Love thy neighbor?

I'm a pretty reasonable person. I truly try to find the good in every person I meet, and even if I don't find a likable trait at first I also believe people can surprise you. That being said I have REALLY been trying to look for the good in my neighbor and failing miserably. This woman (or should I say child) is running my patience very thin. So as a civil alternative to mouthing off my feelings to her face I thought I would share with you all a potential letter.

Dear crazy woman that lives next door to me,

I've tried to look past the fact that you and your friends tend to gather on your back patio to commiserate, smoke and play music at very inappropriate time of day. I have also attempted to look pass the fact that when I saved your cat from the viral infested alley cats on our street you didn't even mention a "thank you" in my direction. For about a year now you have been screaming at the barking dogs in the neighborhood like they actually give a shit. You've also tried a high pitched dog whistle which was more than inadequate, it made it worse. Even if you would have frickin googled the phrase "dog whistle" you would have found out very quickly that it would have not worked and you could have saved yourself time and money as well as my sanity. And the fact that you even tried an air horn.....AN AIR HORN! Really?? Do you have any sense of animal behavior at all??? It's quite ironic that you, my dear, are louder than all the dogs in our neighborhood combined!! I would much rather have dogs barking their brains out then listen to you scream about your mother! or scream at your boyfriend! or scream at the very nice missionaries that I warned not to knock on your front door!!! So I am telling you, not asking, can it.

Love,
Thy neighbor

That felt so good to get out of my system. I really don't have the cojones to actually give this to her....or do I...