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The 'Need-A-Favor Neighbor' Who Just Won't Give Up [Block Talk] - Across America, US - When neighbors continually ask for annoying favors, it's best to shut it down, even if they never talk to you again, several readers said.

Fall Leaf Debate: Do You Blow, Bag, Mulch Or Ignore? [Block Talk] - Across America, US - They move leaves in short order, but gas-powered leaf blowers can be the bane of the neighborhood. How do you clean up leaves in the fall?

Nosy Neighbors: Should You Be Kind Or Call The Cops? [Block Talk] - Across America, US - When neighbors don't mind their own business but are harmless, chill; some readers described situations that escalated far beyond nosiness.

Reply Tricia Stevens, of Hatfield, Pennsylvania, says her mother’s advice has guided her throughout her life, and she’s passing the legacy on to her own children. (Shutterstock) ACROSS AMERICA — Tricia Stevens has passed her mother's best advice on to her own children. The words her mother spoke "have been important words to live by, the Hatfield, Pennsylvania, woman wrote in a tribute to her mother. The advice is this: Subscribe "Walk a mile in someone else's shoes. So, before judging someone, understand what they are experiencing." Stevens is among Patch readers sharing the best adv...

Reply Diane Elliott Bates, of Naperville, Illinois, shares the advice her mother gave her about the value of deciding her choices on her own. (Shutterstock) ACROSS AMERICA — Diane Elliott Bates' mom didn't mess around with clichéd scenarios that aren't likely to play out. If so-and-so jumped off a cliff, would you follow? She offered the straight truth: Subscribe "Think for yourself; don't just go along with others." Bates of Naperville, Illinois, is among Patch readers sharing the best advice they ever got from their moms in our extended celebration of Mother's Day. Subscribe Come back t...