This is the complete opposite of my lived experience. I've yet to talk to a neighbor and have it result in a more annoying experience, and my kids are great at

This is the complete opposite of my lived experience. I've yet to talk to a neighbor and have it result in a more annoying experience, and my kids are great at talking things through with us without ignoring us. Not every experience is perfect, but then nothing in life is perfect all the time, so that's par for the course. Awful people are indeed awful, but most people aren't awful. In fact, they're reasonable.