Just another basic Lifeime movie. Not terrible not great but watchable. If you can't find anything else go ahead and check it out.
21 Reviews
Easy watch
Draysan-Jennings18 February 2020
Watchable
pmtelefon9 February 2020
I've seen a lot of Lifetime movies. They are hit and miss. "The Neighbor in the Window" is somewhere in the middle. It was an okay watch. It's just that there was nothing that special about it. The cast is fine. They all do a nice job. It's just that material isn't that hot. I don't want to bash this movie because I did kind of like it. It's that I wanted more than I got.
Curtains, Anyone?
lavatch1 August 2021
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Early in "The Neighbor in My Window," Karen and Scott Morgan are touring the home they are about to purchase. Karen remarks to the realtor that she is surprised that the curtains are closed on a set of lovely windows. All too soon, Karen discovers why the previous owners craved the seclusion.
One of our favorite actresses, Jamie-Lynn "Lifetime" Sigler, stars as Karen, the unsuspecting new arrival whose life will become a living nightmare due her sociopathic neighbor, Lisa Beasley. Lisa has a track record of developing an unhealthy relationship of envy, rivalry, and vengeance on her female neighbors. Karen is her latest victim. Karen conducts a brief internet search to learn the Lisa displays many of the symptoms of the "false victim syndrome."
As the narrative unfolded, it became a stretch to buy into the film's premise. At one point, Karen and Scott hire an attorney, who promises to investigate Lisa's past. The previous residents, the Raffertys, would be ideal witnesses because they literally sold the home to get away from their deranged neighbor. But Lisa's background is never checked.
It also was not convincing that another neighbor, Susie, would refuse to come to Karen's support at a time when Karen is facing ten years in prison, having been falsely charged for the attempted murder of Lisa. Susie is aware of Lisa's past and should have shown solidarity with Karen.
The courtroom drama was also audaciously unpersuasive, as Susie should have been forced to testify along with Lisa's spineless husband Dan. Instead, it was young Allie Beasley that told the truth about her nutty mom. And for making false accusations with malicious intent and perjuring herself in court, Lisa should be wearing an orange jumpsuit instead of continuing her voyeuristic proclivities as the neighbor from hell.
One of our favorite actresses, Jamie-Lynn "Lifetime" Sigler, stars as Karen, the unsuspecting new arrival whose life will become a living nightmare due her sociopathic neighbor, Lisa Beasley. Lisa has a track record of developing an unhealthy relationship of envy, rivalry, and vengeance on her female neighbors. Karen is her latest victim. Karen conducts a brief internet search to learn the Lisa displays many of the symptoms of the "false victim syndrome."
As the narrative unfolded, it became a stretch to buy into the film's premise. At one point, Karen and Scott hire an attorney, who promises to investigate Lisa's past. The previous residents, the Raffertys, would be ideal witnesses because they literally sold the home to get away from their deranged neighbor. But Lisa's background is never checked.
It also was not convincing that another neighbor, Susie, would refuse to come to Karen's support at a time when Karen is facing ten years in prison, having been falsely charged for the attempted murder of Lisa. Susie is aware of Lisa's past and should have shown solidarity with Karen.
The courtroom drama was also audaciously unpersuasive, as Susie should have been forced to testify along with Lisa's spineless husband Dan. Instead, it was young Allie Beasley that told the truth about her nutty mom. And for making false accusations with malicious intent and perjuring herself in court, Lisa should be wearing an orange jumpsuit instead of continuing her voyeuristic proclivities as the neighbor from hell.
Too many deviations from reality
hoops-5343626 March 2021
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Decent movie in some respects but too many deviations from reality. The police deliver a restraining order on the same day, evidently, that it was applied for. Would take a lot more time in real life to get a restraining order.
But, even more unbelievable is the fact that, in the trial at the end of the movie the daughter says in open court that her mom faked the injury, her dad put the boot on her mom and thus Lisa lied under oath and filed a false police report. Would be big trouble in real life, but here????? She just goes back to stalking.
But, even more unbelievable is the fact that, in the trial at the end of the movie the daughter says in open court that her mom faked the injury, her dad put the boot on her mom and thus Lisa lied under oath and filed a false police report. Would be big trouble in real life, but here????? She just goes back to stalking.
