Advice from Amy Dickinson.
A new neighbor moved in. I left a welcome gift on their porch, like I do for everyone that moves in.My husband and I went to their house and our children stayed home.
During dinner he mentioned wanting to use our pool. After more texts from him, we invited them over on a Sunday evening.ADVERTISEMENTI never thought they’d come in expecting to hug our children!Our son had never been to their house before.The neighbor seemed surprised I was with my son. He came in to hug me, and I offered a side squeeze and my son stuck his hand out for a handshake.
While we were there, he asked my son for his cellphone number. I piped up: “You can call our landline number to ask our son to feed your dog.”I keep telling myself that these neighbors are just trying too hard, but we feel uncomfortable. What concerns me is that you would rather submit to unwanted sidewinder hugs from your neighbor than deal with him by expressing – out loud – how you and your family operate.
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