"She wants people to be as close to each other's bumpers as possible to ensure we are leaving maximum space for others to park. Sometimes I just walk away, but yesterday she stopped me and asked if I heard her and if I planned to move my car. I think this is getting out of hand. What is the best way to ask my overzealous neighbor to take a chill pill?"
"yesterday she stopped me and asked if I heard her and if I planned to move my car. I think this is getting out of hand. What is the best way to ask my overzealous neighbor to take a chill pill? Parking Police DEAR PARKING POLICE: You can tell her that you hear her about whatever gripe she is addressing without changing your action. What will happen? She will be disappointed as she also discovers that she does not have complete control over the neighborhood."
"One of my neighbors is an older woman who treats everyone on our street like we are her children. She has chastised people about their trash and lawns, and her latest focus is parking. We live in New York City, and I understand that parking is generally hard to come by, but our block is pretty quiet and many people have driveways."
An older neighbor repeatedly criticizes residents' behavior, focusing on parking and urging cars to park bumper-to-bumper to maximize space. A resident reports multiple confrontations and asks how to curb the neighbor's overreach. The advised response is to acknowledge hearing the complaint without altering behavior, which will disappoint the neighbor and reveal her lack of control. Separately, an experienced professional reports job loss amid backlash against diversity, equity, and inclusion programs and faces colleagues questioning merit. The response offers sympathy and notes that misunderstanding about DEI drives resentment and job-market consequences.
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