Better than the average Lifetime thriller, but still disappointing
CranberriAppl25 April 2021
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I ended up reading the book this is based on, and so the ending isn't too far off, but I agree that the courtroom scene makes the movie entirely frustrating. There was a ton wrong w/it and I wish tv/films would just be as vague as possible when spouting legalese instead of half-A$$ing it. It takes one out of the film and you can't help but focus on what they're doing/saying wrong.
The movie's build to revealing how nutso what's her face is, was decently done. I pray to the Lord in heaven that no one latches on to me this way. The dress scene and the fake child (or sibling's?) death were so creepy. Honestly that would have been the last straw. No one needs craven liars and manipulators in their life. Block her number, never answer the door, ignore her. Tell your husband and kids to do the same. But I do understand the urge to give people chances, and i think the movie did a good job of showing how it is to be new in a neighborhood and how one neighbor (in this case the psycho) can affect how the others treat you. Even your kids in school. The husband was frustrating (BOTH of them) because one didn't want to believe his wife, and the other just let his wife run amuck terrorizing the neighbors. I felt sorry for the daughter because she has a psycho for a mother and a father who won't do the right thing. Don't even want to think of how her mother treated her after getting away with her crimes.
As for the courtroom scene...you'd have to believe that this creep not only perjured herself but also filed false police reports...and nothing came of either. She wasn't a pillar of the community, she wasn't the wife of a politician or another prominent figure, so...no consequences? All it did was enable her to keep it up. You would think the other neighbors would feel empowered to shun her and protect themselves and others.
Like I mentioned, if you read the book, that is equally frustrating (the end results), but seeing it play out here was something of a letdown. I guess I should give kudos to Lifetime for not taking dramatic license, but any kind of justice would have been welcomed. It was not a bad flick for a lazy Saturday night, and it was nice to see a Lifetime movie not at all like their normal stalker movies.
The movie's build to revealing how nutso what's her face is, was decently done. I pray to the Lord in heaven that no one latches on to me this way. The dress scene and the fake child (or sibling's?) death were so creepy. Honestly that would have been the last straw. No one needs craven liars and manipulators in their life. Block her number, never answer the door, ignore her. Tell your husband and kids to do the same. But I do understand the urge to give people chances, and i think the movie did a good job of showing how it is to be new in a neighborhood and how one neighbor (in this case the psycho) can affect how the others treat you. Even your kids in school. The husband was frustrating (BOTH of them) because one didn't want to believe his wife, and the other just let his wife run amuck terrorizing the neighbors. I felt sorry for the daughter because she has a psycho for a mother and a father who won't do the right thing. Don't even want to think of how her mother treated her after getting away with her crimes.
As for the courtroom scene...you'd have to believe that this creep not only perjured herself but also filed false police reports...and nothing came of either. She wasn't a pillar of the community, she wasn't the wife of a politician or another prominent figure, so...no consequences? All it did was enable her to keep it up. You would think the other neighbors would feel empowered to shun her and protect themselves and others.
Like I mentioned, if you read the book, that is equally frustrating (the end results), but seeing it play out here was something of a letdown. I guess I should give kudos to Lifetime for not taking dramatic license, but any kind of justice would have been welcomed. It was not a bad flick for a lazy Saturday night, and it was nice to see a Lifetime movie not at all like their normal stalker movies.
A really frustrating movie...
Mehki_Girl16 June 2022
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There were several things about this movie where commonsense wasn't used.
For instance, there had to have been a police records filed by previous residents of the home against the crazy neighbor.
The victim in all of this and her husband, to me, were much to passive.
The crazy neighbor's husband chose to believe that his wife was so hot that every single person that lived across the street from her were jealous of her. Are you kidding me?
All of the residents that knew the crazy neighbor believed her stories? Your previous tenants of the house had to have gone through the same thing and yet you believe her version of events time after time after time?
You didn't want her to come after you why show such this taste against the woman who's a victim just like her previous neighbors?
The woman with the curly hair that she thought was her friend came over to her house to accuse her of doing something against the crazy neighbor and then yet later on when she's asking her to testify to what she seen of the fake car accident, she admits she doesn't want to be the crazy neighbor's next victim.
It was proven in a court of law that she was lying why wasn't she held in contempt of court and charged with filing false reports?
