A woman’s anonymous letter to her neighbors asking them to keep their crying baby inside causes a rift in the community, leaving her feeling guilty for what she thought was a harmless suggestion.
A Small Neighborhood Drama
Living in a small neighborhood, a woman had become increasingly annoyed with her neighbors’ habit of taking their crying baby outside, where it would cry for an hour or more, disturbing the peace of everyone in a three-house radius. She understood that sometimes babies cry, but the constant noise was driving the woman crazy. As she didn’t have children, she didn’t agree with having to put up with someone else’s crying baby.
An Anonymous Tip
This prompted her to send an anonymous letter asking them to keep the crying baby inside, but when the neighbors found out about the letter, they became irate and started knocking on nearby doors. The woman obviously didn’t mean to cause upset to the new parents and didn’t want to cause dispute or conflict in the neighborhood, but she couldn’t continue to live with the noise.
A Rift in the Community
They accused their neighbors of sending it and causing a rift in the community, leaving the woman feeling guilty for what she thought was a harmless suggestion. The woman didn’t think what she did was wrong but was now worried she acted out of line. She did still think it was unfair not to feel comfortable using her own garden but didn’t want to upset anyone. She thought by sending a nice anonymous letter, they didn’t even need to see anyone and feel like they were being attacked.
Did She Understand
Despite understanding that babies cry, the woman couldn’t help but feel frustrated by the constant noise, so she decided to write a polite note to her neighbors, congratulating them on their new baby and asking them to consider keeping the crying inside as it could be heard from quite far away. The woman didn’t think this was rude.
Consideration
Hoping that they would take her suggestion into consideration and make it more manageable for the rest of the neighbors, she didn’t feel like this was a bad thing to do. The woman simply wanted to enjoy her own home, and she was pretty sure the rest of her neighbors felt the same. She hadn’t really met her neighbors but was friendly by saying hello and waving. She hadn’t seen them since they had their baby, so couldn’t congratulate them in person but did wonder why they weren’t asking for help from their family to stop the baby crying.
Door to Door
However, a week after sending the letter, the woman’s neighbors found out about it and started knocking on doors, asking if anyone had sent the letter and becoming irate about the whole thing, causing one of their other neighbors to yell back at them and say they would have sent a longer letter about how annoying the baby was. The woman did feel like this was slightly out of line for her neighbor to say, but she was also annoyed at the baby, so could understand.
She Felt Guilty
Feeling guilty and regretful for her suggestion, the woman’s wife tells her that she shouldn’t have done it, but the woman can’t help but wonder if there is a better way to handle the situation without causing a rift in the community. She purposely sent an anonymous letter so that she didn’t have to disturb them with their new baby. The woman truly wasn’t expecting such an aggressive reaction from the family. She never intended to cause an issue involving other neighbors, which did make her feel very guilty.
The Resolution
In the end, the woman ended up going over and knocking on their door to apologize. She explained she never meant to cause any rifts or upset anyone, she simply couldn’t cope with the crying baby anymore. The parents were still annoyed and explained that they were also sick of the baby crying and if they could stop it, they would. They said if there were any more problems in the future, the woman should just come over and not send an anonymous letter.
The Internet Responded
This commenter wrote, “I need to ask you….do you have kids? What kind of neighborhood is this? Do you all have yards? Dealing with a new baby is one of the most challenging things any human can do. More than likely, the baby has already been wailing inside, and they are just trying to give the other people inside the house a break for 15 minutes.”
Another Comment
This person posted, “You’re a jerk for not having the balls to talk to them or even sign the letter. I never act on anonymous letters – if the author is ashamed of what they are writing, I won’t deal with it.”
A Final Comment
This commenter said, “NO ONE likes the sound of a screaming baby, especially if it’s not your own.”
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