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Is my neighbor situation getting out of hand

Posted on 12/15/25 at 5:24 pm
Posted by ClemsonKitten
Member since Aug 2025
622 posts
Posted on 12/15/25 at 5:24 pm
A family on my street has been going downhill, and I am trying to figure out whether I should actually be concerned or if I am overreacting.
The wife owns the house, is married, and has two kids. Over time, the husband stopped working and started spending more time gambling at gas stations and using substances like weed and whippets. Things escalated to the point where police were called at least once, but nothing came of it.

For the past two weeks, I have not seen the wife or kids at all, which makes it seem like they may have left the house. Since then, another guy who is confirmed to have a criminal record has been coming and going and treating the place like a hangout. There is frequent loud music, cars parking in the middle of the street, and the garage and exterior look noticeably worse.

Today was the last straw for me, as he now has the cocaine nose, and the overall situation feels like it is deteriorating fast.

The house is only in the wife’s name, but from what I understand she may not be able to easily remove her husband due to marital or common law issues.
Is this the kind of situation that usually signals a neighborhood going downhill, or am I being overly anxious about something that will likely resolve on its own?
Posted by Centinel
Idaho
Member since Sep 2016
44297 posts
Posted on 12/15/25 at 5:25 pm to
Posted by BluegrassBelle
RIP Hefty Lefty - 1981-2019
Member since Nov 2010
106223 posts
Posted on 12/15/25 at 5:26 pm to
You know an awful lot about this family for just being a “family on the street”.
Posted by Jim Rockford
Member since May 2011
104359 posts
Posted on 12/15/25 at 5:26 pm to
My neighbors down the cul de sac had to let go of their string of polo ponies. It was horrifying!
Posted by Splackavellie
Bayou
Member since Oct 2017
12054 posts
Posted on 12/15/25 at 5:26 pm to
Sounds like just another day in the trailer park to me.
Posted by jacksajester
Metry
Member since Jun 2014
2228 posts
Posted on 12/15/25 at 5:27 pm to
Mind your business baw
Posted by GRTiger
On a roof eating alligator pie
Member since Dec 2008
69088 posts
Posted on 12/15/25 at 5:27 pm to
I don't believe any normal person knows this many intimate details about a neighbor's personal life.

Sounds like a pretty trashy neighborhood. Good luck.
Posted by Disco Ball
Denham Springs
Member since May 2025
804 posts
Posted on 12/15/25 at 5:28 pm to
You name wouldn't be "Karen" by chance?
Posted by SallysHuman
Lady Palmetto Bug
Member since Jan 2025
14523 posts
Posted on 12/15/25 at 5:29 pm to
quote:

Since then, another guy who is confirmed to have a criminal record has been coming and going


How do you know this rando's rap sheet?
Posted by dukesilver72
Texas
Member since Feb 2015
1155 posts
Posted on 12/15/25 at 5:30 pm to
Must suck to be poor. Gross
Posted by KirbySmartass
Member since Jul 2020
3009 posts
Posted on 12/15/25 at 5:31 pm to
quote:

You know an awful lot about this family


Posted by TDsngumbo
Member since Oct 2011
49190 posts
Posted on 12/15/25 at 5:32 pm to
One bad neighbor doesn’t signify a neighborhood going downhill. You’re gonna have shitty trashy people almost everywhere.
Posted by Gusoline
Jacksonville, NC
Member since Dec 2013
10506 posts
Posted on 12/15/25 at 5:32 pm to
TF is wrong with you? I dont even know the last name of people ive lived next to for years.

Worry about yourself.
Posted by ClemsonKitten
Member since Aug 2025
622 posts
Posted on 12/15/25 at 5:32 pm to
quote:

I don't believe any normal person knows this many intimate details about a neighbor's personal life. Sounds like a pretty trashy neighborhood. Good luck.


Not all of us live in rural Louisiana
Posted by Kenna City Solja
America’s City
Member since Nov 2025
620 posts
Posted on 12/15/25 at 5:32 pm to
quote:

using substances like weed and whippets.

quote:

Today was the last straw for me, as he now has the cocaine nose


Coke is worse than inhaling a cleaning duster?
Posted by forkedintheroad
Member since Feb 2025
1536 posts
Posted on 12/15/25 at 5:33 pm to
Look man it you are going to make up a story with this level of detail, you've got to create the connection to yourself to make it believable.

For instance, say the husband has been banging your wife while you watch. Then we know how you get the inside scoop.
Posted by MRTigerFan
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2008
6388 posts
Posted on 12/15/25 at 5:34 pm to
quote:

he now has the cocaine nose,

What's that?
Posted by GeauxldMember
Member since Nov 2003
5486 posts
Posted on 12/15/25 at 5:35 pm to
Listen, pal, if I want to bury my family in the crawlspace and do a little blow to take off the edge, that’s my business.

Posted by KirbySmartass
Member since Jul 2020
3009 posts
Posted on 12/15/25 at 5:35 pm to
quote:

inhaling a cleaning duster?


For the record, by whippets, I’m assuming he means nitrous oxide canisters, not the walking on sunshine duster.
Posted by Cosmo
glassman's guest house
Member since Oct 2003
129407 posts
Posted on 12/15/25 at 5:36 pm to
My closest neighbor (who is a half mile away) just had to trade in his G650 for a Lear 60

I hated to see it for him

Hope he lands on his feet
This post was edited on 12/15/25 at 5:38 pm
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