Neighbor keeps stopping by at the worst times
A once-close neighbor who used to exchange cookies and porch chats now drops by at inconvenient times — how can the writer set kind but firm boundaries so their home isn’t treated like a public waiting room?
Dear Annie: I have a neighbor whom I used to enjoy very much. We would chat at the mailbox, exchange holiday cookies and occasionally sit on each other’s porch for a friendly visit. She was the kind of neighbor everyone hopes to have close by.