My partner and I bought a house in what we thought was a quiet neighborhood but our next-door neighbors have turned their backyard into what feels like a constant party zone and when we've tried to talk to them about it they act like we're the unreasonable ones for wanting to sleep at night.
More people experience this than they realize.
You're discovering that building a life somewhere means navigating not just your own needs but the competing claims of others who were there first or see the space differently.
“Where Are You with Neighborhood and place-based belonging?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.