Am I a Nutbag?

[disneynutt1225]

I hate answering the door when I'm home alone. I also don't like answering the phone - thank goodness for caller id because I love being able to avoid people at all costs, LOL.

Since the summer, my door is locked 24/7. We live in an apartment and during the summer there was a lot of construction going on in the complex so the leasing office let some of the construction guys live here while they were working on the buildings. A bunch of the guys lived in the apartment above us for a few months (that's a whole 'nother horror story), and one night while DFi and I were watching TV, one of them WALKED INTO OUR APARTMENT!!! They seemed to be a little under the influence, and quickly ran out the door when Toby got in their face (he jumped up onto the back of the couch screaming/howling bloody murder). It scared the pants off me, and since then that door is ALWAYS locked.

 

[Rootskate]

Definitely not a nutbag. You really can't be too careful these days.

 

[Kycha]

Another nutbag here . I only answer the door when I am expecting someone. Mainly it is a safety issue. But for some reason we seem to have a lot of people knock on our door looking for our neighbors house. This happened a lot at our old apartment too. I can't even tell you the number of times our doorbell has rung at 2 o'clock in the morning.

 

[arkansas mom]

I don't answer either. But get this... DH not only answers, but if he's in another room he'll yell "Come in!" WTH? Is he trying to get us all killed? It's like he's on "I Love Lucy" and the only people who ever come to the door are the wacky neighbors. Crazy I tell ya.

 

[doxdogy]

That is the exact reason why I don't answer the door for strangers when home alone. When our Katie was still alive I felt safe opening the door. But the poor doxies would only be able to bite their ankles.

I do the same thing, I just don't answer the door. I used to, but then an elderly neighbor of my sisters was beaten and robbed. She opened the door thinking the "kids" were selling something, they pushed past her and got in.

I figure if it's important they'll leave a note or whatever.

 

[MsDisney23]

If I don't know you, I am not answering the door to anyone! I mean no one!

 

[Marseeya]

Are you people trying make me paranoid?? Maybe I should stop answering the door. I'm too curious not to answer.

For me, it's not really all about fear or paranoia. I just don't want to be bothered by strangers. I don't want to buy anything. I don't want to hear about their religion. I don't want to answer questions. I just want to sit here in my tee shirt and underwear in peace and quiet, so leave me alone!

 

[KAMLEM]

Are you people trying make me paranoid?? Maybe I should stop answering the door. I'm too curious not to answer.

I'm with you, I always answer. Mostly because my doorbell rings over and over everyday because kids in the neighborhood are looking for my girls. If it's not one of them then it's either an adult neighbor or the UPS/Fed Ex guy. I never have strangers coming to my door.

I don't either. DS knows to run to the back bedroom when the doorbell rings instead of running to the door like he wants to.

I know that I'm in the minority but this definitely sounds paranoid to me. I wouldn't want my girls to grow up thinking that everytime someone rings the bell they need to hide.

 

[aprilgail2]

Wow, I dont ever NOT answer the door unless its the damn Jehovia Witnesses...and we always know when they are around because the telephone chain starts...they park in front of the corner house and then they call their neighbor and so on so we know not to bother answering! But otherwise I will just go to the front window and look out and if I don't know who it is I open the inside window and talk to them...I would never not answer the door just becuase I am home alone..just seems a little paranoid to me!
I would be more afraid of someone thinking no one was home and then breaking into the house when they thought I wasn't there by not answering the door!

 

[lilostitch]

I ALWAYS did this at my old house. It got harder when my daughter could talk, she would run to the door. I would make her go in the back room with me and we would just be really quiet.

Now, our new house has windows by the door, so you can see us if we are in the living room, which we usually are. I know a lot of the people in this neighborhood because I work at the local elementary school. The only people I've had knock on my door are my neighbors and the neighborhood kids selling things (thank goodness).

 

[Linnie The Pooh]

I will not answer the door if I don't know who it is. Sometimes even when I know who it is I won't answer. I hate the "pop in" visits to borrow a phrase from Seinfeld. My mom is the only one who'll I'll let pop in on me. I'm always glad to see her. It's not that I"m afraid or anything, I'm just (I'll admit) somewhat anti-social. I don't always feel like visiting. I don't answer the phone sometimes either. I have Caller ID and I screen my calls all the time.

Sometimes in the store if I see someone I know and they don't see me, I'll turn around and beat it out of there. DH thinks I"m nuts. I'll say, "I saw so and so at the store."

"Oh, what did they have to say?"

"Nothing, I turned and went the other way."

He just gives me one of these.

I just have to be in the right mood to visit I guess. I probably have some disorder or something...

We have an ordinance in our town that prohibits door to door sales, but it doesn't deter some of the more pushier ones.

 

[pansmermaidzlagoon]

wow! - another person here who is glad they are not alone. I do not like to answer the door when I am home alone - and don't like drop ins!!! I honestly did ot realize so many people did this too - now I don't feel so bad.

 

[Poohbear123]

Or FEDX guy, I don't answer. I had someone come up the other day, and my DH made me answer the door, even though I knew it was a "solicitor." The dogs were barking so much, I couldn't hear what he was saying, the Solicitor wanted me to "step out of the house" to talk to him, I said NO to whatever it is, and shut the door. I HATE it when they do that, that is what my dogs are there for, to BARK at the bad people.

 

[mommaU4]

I won't answer either. The kids and I have actually hidden from people before. Sometimes I'm just not in the mood to chitchat. I've even been known to pretend to not be home when my MIL would stop by back when we lived in CA.

 

[LvsTnk]

Whenever someone knocks on my door and I'm the only one home, or it's just me and DD, I refuse to answer. I just hide and pretend I'm not there.

I'm doing it right now.

It's kind of weird, but over the years I've gotten to where I feel like it's such an invasion if someone knocks on my door or comes to my house unannounced. If my parents come over, they have a key and just walk right in, but we're all okay with that. I don't think I'm unsociable or anything, but I just don't like people knocking on my door.

Am I nutty or what? PLEASE tell me I'm not alone in this.

Don't answer the door uh uh not gunna do it!! Sorry!

 

[Pop Daddy]

yes, your a nutbag

 

[Blondie]

If I don't recognize the person at the door, I don't answer it.

Most of the time they see my dog barking and snarling through the window, and leave anyway!

 

[Texan Mouseketeer]

I also never answer the door unless I know who it is or unless I have tracked an expected package and know that UPS is coming that day. Half the time if I happen to be home alone (which is very rare!), then I am normally not dressed in something I can open the door with either!! I'm probably in my jammies or a t-shirt or something, have no makeup on, etc...

We've had solicitors as late as 9:00 at night when it is pitch black outside. I won't answer those at all. My DH will to tell them not to come back so late ever again, but not me. Just doesn't seem safe.

 

[Serena]

I don't either, and we have a family knock. I don't answer unless it's the family. If it's a delivery man, I'll see the truck out my front window.

 

[Sparx]

I'm the same way. I DO NOT answer the door. I just don't do it.