20 years we've lived in this house and renters and other home owners have come and gone yet WE seem to be the hated people of the neighborhood.

Latest issue, dogs. Yes our CHIHUAHUAS bark. Yes, we yell to stop them and we bring them in at dusk where they stay all night sleeping with us. The whole neighborhood has barking dogs but we've been selected as the target of everyones hate.

I go to take out my trash cans this evening only to witness one neighbor saying hi to another and his response? "I'm just so tired of the fucking barking dogs", and then shoots me a dirty look. I want to put my fist down his throat!

Then a neighborhood girl rides up on her bike (about 8 yrs old) and says, "Our dog barks too". I take the opportunity to loudy tell her, "Yes, everyone seems to think we have the only barking dogs in the neighborhood even though we don't". And then I showed her all the praying mantises on our plants. Being a nice neighbor.

I keep the nicest yard, I'm nice to all the kids and buy their school crap and yet I'm still treated like crap. They can all go to hell!

Wow, that feels good to get that off my chest. Thanks!