Neighborhood Friend Is Really Overbearing

I made an innocent mistake when we moved to this neighborhood. I started having morning coffee with three of the women who live around me. Jen is to the North of our house, Lisa is right across the street and Marcia is down the block. When we moved into a new neighborhood, I was pleased to find new friends almost immediately.

Our kids and dogs seem to get along fine. Our friendship seems to be based on that. We take our pups out for morning walks together. We have play dates for for our kids. Why did I ever offer to sell them products from herbalifeline?

Things became annoying after that. All my new friends gave me an order for cleaning products. Lisa bought shampoo and conditioner and toothpaste. Marcia ordered lipstick and blush in addition cleaning compounds.

Well Marcia’s tirade included the fact they didn’t get all the soap scum off her bathtub and shower. They didn’t remove all the black scuff marks on her floors. According to her, her dishes were not as clean as they once were. I wanted to give her payment back to her. She declined on the basis of our new friendship.

OMG, how I wish she would. She continued to gripe until the bottles were empty. Then after apologizing, she bought her old brands. I was not going to see my family starve because of her lack of ordering so that was fine.

Right after morning coffee one day, I felt like putting on my black helmet and riding my bike away and grumbling under my breath all the way. One day I mentioned the word bike, but the ever griping Marcia wanted to go along. Forget that idea.

Jen and Lisa exchanged a funny look behind her back. If I could have gone with them alone, it would have been so pleasant. I often ride my schwinn mountain bike by myself. We could have enjoyed a nice ride in the park together.

But, when it comes to Lisa, I can barely get through our morning coffee break without being frustrated. I even find myself reaching for another doughnut after a chat with her. Her kids are perfect (ours are not). Her husband is a prince (a prince who is nagged constantly) and of course, her dog is a purebred.

The final consensus in this situation is that I love our new home and most of our neighbors. I consider my own kids and dog to be the best of the bunch. I refrain from bragging about them though. I also do not belittle anyone else’s kids by acting superior.