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[quote=Anonymous]This wouldn’t be a bad time for your DC to note a preference for a quiet in the room after 10 pm, or an incense-free room, or other such tidbit.

It’s about establishing boundaries.  We have a neighbor who would encroach big time if we let her. Over the past several years she has asked for such things as being able to have her party guests park on our driveway and lawn; to have her guest stay in our carriage house (for free) for two months and to have an adopted pit bull live in our yard.  Early on, I donated a sizable amount to her PAC and the following year she asked for 6x that amount and seemed put out when we wouldn’t agree.  Suffice it to say that, since we have to live with her next to us, we balance out what we agree to with what we get from her.  We agree to very little and always balance it with requesting something reasonable in conjunction with the “give.”  Wish it didn’t have to be this way, but with “takers” you have to set firm boundaries so that things don’t get out of control.  
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