Disagreements in the Suburbs

The suburbs is a mixture of country and city. People often live in houses, but those houses are closer together than they are in the city.

People get to know their neighbors a lot more than they do in the country or the city. This is a great benefit of the suburbs.

But knowing your neighbors, also means there can be disagreements, arguments, or even fights!

These two women, Nan and Sarai, for example, had an argument about the bushes in the garden of Sarai.

Sarai’s bushes were too long, and they were growing onto the property of Nan. She was going to cut them, but they were not ready yet.

Nan was frustrated because she was having guests over that night and wanted to spend time with her guests in the back yard.

Neighbor disagreements are not uncommon, and they are part of living in a suburban neighborhood with many neighbors.

Disagreements between neighbors can be about anything. And when people live close to each other and see each other often, they have more disagreements.

There are many different disagreements between neighbors, but in this book, we will talk about three.

The first reason for neighbor disagreements is that they are too loud. They may be playing music too loud or yelling, and it is very irritating.

Reason number two is that the neighbor’s dog keeps getting out. This is annoying because dogs can do a lot of damage to someone else’s yard.

The third reason for neighbor disagreements is an accident. It could be a tree falling on a house, or a car hitting a fence.

People get mad at each other, and they have big disagreements.

Here are three easy steps to solve problems with neighbors: ask questions, listen, and try to solve the problem.

Step 1: Ask questions.
Asking questions is helpful because it makes your neighbor say what is happening. This will help make the situation more clear.

Step 2: Listen.
Listening is helpful because it forces the other person to talk, and for your questions to have a purpose. Listening also helps the other person to say how they feel.

Step three: Try to Solve the Problem.
In the end, when you try to make things better, they usually get better, but only if you ask questions and listen first.

But really, disagreements are not always resolved. And that is one true thing about living with many neighbors in the suburbs.