Ok, i didn't go into detail much because there is so much to say. I had several posts about this topic a few months ago. I come here because i want to see what parents that are going through things with their kids think i should do. The girl is around 13 or 14. She doesn't act her age. She runs around the house and sounds like she's jumping off of things and she stomps her feet like shes marching when she walks. She sometimes yells and hollers for no real reason and sounds like shes talking to herself at times. She does not have siblings. Her parents are from another country that i won't name and they have strong accents and i am not sure how long they have been here but we've been here for over 10 years. Anyway, the girl is very loud like i said and one day at least 5 years ago i complained loudly about it and said i can't have peace in my own home with all the noise she makes. I had went to the parents before about it and asked if they would put down a rug at least and they said they had a rug but they cant because she stomps her feet on the hardwood floor and drops things and i can hear that its hardwood floor that shes making the noise on. They have said things sometimes that make no sense to me and sometimes they do try to act like things are not happening when its clear they are. Anyway after i made the loud comment the girl's noise making got louder and to me sounded like it was being done on purpose. She would listen to where i was and go directly over me and make the noise. This just escalated into her following me around the house and making noise whereever i went in the house. They ignore her and i sometimes here the mother laughing with her as if she is happy about it. The mother doesn't like me. We have had words because she is a rude person. So now the girls every waking moment is spent obsesing over me. I'm not exaggerating. Her whole life is about being over me whereever i am in the house and trying to annoy and provoke me so i will complain loudly. The thing is now i'm not sure if its only to annoy me or is it a actual problem like she can't seem to stop doing it. I say this because she will sometimes not even make noise now, she just has to be over me. Her room is over mine and she sits directly over me and when i get up she follows me and if i go to the bathroom she stands there over me and doesn't say anything or make noise. Sometimes she will tap of walk around a little but the point is why would she do that. Like i said in the middle of the night or early morning hours if i'm up and i go to the computer she will go in her parents room and wake them up to be able to be over me. When i hear them trying to get her to leave she saiys no and she'll start whining. At one point i lost it (actually i've lost it several times i can't help it). And i yelled why do you allow her to follow me everywhere, can i have some privacy, why do you let her wake you up because i'm out here on the computer, i said make her go back to her room and don't let her in. So the next night when i was on the computer i heard all this commotion it sounded like banging and just alot of noise and it was her trying to get in their room and they weren't letting her. Why did i have to be the one to tell them what to do? She went on having a tantrum for at least an hour and then i guess she tired herself out and went to sleep. But like i said she doesn't sleep much because it seems like whenever i'm up she is up and i have insomnia so i don't sleep much. I don't make noise either, i have the tv on mute. They do hear much to well so she will complain if i have the fan on or if i'm eating or even reading they can hear that well, but thats not my fault that the house is made like that. All i want is to live in peace and i don't want a shadow following me. Then, if i'm quiet and she can't figure out where i am in the house she runs around looking for me and then she'll start banging things and stomping her feet she has a tantrum. I'm not gonna lie i have done it on purpose sometimes to prove a point. Just yesterday i had fans on and the tv and she was stamping her feet and dropping things mad because she couldn't hear as well. I managed to sneak out a couple of times and she didn't know it. But she started really listening hard i guess she must have her ear directly to the vent. But i still tiptoed over to the door and then i threw something into the room so she would think i was in that area and when she went in that direction i snuck out the door to go to the bathroom. She eventually came in there. But i mean she uses up all her energy and time to follow me. I think she thinks its a game. I decided to walk back and forth from the kitchen back to my room, then to the bathroom and back to my room etc. just to wear her out and she seemed to enjoy it even though her mother was fussing loudly about it. Her mother acts like i'm the problem instead of looking at the way her child behaves. Yesterday i yelled all loud, do something with your child, she's bored, find her something to do, play a game, do your nails, talk, do something, i am not her entertainment i'm not a toy. I said you need to be spending time with her and keeping her busy so she can stop following me around. I was mad. It went in one ear and out the other because she is still doing it and her mother was laughing about it. The father doesn't seem pleased and they argue all the time. But it seems the mother tries to apease her daughter, she will even listen to where i am in the house and tell her where i am when she is looking for me. She follows her to the bathroom to try to keep her quiet but i can hear her voice, she tries talking low but i hear her. I said loudly what is wrong with you why are you going with her why aren't you stopping her from following me. I said its disgusting to stand and listen to someone when they are in the bathroom. It does nothing to yell and complain they continue to do it. I mean i don't get them. Especially the mother. I can't go to them and try talking because i have said to much out of anger. I admit i handled it bad by losing it but i couldn't take it and the fact that they are allowing this behavior jusf infuriates me. They have no tv so they sit up there in quiet all day and night right over me by the vent in my bedroom. They don't move unless i do. Its crazy and they have no shame, i can't even embarrass them into stopping. I can't move, we don't have the money to right now. I am on disability. I'm just asking does anyone have any suggestions and please don't tell me to move because i can't and please don't put the blame on me because i was living her quietly and peacefully until their daughter started all of this mess, i am not the problem. I didn't handle it well but i'm not the problem. Do you think i can try going to the father or what. I have already downloaded a bunch of articles about dealing with difficult children because she is difficult, she talks back to them and orders them around and basically runs them. I can't understand it because according to people from their culture parents are strict and kids are well behaved. I suspect they realize she has some issues and they feel they can't discipline her, i don't know i'm just guessing. I even looked for people of their culture in the mental health field to talk to but can't find any in my area. Although i may call a couple of places and ask them directly. I'm at my wits end and though i'm mad i am also concerned and i feel they need help learning how to deal with her plus they just need to know that kids need things to do and they need to be involved. I also printed some articles about things to do in the house with your child since they never go anywhere. I am not a heartless person i want them to get some help i want them to learn how to deal with things. I suspect they are having financial problems because they have no cable anymore and they don't go out and they used to entertain alot and they haven't. I know the mother is unhappy that i'm home all the time because she has told my bf that i need to go to a new store that opened and apply for a job. I am on disability. I think that bothers her and the fact we have a tv bothers them i think. I mean i can't imagine just sitting around doing nothing staring at each other and the walls all day. I hear nothing coming from them, they are too busy eavesdropping on me. They are up there arguing right now because the girl is mad that i'm typing i guess she can hear the noise it makes and shes been marching back and forth and slamming things around. If it were up to them they would tell me to get off because its bothering her. They act like everyone has to walk on eggshells because she gets bothered by things easily. I pay rent and i'm in my own place and i'm not living like that. Thanks for letting me vent again and i'm sorry its so very long. I just wanted to try to get all the details in so that you would have a good idea about what is going on. I forgot to mention she has been out of school like half of the year and they were trying to keep her quiet during the day but i could hear her over me. The mother would try to talk low to keep her quiet but i could hear. I don't know what happened but she would go to school and come home sometimes within an hour or two. The mother used to work she stays home now. She also does not have many friends. The few times she has had a friend over she has acted strange, she would holler and run around and jump and the friend would end up leaving early. The last two times she was still following me around and trying to make noise to irritate me and i guess the friends didn't want to spend all day doing that and they ended up leaving. She needs help, she needs someone to teach her the right way to behave and she needs support. I know its not their fault but her parents don't have a clue how to help her.