Huh?
For instance, there had to have been a police records filed by previous residents of the home against the crazy neighbor.
The victim in all of this and her husband, to me, were much to passive.
The crazy neighbor's husband chose to believe that his wife was so hot that every single person that lived across the street from her were jealous of her. Are you kidding me?
All of the residents that knew the crazy neighbor believed her stories? Your previous tenants of the house had to have gone through the same thing and yet you believe her version of events time after time after time?
You didn't want her to come after you why show such this taste against the woman who's a victim just like her previous neighbors?
The woman with the curly hair that she thought was her friend came over to her house to accuse her of doing something against the crazy neighbor and then yet later on when she's asking her to testify to what she seen of the fake car accident, she admits she doesn't want to be the crazy neighbor's next victim.
It was proven in a court of law that she was lying why wasn't she held in contempt of court and charged with filing false reports?
Huh?
I can't take it anymore
soloffa10 February 2020
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I am an avid Lifetime movie fan but they just keep getting more frustrating. I gave the rating I did because it addressed real world issues and some do the cast did a good job. At the end amongst other times throughout I found myself voicing frustration to the tv. So she won in court but the neighbor gets to keep on harassing future victims, because they give in and move. She perjured herself! That's a crime within itself. Not to mention the harassment and libel she obviously engaged in. It's frustrating to me that they end these movies the way they do. This one sadly is no exception.
The False Victim
kupcr9 November 2020
This LIFETIME suspense thriller was actually released this year and one of the newer ones with Jamie-Lynn Sigler. You might know her exceptionally well from from the holiday movie "The Christmas Note". In "The Neighbor in the Window," this is Lifetime's newest movie that is actually a real story made into a movie from the book "False Victim" by Kathie Truitt. The movie shows just how much HELL a person can go through when one neighbour invades your space, both figuratively and literally.
The film is about Karen (Sigler) when her and her family relocate to Washington because her husband has a new job and she falls in love with her new home, which is a beautiful house with large, impressive windows, but this new dream life quickly morphs into a nightmare when the looming presence of her neighbor, Lisa (Jenn Lyon), is all that cascades into those large panes of glass and the devil is scorned. Great movie also because it was based on a true story.
The film is about Karen (Sigler) when her and her family relocate to Washington because her husband has a new job and she falls in love with her new home, which is a beautiful house with large, impressive windows, but this new dream life quickly morphs into a nightmare when the looming presence of her neighbor, Lisa (Jenn Lyon), is all that cascades into those large panes of glass and the devil is scorned. Great movie also because it was based on a true story.
She was the perfect victim to the psycho
LaverneandShirleysucks22 June 2022
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This mousy woman was such a perfect little victim. By the time psycho Lisa jumped in front of her car to frame her for running her over she should've had a dash cam in anticipation of this whacko pulling crazy stuff life this.
Even way before this point, she never shuts her curtains, she doesn't tell her lawyer or the school that she basically demanded $5,000 from her right before everything started.
Instead she whines to everyone but does nothing proactive to shut this psycho down before she goes further. Any normal person would've nipped this crazy chick in the bud and got a restraining order against her first.
Then there's the frizzy haired neighbor who's too stupid to live by believing the psycho without questioning anything.
These are the kind of movies only Lifetime can write because it's so unrealistic and you just want to reach in the screen and smack the lead mouse upside the head to grow a backbone already instead of letting a sad middle aged housewife ruin your life.
There's no way I would even continue living with that nut as my backyard neighbor for one more day.... She's even a real estate agent---sell the house and freaking move away from her!! Ugh. Silly movie. And there's not even a big showdown between psycho and the victim where she gets killed or arrested, just a lame court case and the crazy lady is standing on her balcony watching the new family moving in after Mousy and her family finally fled. So she's going to do it all over again like an endless loop lol. I'll give it 5 stars anyway for at least being watchable. But what a weak spineless lead the main character was.... Hopefully the new homeowner had a spine and kicked her as.
Even way before this point, she never shuts her curtains, she doesn't tell her lawyer or the school that she basically demanded $5,000 from her right before everything started.
Instead she whines to everyone but does nothing proactive to shut this psycho down before she goes further. Any normal person would've nipped this crazy chick in the bud and got a restraining order against her first.
