Wait for her to come around again and flip her the bird.

mrsconn23

Dear Prudence,

My new house faces the local playground. With the weather being so nice, I would take my laptop and go work on my front porch. Last week, I got a nasty anonymous note basically accusing me of being a pervert because I will watch the kids playing sometimes. My doorbell camera caught the lady who put the note in my mailbox, and I have seen her around the neighborhood but I don’t know exactly where she lives. I really have no clue about what to do here. I don’t want to start a feud, but being accused like this when I have done nothing but stayed on my own front porch pisses me off. What do I do here?

—Across the Playground

banana468

Put up a sign on your porch that says, "Free Candy for Kids".  No - that would be terrible.

If you're just sitting there outside and not leering I think the lady needs to let it go.

But....do you have a back porch you can use from time to time?  I guess I wonder if there's a way to do what you want but avoid the confrontation. 

VarunaTT

I'd ignore her, but make sure to save the video.  Also, I'd make sure it said, "You are being recorded" for next time. Neighborhood busy bodies are the worst.

short+sassy

While I realize people personally put things in mailboxes all the time, I wonder if the weirdo neighbor realizes she committed a federal crime.

The LW needs to let this go and stop letting it bother them.  They aren't doing anything wrong.  Nobody but a nutcase would think they are.  The fact of the matter is there is a lot of stuff people do that make no sense.  She also might be one of those people who think the worst of everybody and everything.