{"id":1664,"date":"2025-10-12T10:01:03","date_gmt":"2025-10-12T10:01:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/humorsidehub.com\/?p=1664"},"modified":"2025-10-12T10:01:05","modified_gmt":"2025-10-12T10:01:05","slug":"i-took-out-the-trash-to-investigate-our-new-neighbors-we-watched-the-dreaded-moving-truck-from-the-second-story-window-two-moms-find-new-friendship-during-quaran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/humorsidehub.com\/?p=1664","title":{"rendered":"\u2018I took out the trash to \u2018investigate\u2019 our new neighbors. We watched the dreaded moving truck from the second-story window.\u2019: Two moms find new friendship during quarantine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\u201cWe have lived in our house for over 5 years now. We have two little boys, Liam (7) and Luca (3). The house next to us sat vacant for over 3 of those 5 years. In a way, we hoped it would always stay that way. We like our space. One day, the dreaded moving truck was parked outside. We were finally getting new neighbors. We did what every honest and nosy person would do and watched from a second-story window as items were moved into the house. I took out the trash to \u2018investigate.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018There\u2019s a car seat in the van parked out front. They at least have one kid,\u2019 I told my husband. A few days went by and we would do an awkward wave in passing. Later, my husband told me he finally spoke to the father who lived there. \u2018So apparently, they have a 7 and a 3-year-old like us.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018NO WAY!\u2019 I said back to him. \u2018How is that possible? Boys?\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018I don\u2019t know? I don\u2019t remember what he said.\u2019 (How do men never retain details.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A few more days pass and while I was loading my kids into our car\u2026 the two seven-year-olds made eye contact. They stood there, silently staring like it was some sort of old western stare-off. I said, \u2018Say hello, buddy.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Liam: *waves awkwardly*<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A few more days passed and the new neighbors arrived home one day to find us drawing with sidewalk chalk. (Hello, COVID19 boredom.) The kids started piling out of the neighbor\u2019s van. A 7-year-old boy, a 3-year-old boy, and a 1-year-old girl. Instantly, my never shy 3-year-old ran up to them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Well, if we were going to be social with each other\u2026 now is the time. Thanks, Luca.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Days pass\u2026 weeks pass\u2026 We learned the two 7-year-olds are only 2 days apart. The two 3-year-olds are 1 month apart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018This is insane,\u2019 I told their mother. \u2018What are the chances!\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a matter of a couple of months, our kids had built-in best friends only 100 yards away. They play every day. They run the cul-de-sac and play cops and robbers. They sword fight with sticks and have scooter races. They laugh and look out the window waiting for the other to come out and play. In a matter of a month, our children\u2019s childhood changed for the better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Courtesy of Chelsey Norris<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

After some more time together, Michelle (their mother) and I realized we both share a love for photography. She had the idea of capturing their newfound friendship through a Lost Boys photoshoot down by the river. As you can imagine, the boys played just as hard as they would any other day and we were able to capture beautiful memories of their little brotherhood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Courtesy of Chelsey Norris<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Courtesy of Chelsey Norris<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Courtesy of Chelsey Norris<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In 2020, I never thought my children would get to run the neighborhood or play until the street lights came on. I didn\u2019t think there would be endless sleepovers or campouts in the backyard. But during a time of quarantine, a time of loneliness and fear, our boys met their forever friends. Quickly, COVID 19 became a thing of the past for their little hearts and minds and \u2018Can I go play with Uriah?\u2019 became the new most asked question in our house.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Courtesy of Chelsey Norris<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Courtesy of Chelsey Norris<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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