Then there's the frizzy haired neighbor who's too stupid to live by believing the psycho without questioning anything.
These are the kind of movies only Lifetime can write because it's so unrealistic and you just want to reach in the screen and smack the lead mouse upside the head to grow a backbone already instead of letting a sad middle aged housewife ruin your life.
There's no way I would even continue living with that nut as my backyard neighbor for one more day.... She's even a real estate agent---sell the house and freaking move away from her!! Ugh. Silly movie. And there's not even a big showdown between psycho and the victim where she gets killed or arrested, just a lame court case and the crazy lady is standing on her balcony watching the new family moving in after Mousy and her family finally fled. So she's going to do it all over again like an endless loop lol. I'll give it 5 stars anyway for at least being watchable. But what a weak spineless lead the main character was.... Hopefully the new homeowner had a spine and kicked her as.
Only One Thing Made This Watchable
Stoshie26 February 2020
That was the brief description from experts at the end of the movie about the different kinds of stalkers and how they behave. That was somewhat interesting. Other than that, it was just another typical Lifetime movie with a typical (meaning, predictable) plot.
Oh, and just to nitpick another review here - "lady's" is possessive, not plural.
Oh, and just to nitpick another review here - "lady's" is possessive, not plural.
Suburban housewives who have WAY TOO MUCH spare time on their hands
Ed-Shullivan11 November 2020
If this is what a typical United States housewife spends their free time doing (screwing with their neighbors) than no wonder there is mass exodus to get out of the USA. Actress Jamie-Lynn Sigler (From the Sopranos) plays Karen Morgan. Karen, her supportive husband Scott (Geoff Gustafson) and their ten year old son just moved into their dream home so that Scott can start his new job and live a good life with his wife and son. Karen and Scott are trying to survive the recent death of their six week old daughter and so moving to a new community is considered part of their healing process.
Karen's new neighbor Lisa Beasley (Jenn Lyon from Claws) shows great empathy towards Karen as both ladies share in the recent loss of a newborn child. But wait, Lisa is not who Karen initially thought she was. Far from it, Lisa is a whack job and pathological liar who does not take kindly to anyone who has good things happen to them such as when Karen decides to go back to work as a realtor in her community.
I can understand that Karen ignores the earliest indicators that something is wrong when Lisa keeps suddenly appearing at her door with a multitude of excuses for being weird, but what Lisa really should be diagnosed with is an antisocial personality disorder and if you ever had a neighbor that strikes you as just weird, then that's the neighbor where "good fences" make the best neighbors.
Our children are our most precious gift, and when our neighbors start screwing with our family then it is time to stop that sociopath behavior immediately. This movie is by no means a dramatic EMMY winner, but it should remind all parents (mom and dads and big brothers and big sisters) to look out for your own family and know the signs that when a neighbor starts interfering with your own families well being than it may be time to keep your distance from your interfering neighbor and as a last resort, move before it is too late.
Karen's new neighbor Lisa Beasley (Jenn Lyon from Claws) shows great empathy towards Karen as both ladies share in the recent loss of a newborn child. But wait, Lisa is not who Karen initially thought she was. Far from it, Lisa is a whack job and pathological liar who does not take kindly to anyone who has good things happen to them such as when Karen decides to go back to work as a realtor in her community.
I can understand that Karen ignores the earliest indicators that something is wrong when Lisa keeps suddenly appearing at her door with a multitude of excuses for being weird, but what Lisa really should be diagnosed with is an antisocial personality disorder and if you ever had a neighbor that strikes you as just weird, then that's the neighbor where "good fences" make the best neighbors.
Our children are our most precious gift, and when our neighbors start screwing with our family then it is time to stop that sociopath behavior immediately. This movie is by no means a dramatic EMMY winner, but it should remind all parents (mom and dads and big brothers and big sisters) to look out for your own family and know the signs that when a neighbor starts interfering with your own families well being than it may be time to keep your distance from your interfering neighbor and as a last resort, move before it is too late.
Different wacko
phd_travel9 April 2020
This isn't an overly familiar Lifetime wacko. A wacko neighbour who shares a backyard starts of friendly then imitating and buying the same things. Then she escalates to framing her etc. The things she does are a mixed bag of creepy but at least different things. Keeps you watching to see how things get resolved and for the wacko motivation. Worth a watch.
