I live in town. This means our yard is the size of a postage stamp, and our neighbors are all in close proximity. On all four sides. Even our neighbor's neighbors are close enough for us to hear and see. Normally, this is never an issue. Most people in our little section of town are family people, so it is pretty quiet. But the other day, I stumbled into an uncomfortable situation.I had taken my dogs outside to play and do their business. It was a lovely evening, so I sat outside with them. That was when I overheard something uncomfortable. One of the couples in the neighborhood were having a disagreement of sorts regarding some home improvements. Now, let me specify here, they were not fighting. There was no hitting, not even any yelling. There were no curse words being used. Just a loud conversational speaking tone serving up plenty of snark and sarcasm. But it was clearly being done loud enough for anyone to hear. Things like "Oh no, please, drag it on longer. There is nothing I would rather do than wait another month for this painting to be finished.". Stuff like that. Then the female came to her car to get something, and she clearly saw that I was out in my yard. I just sat there looking kind of stupid.
I felt so darn uncomfortable. Should I have gone in and allowed them the privacy to have their conversation? Should I have stayed out to watch my dogs? Is it my fault for not ignoring it or making the dogs come inside? Was it their fault for having a private disagreement is a somewhat public arena? This sort of thing always makes me so uncomfortable. Write me a comment and tell me what you have done.
