Many of us will have had to contend with nosy neighbours at one time or another, but there are some who take things a step too far.
One woman has apparently found herself dealing with such a neighbour, who she says has become "obsessed" with her sleeping routine.
The unnamed woman says her anti-anxiety medication makes it difficult for her to enter into a deep sleep, so she doesn't always feel like getting up at the crack of dawn.
She's retired, with no dependents, and so doesn't really see the issue with having a relaxing lie-in.
However, her neighbour sees things differently and appears to keep a very close eye indeed on her bedroom window.
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Taking to Mumsnet, the woman - who goes by the username Mississipi71 - "I have no blinds in my bedroom, just curtains, so she can see what time I wake up. I even heard her saying 'it is 11.30 am now, what time did she get up, 11.15?'
"I don't go into deep sleeps (side effects of anxiety meds) so I never really feel I have had a full night's sleep. I am early retired, with no kids so what time I get up is down to me. I just read in bed and don't play music or watch TV, until I finally drift off.
"She also has no idea whether I have reasons for sleeping patterns and I don't need to justify anything to her."
Many fellow Mumsnet users have sympathised with her situation, sharing their own tales of nosy parkers who've left them feeling uneasy.
One person commented: "Many years I visited family in a lovely village in the Welsh valleys. My aunt lived in a traditional terraced house and there was a huge competition over who had their line of washing out first.
"My mother was intrigued by it all, what a bizarre thing to be competitive about."
Another shared: "This is a few years ago - but one of my friends got married and they bought a house near her mum If her mum thought she wasn't up early enough at the weekend to do her housework she'd ring her or go round! They obviously moved!
"If I were you I'd start leaving your curtains closed all the time. I can't believe that anyone would be concerned about what time you get up! She really needs to find something else to do!"
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