Do it! It doesn't have to be at all related to what you hear at night, just say hey we've seen you around, noticed we have kids a similar age and wondered if you'd like to catch up for coffee while the kids play?
No one bothered to introduce themselves when we moved here, except for the older couple next door when I saw them at the post office. We met the couple across the street when we went to their garage sale. The other side we met when their rain water tanks accidentally got dropped off in our back yard.
So we make an effort when new people move in. Over the road and one over a young couple moved in, we went over with a plate of muffins and said hi They've helped us with our dogs and we went to their engagement party a couple of weeks ago. DD likes their place lol. Last week the older couple moved out, and a young couple moved in, with a DD three months older than ours and an 11 week old boy. Same thing, we took a plate of muffins and offered to help with any extra moving stuff they have while the two kids ran off to play in the bedroom! We've already got babysitting, play date and coffee offers
I think a good relationship with neighbours is priceless, you never know when you might need them or how wonderful they may be!
Had to laugh last night after posting....our fence blew over in the windy weather last night, so we've ended up meeting our neighbours on one side! They're a lovely older couple with at least one grandson DS's age who was there today.
They've helped us with our dogs and we went to their engagement party a couple of weeks ago. DD likes their place lol. Last week the older couple moved out, and a young couple moved in, with a DD three months older than ours and an 11 week old boy. Same thing, we took a plate of muffins and offered to help with any extra moving stuff they have while the two kids ran off to play in the bedroom! We've already got babysitting, play date and coffee offers
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