Comments on: Little Boxes on the Hillside

By: Mel, A Dramatic Mommy

Mel, A Dramatic Mommy — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 06:07:00 +0000

I love that show! We’re fortunate to have great neighbors. Our kids play together, my husband has someone to do guy things with and I have someone to talk to at the pool. It’s been great. There is drama too, but I kind of like it.

By: The Nice One

The Nice One — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 22:43:00 +0000

LMAO, I totally have this song in my head now, for the rest of the day. Yea, I grew up with no neighbors, in the sticks, but for the last 10 years it’s been one little box after another…so…Yea…I get ya home girl.

By: Candance

Candance — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 03:29:00 +0000

I found you via a button on Amelia Bedelia’s blog and thought, “Ahhh, woman after my own heart”. I had neighbors I loved but when I got divorced I was the threat to all the other women in the hood. So, when I moved I stayed inside and didn’t speak to the neighbors. And, when I moved again last year, I kept up my weird recluse who just goes to work and sometimes goes to the community pool but makes a big production about pulling the lawn chases away from everyone else so they know to leave me the hell alone. It makes me happy!

By: Migraine Mom

Migraine Mom — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 01:24:00 +0000

I agree with you. We wave to our neighbors and our children play with their children but that’s about it. I like it that way…pleasant but not to close!

By: Deb

Deb — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 01:36:00 +0000

i have lived where i live now for 8 years and I know one persons name and don’t do more than a head bob or distracted wave in their direction from time to time. I kinda like not having the constant barage (sp) of people.

By: amelia bedelia

amelia bedelia — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 18:38:00 +0000

I sat here for the past hour reading your blog and stealing your buttons…thanks…my sis, jill jill bo bill TOLD me to check you out…bossy big sister….but she was right (this time)! Love it and love you…i added you to my blog roll!

By: Veggie Mom

Veggie Mom — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 16:58:00 +0000

When our new neighbors move in next month, we’re gonna have a block party to welcome them. We’re a lot more “chummy” with our neighbors than my folks were. They always “kept their distance,” too!

By: Danielle-lee

Danielle-lee — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 04:07:00 +0000

I totally respect your feelings on this, and ‘get’ it. I have had both ends of the spectrum-the neighbors who were awesome friends, and came over unannounced, and then: the middle of 25 acres, no NORMAL neighbors, and lots and lots of solitude. Now I’m back in civilization, but haven’t yet opened up to any of my neighbors. I’ve gotten used to the solitude. Sorta sad. Sorta not.

By: Barbara

Barbara — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 00:55:00 +0000

It’s hard to find that perfect balance. I think we have a good balance with most of our neighborhood. I know their names, would count on them to call the cops if our house was being broken into, but not to the point where it’s invasive. We are friendlier with the couple just to our right, they have 3 kids and are very nice but again I would be shocked to have them call or come over just because, so we have good boundaries. This is the first place we’ve managed to have a good balance.

By: Tiffany

Tiffany — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 16:33:00 +0000

I know this story. We lived in UT, where we didn't fit in. Like 1 friend, who eventually decided that she couldn't be our friend because we drank beer.

Then we moved to CO, where ALL of our friends drank beer. We had a neighborhood party EVERY friday night.

The drinking, affairs, divorces, gossip, etc. got to be too much. That plus the snow, we lasted a year.

Now we are in CA. I know one of my neighbors. She and I chat outside maybe once a week. That's just about right for now.