You know that feeling when you move into a quiet, friendly neighborhood where everyone waves while mowing the lawn, and the biggest drama is who didn’t bring deviled eggs to the block party? Well, for one suburban Kansas resident, that cozy, small-town dream turned into an episode of Real Housewives: Witness Protection Edition, minus the glam but with plenty of headlights.
This Kansas local lives in what they describe as a “very safe suburb in a normal house,” the kind of place where crime is a rarity and people leave their holiday decorations up a little too long. But across the street, something out of a movie started unfolding, per Reddit.
Their neighbors, who live in a noticeably fancier home and apparently come from big money thanks to a restaurant empire, have taken “keeping up with the Joneses” to a new level. According to our source, they’ve hired full-time security guards to sit in their driveway all night. Yes, 24/7 security. In suburbia. Why? No one knows.
Kansas Woman Feels Uncomfortable Due To Neighbor’s 24/7 Observation
But the plot thickens. These security guards aren’t just hanging out quietly. “They sit in a car backed in their driveway all night sometimes with their lights on,” the resident reports. And here’s the kicker: “So they are facing my house all night and they can see me making dinner, going to bed, etc etc.” That’s right, every time the lights are on, it’s like a drive-in theater of this poor resident’s daily life. Except they didn’t buy tickets and sure as heck didn’t sign up for the starring role.
To make things even more unsettling, the neighborly camaraderie is nonexistent. The resident has tried knocking on their door multiple times to at least understand what’s going on, but “they don’t answer and I never see them outside.” It’s giving Gone Girl meets The Truman Show vibes, and no one asked for it.
Now, we all get wanting to protect your property, especially if you’re rolling in restaurant-chain millions. But backing your security vehicle into the driveway so it faces your neighbor’s house all night? That’s next-level paranoia or possibly pettiness. We’re not judging (okay, maybe a little), but couldn’t those fancy cameras do the job without making the entire block uncomfortable?
Reddit Weighs In On Situation
Understandably, the resident feels more than just awkward. “I feel very uncomfortable with men who may or may not be background checked looking at my house all day every day and knowing when I am home alone.” And honestly, who wouldn’t? Whether it’s Amazon packages, late-night snacks, or bedtime routines, no one wants an unwanted audience.
“Leaving the headlights on may violate local ordinances and you can check into that. Otherwise get black out curtains for your affected windows at night,” one person commented.
“I would buy a ridiculously high powered portable spotlight and blast it into the front car window whenever they have their headlights on,” suggested another.
“Install as many mirrors in your yard as you possibly can. It will either annoy the guys in the car, or the homeowners enough to deal with it,” third comment read.
The residents are wondering if there’s any legal way to put an end to this nightly surveillance. While Kansas laws do protect certain elements of privacy, unless the lights are excessive or the behavior rises to the level of harassment or peeping, it might be a tough case to make. That said, there’s no law against calling the local non-emergency line or asking the HOA (if one exists) to get involved.
In the meantime, Kansas suburbia just got a lot more dramatic. And not in the fun, who-wore-it-better kind of way.
Hunter Spears 
Kenna Raye 
