Is there such a thing as Dadzilla?

NaughtiusMaximus

spadoosh wrote: »

You sound like an awful neighbour.

No they don't. Nothing wrong with not wanting to hear every little detail of you're neighbour's life.

Sunny_Saver

NaughtiusMaximus wrote: »

No they don't. Nothing wrong with not wanting to hear every little detail of you're neighbour's life.

Exactly. Thank you.

Plus, I heard every little detail of go his life/baby's life/wife's life on the first day we met. I don't need to hear his life story, he doesn't need to hear mine. Not that he knows anything about mine, as he didn't ask. I'm not sure I'd want him to know. I might find myself the subject of an MSE thread: 'WOMAN SHOWS NO INTEREST IN MY BABY' .

Some people might not want to know about other people's babies because of personal painful reasons of their own.

If he or his family were lying bleeding or dying in the street, I would go and help. I just don't want to know every detail. I don't need him to mimic his baby's whimpers for me when he said she was a bit poorly.

Marvel1

spadoosh wrote: »

You sound like an awful neighbour.

Why?

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surveyqueenuk

You don't sound like an awful neighbour at all. Awful neighbours fly tip, make excessive noise, leave dirty needles outside your house etc. (you can tell I was born in Birkenhead can't you...)

Many people find babies boring. What else can you do other than look at them for a bit and say "ooh, he's grown.."? Who on earth wants to know the contents of little Xavier-Jayden's nappy? Also, plenty of people like to keep themselves to themselves and that's OK.

Excuses which generally work for me include:
"I think I'm coming down with something"
"I'd better not hold him, I think I have a cold sore starting"
"Sorry, can't stop mate, I'm touching cloth here" (OK, so that one wasn't serious but you can bet it'll stop him bothering you again!).

Sunny_Saver

surveyqueenuk wrote: »

You don't sound like an awful neighbour at all. Awful neighbours fly tip, make excessive noise, leave dirty needles outside your house etc. (you can tell I was born in Birkenhead can't you...)

Many people find babies boring. What else can you do other than look at them for a bit and say "ooh, he's grown.."? Who on earth wants to know the contents of little Xavier-Jayden's nappy? Also, plenty of people like to keep themselves to themselves and that's OK.

Excuses which generally work for me include:
"I think I'm coming down with something"
"I'd better not hold him, I think I have a cold sore starting"
"Sorry, can't stop mate, I'm touching cloth here" (OK, so that one wasn't serious but you can bet it'll stop him bothering you again!).

Actually, when he was standing outside my front garden wall, I thought if he saw me, I'd say 'I've got laryngitis' - I did have. Also the other day I was bursting to go to the loo and running home and was thinking 'please don't let me see that guy, please please please'. So who knows, one day I might use the 'TC' one. You never know, he might say 'use my loo'.

One thing I will say for him in his favour: I always thought my house was untidy, but when he took me in to see the baby, I thought to myself 'why is she sleeping in the junk room'. Then he said 'sorry about our messy bedroom'. So he did make me feel better :rotfl:.

Sunny_Saver

Primrose wrote: »

Next time you see him apologise for ignoring him but say yiu cant hear withiurnyiur deaf aids and keep forgetting to put them in !

Pardon? whadya say:D.

Loz01

You're not an awful neighbour, some people don't find babies interesting lol, he's probably swept up in his happiness but it doesnt mean you want to join in every second of it.... avoid him as much as you can but be polite when he does catch you. Could be worse, he could be a neighbour playing loud music and swearing in the street at 1am.

z1a

Next time you see him say "I know all babies look like Winston Churchill, but my god, yours is really ugly." Bet he won't want to chat again.

Sunny_Saver

z1a wrote: »

Next time you see him say "I know all babies look like Winston Churchill, but my god, yours is really ugly." Bet he won't want to chat again.

Do you think I should mention anything about the disgusting smell of baby poop and how he has 🤮 on the back of his shirt or would that be too much? 😭😭

spadoosh

NaughtiusMaximus wrote: »

No they don't. Nothing wrong with not wanting to hear every little detail of you're neighbour's life.

cjdavies wrote: »

Why?

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Personally i prefer my neighbour who doesnt question whether to accept a parcel for me or not. And who also, even though he made it perfectly clear he didnt like babies, came round giving us a few meals after our child was born. He also offered respite saying any time i needed a break to go round, which hes still sticking to now nearly 2 years later.

Or the other neighbour who ive only ever discussed the weather with who came round with a card and £5.

If you dont think your neighbour ridiculing you online is an awful thing to do then we disagree. I prefer my neighbours to carry themselves with more dignity than the OP has shown from what theyve posted. They are of course welcome to do as they please.

Not to mention a certain amount of hypocrisy. I mean did anyone ask the OP to share their story? Or have they just done what the dad did and start a discussion on a topic relevant to them with strangers?

Meh, must be me. Im ok with that.