Being Neighborly

This one is dedicated to my neighbor who suffers from something (maybe Tourettes Syndrome) that compels him to make a low growling noise after completing each sentence.

Because you are nice, I am willing to deal with the fact that you mow your yard only twice a year and leave that strip of grass that is attached to my yard for my husband to mow so that our house does not look abandoned like yours.
Because you are nice, I will not mention the fact that your tree was struck by lightning over a year ago and though you sawed it down, the logs are still scattered around in your driveway and yard.
Because you are nice, I will not complain about the fact that your rain gutter came loose on one side. So you just ripped it all the way off and left it in your driveway.
Because you are nice, I will also not mention the old blinds that have been hanging by only one side in your front window for two years now.
Because you are nice, I will not call the police when I am enjoying myself in the backyard I have worked so hard to create and smell marijuana smoke floating over the fence.
Because you are nice, I will not haggle with you over the fact that my husband and I spent 48 hours digging drains in the back yard because your leaky pool was draining into our yard.
I will also not mention to you that every afternoon at 4:45pm, when I sit on my beautiful patio with a good book your clankety pool pump from the 1970’s kicks on and ruins it for me and the rest of the neighborhood.
However, don’t expect me to rein in my 3 year old when you are talking, and she thinks you are playing and starts growling at you again. I will let her be the bad guy.