Our neighbors didn't have family, so they became like grandparents to my kids. I still regret that I couldn't help them more than I did.

VioletaStoimenova/Getty ImagesI'm a mom of three kids and live in Wales.My family developed a close relationship with our neighbors, who became like grandparents.Eventually, I had to set boundaries, which caused friction in our relationship.Eleven years ago, we moved into the house next to our new neighbors who were then both 79.Only separated by a narrow alleyway between our two terraced houses, which were built during the first few years of 1900s, my husband and I knew we quickly needed to ext