Something Similar Happened To Me At Work
gymnckv1 August 2023
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The event in this film were creepily similar to something that happened to me, but at work. I had a friend/frenemy who copied everything I did. My job, clothes, my hair, where I shopped. She was looking for a house to rent and tried for a place near me but I refused to help and she rented someplace else. She wanted my house cleaner's name (she asked REPEATEDLY but my housecleaner has a key to my house and I didn't trust this frenemy) and kept trying to wrangle an invitation to my house and wanted to meet my husband. Truly creepy. She eventually stole my job by being a stealthy ass-kissing suck-up. The pay was great but it was an unsafe environment so I was better off out of there, to be fair.
While it was happening, I kept thinking it would be selfish for me to withhold info or not be friendly because she was new to the area. But inside I could tell there was something off about her - I just chose to ignore it. Some people are just parasites.
I think this movie just triggered me. It hit a little too close to home.
While it was happening, I kept thinking it would be selfish for me to withhold info or not be friendly because she was new to the area. But inside I could tell there was something off about her - I just chose to ignore it. Some people are just parasites.
I think this movie just triggered me. It hit a little too close to home.
Not how the legal system works
jbryan-1993011 February 2020
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I didn't mind this until it got to the courtroom scene. Writers didn't bother to research how the law works or realized that reality didn't fit their plot line. If this was really a criminal case, the neighbor would not be sitting at the prosecutor table. The lawyer introduced her as "my client". That's if you have a civil case, not a criminal case. But several times it was mentioned that the other neighbor was facing up to 10 years in prison and charged with attempted murder. Come on Lifetime!
Alternative Ending Would Have Made 7 Stars
Saucygurl7224 February 2020
I loved this movie right up until the last 20 minutes. I couldn't wait to see how it ended but was very disappointed. And yes, as another reviewer said, our legal system does not work the way the movie portrayed. It was laughable.
Ridiculous!
haroot_azarian23 July 2021
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Even though right at the beginning it says "the following story is fictional and does not depict any actual person or event" frankly it is still pathetic! People get thrown in jail for PERGERY!!! And yet nothing happens to psycho and at the end of the movie it shows her sipping wine on her porch watching her possible next victims moving in Karen's house! And quite frankly I do not believe Ms. Truitt the author of the book which she says is fiction but yet loosely based on her own real life experiences!
The neighbour in the window
coltras3512 April 2024
Karen (Jamie-Lynn Sigler) and her family relocate to Washington for her husband's new job and falls in love with her new house which has large, impressive windows. However, this new dream life quickly morphs into a nightmare when the looming presence of her neighbor, Lisa (Jenn Lyon), is all that cascades into those large panes of glass.
At first, Lisa seems like a promising friend. But soon, Karen begins catching her in bizarre lies and copycat behavior. Karen confides in Lisa that she lost a baby, so Lisa immediately makes up a story that she also lost a child - even buying an identical version of the necklace Karen wears to commemorate her lost child. Lisa lies about various health conditions, claiming she had lupus and cancer. She even copies Karen's car, her clothes and her desire to become a real estate agent.
Then, when Karen grows uncomfortable with Lisa's behavior, Lisa's tactics escalate. Lisa phones in false complaints that Karen is neglecting her son in an attempt to have him removed from her care. She even files for a restraining order against Karen that means Karen can't even hang out in her own backyard without violating it.
In the most dramatic move of all, she falsely accuses Karen of trying to mow her down with her car. This leads to a trial where Karen could have been convicted with attempted murder due to Lisa's lies and fabricated victimization. Instead, it results in her acquittal.
There's no murder for a change in this Lifetime thriller based on a real story. The subject around 'False victims' is interesting. I never heard of it so it prompted me to read about. Who says Lifetime thrillers isn't informative! It's quite watchable and intriguing, however the plot gets a bit thin towards the end and the court scene should have had more punch. The actress who plays the 'false victim' was very good and quite sinister.
At first, Lisa seems like a promising friend. But soon, Karen begins catching her in bizarre lies and copycat behavior. Karen confides in Lisa that she lost a baby, so Lisa immediately makes up a story that she also lost a child - even buying an identical version of the necklace Karen wears to commemorate her lost child. Lisa lies about various health conditions, claiming she had lupus and cancer. She even copies Karen's car, her clothes and her desire to become a real estate agent.
