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Hey there, neighbor.
It's Marielle.
Today we're going to talk about the people next door and how to deal when things aren't all good in the neighborhood.
Because it's tricky, right?
Our homes are sacred spaces, the place we go to relax,
recover, retreat from all the chaos of our lives and the world.
So when you pull up to that retreat and you find, say,
the neighbor down the street has left Sparky's poop on your lawn yet again,
Or that no matter how politely you ask, no matter how many times you've gone over it,
that one guy just can't seem to stop blocking your driveway and making you late.
Or when you have a big day at work in the morning and you're woken up by the incessant thumping of a 3 a.m. deep trance DJ session.
It can feel so personal, so uniquely maddening.
But most people don't intentionally inflict.
harm or pain or even annoyance on others, including their neighbors.