This has bothered me for a few months so I would like to know if AITAH?
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We have a couple that lives next door to us (Gerry and June). They have lived next to us for about 10 years and we are friendly. They have no family in the area and we invite them over for nearly every holiday, and have done so pretty much since they moved in. Gerry has had some things over the years that he has been admitted into the hospital for. My husband has driven him to the hospital and also driven June to pick up Gerry’s car at the hospital (when covid came out). My husband goes over and gives him a hand here and there on quick house projects, just neighborly things. Gerry and June have said at least a dozen times over the last couple of years that they were going to have us over for dinner for all the things we have done for them. We didn’t expect it because that’s just what neighbors do. They invited us out to dinner, my husband drove. We had a nice time, and when the bill came they told the waiter to split the check. Ok fine, again we didn’t expect it, but we did kind of feel like this was their way of saying thank you. No hard feelings, and in private, my husband and I joke about it. A couple of months ago we went out of town for a weekend (2 nights). We asked Gerry and June if they could feed our two dogs and cat and let the dogs out 2x a day, and let them know that my friend would be coming over a couple of times a day to play with them and let them out as well. I had full intentions for getting Gerry and June a gift card for taking care of the animals, but time got away from me and I never did. I feel bad that I haven’t. AITAH for not getting them something for taking care of our pets?
Since it’s been asked, it was a last minute out of town thing. I had my friend who could take care of them, but couldn’t be here the entire time. The next door neighbors were not “pet sitting” they walked over 2x a day for a total of 3 times over the weekend to give them food and let them out in the fenced back yard. My friend was the actual one who stayed with them for the longer periods of time. Also we never have asked anything of them. I am always telling my husband to ask Gerry to help him with things and my husband doesn’t like to ask, so he never has asked for anything more than to borrow a rake. Everything we have done for them has been just because that’s what good neighbors do. We are definitely givers, and maybe that’s why it’s bothered me, because I should have made more of an effort to get them a little something.
We have great neighbors all around us. I’m not complaining at all about them, was just wondering if I should have gotten them something.