Then, when Karen grows uncomfortable with Lisa's behavior, Lisa's tactics escalate. Lisa phones in false complaints that Karen is neglecting her son in an attempt to have him removed from her care. She even files for a restraining order against Karen that means Karen can't even hang out in her own backyard without violating it.
In the most dramatic move of all, she falsely accuses Karen of trying to mow her down with her car. This leads to a trial where Karen could have been convicted with attempted murder due to Lisa's lies and fabricated victimization. Instead, it results in her acquittal.
There's no murder for a change in this Lifetime thriller based on a real story. The subject around 'False victims' is interesting. I never heard of it so it prompted me to read about. Who says Lifetime thrillers isn't informative! It's quite watchable and intriguing, however the plot gets a bit thin towards the end and the court scene should have had more punch. The actress who plays the 'false victim' was very good and quite sinister.
Female actors voices so Nasal movie is unwatchable
clhamilton-7483412 June 2022
Sorry but I don't have a sound studio & am not going to remix female voices better suited for cartoon characters. Edit checker says review is too short. How many more words do you need to show I can't finish watching this movie so NO ADVERTISEMENTS either!
Snooze
Stephanie-Hurst16 September 2021
Could've been good (for a Lifetime movie), but ruined by absolutely abysmal acting
dougd20009 February 2020
This would be a much better movie (for Lifetime) if it had better actors, especially the actors playing the protagonist husband and wife. She is just bad, don't need to elaborate. I think if you chose any random guy on the street, he would be better than the actor playing the husband. I mean seriously, I could do a better job and I have very little acting experience. Why is casting so absolutely horrible? Do people pay to be in these movies? Maybe relatives of the producers? On the plus side, the actress playing the evil neighbor is quite good and very watchable. Her husband is played by another truly horrible actor, who I think is really a salesman or something in real life. Painful to watch at times. The production values and storyline are actually not bad, but completely wasted on such unbelievably bad, throwaway performances.
Same thing happened to us
sarahlsmith-3488418 February 2020
We moved to north of Seattle and ended up buying a home in a lovely neighborhood. We lived on a dead end private drive. Home was only 4 years old and we were the 3rd buyer. All the homes around us were original owners. First day in the house we received a knock at the door and it was the neighbor invited us to their little eclipse party. It was a very keeping up with the Jones neighborhood. They always used to have lavish parties just to impress everyone. All of the lady's in the neighborhood gossiped and all hung out together. They called the previous owners weird and gossiped so much about the neighbors next door who didn't care for the drama.
Then we got tired of all the loud parties, so we started not to show up. Then they started to exclude our little 7 year old from playing with all the neighborhood kids.
Then came the funny looks. Then we confronted them and it started a big issue in the neighborhood. Then the other neighbor almost hit my kid walking home from the bus stop with her 17 old sister. So I went over and knocked on her door and she wasn't there. Then she came over and said I didn't hit your child and accused me of speeding and said this neighborhood needs speed bumps to slow people like me down.
After that it just got worse and worse. My husband in the snow took our quad out just to zip down the road and let her sit on the back for like 2 mins with full gear on and then they called CPS on us.
They were always drinking, having their kids out at all the parties sometimes till 3 am. We never said one word or called the police. They shined strobe lights through our bedroom window every halloween and Christmas but we were quiet.
Finally we got sick of it and moved under 2 years.... Moved on acerage.
So many of the same events happened to us... Such as my husband confronted her husband and said this needs to stop.
So glad we moved! Feel bad for the 5th owner in a 2013 home.
After that it just got worse and worse. My husband in the snow took our quad out just to zip down the road and let her sit on the back for like 2 mins with full gear on and then they called CPS on us.
They were always drinking, having their kids out at all the parties sometimes till 3 am. We never said one word or called the police. They shined strobe lights through our bedroom window every halloween and Christmas but we were quiet.
Finally we got sick of it and moved under 2 years.... Moved on acerage.
So many of the same events happened to us... Such as my husband confronted her husband and said this needs to stop.
So glad we moved! Feel bad for the 5th owner in a 2013 home.
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