeat what her parents are wondering.

And please, don't judge their lifestyle. They don't have the same parenting styles or energy that you have. Fine. Let them live how they want.

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Excellent reminder about keeping good relations that is very important to us.  I'm improving on the plastered smile!  And good quote to use - thanks!

Yes we don't need to be so giving and are slowly scaling back.  I don't keep fragile things outside.  The toddler (3 1/2) knows where we store things and opens doors and wanders through the garage etc.. When locked, he bangs and screams on the doors until he gets attention  - any attention.  He bangs on the house door screaming at the top of his lungs for our attention.
We have enjoyed the daughter's company.  She's a tomboy and hangs out with our boys as much as possible.  She always comes over to our house.  If we've been out and we drive up, she runs over.  After school she's knocking on the door immediately.  She is omni-present.  So we haven't sought her out to invite her with us, only said "you're welcome to join us" when we do include her b/c she is always always always around.

We are absolutely not judging them.  We want to understand them.  Initially we thought we had so much in common and we're seeing over time how very differently we view the world.  This is fine with us; apparently not with them.  These are opposites: judging and understanding.  If we can understand them maybe we can know better how to handle this.  I'm not going to compare energy levels - don't even know what that would mean.  Their lifestyle affects us.  If they keep the younger kids bubbled much of the day, they are starved for stimulation eventually, and so to our house at every opportunity. Likely because we are non-judgmental, open-minded and kind.  Then they judge us.[/quote]

Call CPS whenever the toddler wanders over unsupervised. [/quote]

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