Help - The Sky is Falling!

Today, I bumped into my neighbor (a terrible gossip) she started telling me all sorts of stories about anyone she could think of. I'm not quite sure how she didn't notice I was slowly trying to make my way to the front door. She just kept talking and talking...

Like any other girl, I occasionally gossip with my friends but I really don't like the type of gossip that can hurt someone's character. During our brief one-sided chat I learned one of the neighbors supposedly has an anxiety disorder while the other is an alcoholic and also seems to be having an affair (and just for the record I live in a good neighborhood).

Now, come on lady... that is just plain wrong. She is basing this information on a recycle bin full of wine bottles and a couple of consecutive visits from a strange man. Anyways, I cut her off rather abruptly since I do actually work from home and had to get started.

You know the most amazing part... this girl is only 27 years old, can you imagine what she will be like in her 60s!

So I sat down to do my work and realized who this neighbor had always reminded me of... she's Henny Penny, the chicken who clucks around and telling stories to anyone who will listen! I hope I don't call her by the wrong name next time I see her.