By Jo_kat - 09/06/2016 03:56 - United States - Portland

Today, I came home to find out my stay-at-home neighbor built his kids an awesome treehouse deck two stories up in the air. Three feet from my house. Directly adjacent to my second-floor bedroom. FML
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Jo_kat tells us more.

Jo_kat 5

OP here. Last night's 10 year old gossip included who's farts smell the best and what night the "neighborhood meeting" should take place in the treehouse. It isn't the visual privacy that's the issue, it's the sound. I can hear them whispering, but so far it's been pretty entertaining and they're called inside by 9pm. But they're guaranteed to get a soundbite when my boyfriend visits this weekend.... ;) Wish I could share a photo.

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Top comments

xoxoblondee 31

At least now they don't have to worry about going to school to get a sex-ed lesson

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Sam_Dchi 23

Guess he was tired of sitting on the tree branch. wanted something sturdier!!

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Comments

Danne696 14

Whilst it might be uncomfortable that his kids are playing literally right next to your bedroom window, I would be more concerned with the risk of a break-in. I mean three feet from your window, potential robbers can literally just walk straight in.

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redlizzybeth 25

I know this has been commented before - but contact city code enforcement. If he had gotten permits to have built that close to your home you would have already been notified. They can make him take it down and move it.

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TheRiddler23 9

Get a 1-way mirror? Or a sticker on the inside that acts like one?

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zeffra13 31

The kids might think that's funny & spend more time in the tree house to make faces or something.

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CrazyChiC42 10

Talk to your neighbor and ask them to add a wall to that side to prevent them from falling on your lawn and protect your privacy. Or see if they can/will relocate it. They are home all day and can fix/redo it.

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zeffra13 31

To all those saying "just buy curtains," I think you all are missing the fact that windows don't block sound well. From that distance, the kids would be able to hear most of what's going on in OP's bedroom, & OP would hear the kids.

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MandieL 27

OP needs to start having sex with the windows open lol

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Ashael 5

You're not in your bedroom when it's early enough for the kids to play inside.

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Mynamewontfi 40

What about nightshifts? I wouldn't be ok with a treehouse so close either and I seriously doubt the people saying they are, would still think it's okay if it happened to them. The thing I don't understand is, if the neighbour put so much effort in building it, why didn't he take a few minutes to either discuss it with OP or to think about the placement.

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sparky82 11

Wouldn't your neighbor have to get some kind of permit to build a structure like that?

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jude_iscariot 7

The good news is that if you're naked in your room and not standing at the window and people see into it, it's generally blamed on them. So continue your life.

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