Surviving Peeping Tom Neighbors! Holly Johnston

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Surviving Peeping Tom Neighbors! Holly Johnston  #TomNeighbors

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00:00So, you've also been reported to your HOA and judged by your neighbors.

00:05Yeah.

00:05So, you're getting it from all sides.

00:08Yeah.

00:08I have a funny story about my neighbor.

00:10Okay.

00:10I'm kind of crazy.

00:10I want to hear it.

00:11Yeah.

00:11So, this loon, that she's behind me.

00:14So, we share a fence.

00:15And so, here's my porch.

00:18And then her house is here.

00:19So, I'll go out there and I'll make reels.

00:22I'm not doing anything crazy.

00:23I'm just being cute in my bikini.

00:25Sometimes lingerie.

00:26But, like, from a distance, you couldn't tell the difference between my lingerie top and a bikini.

00:33Because it's just, like, maybe it's a maroon, full coverage, like, not sheer top and panty.

00:39I'm assuming that the fence is not super high and it's not, like, opaque.

00:44Like, you can see through it, obviously.

00:45You can't.

00:46But so, my house is, like, kind of on a...

00:50It's above.

00:51It's above.

00:52Gotcha, gotcha.

00:52So, when she looks, I'm up and her house is down here.

00:56Gotcha.

00:57So, I can see down onto her porch.

01:00She can see up to mine.

01:01Gotcha.

01:01So, I'm out there one day.

01:03And you know how you can just feel someone's eyes, right?

01:05I had my little tripod and I'm just, you know, basically being cutesy in the camera.

01:11And I'm not, like, bouncing around and doing anything weird.

01:13I felt eyes.

01:14So, I look over and she's, you know, she's definitely staring at me.

01:20And so, I thought, oh, it's just your imagination, Holly.

01:23So, I did what I needed to do and I'm like, well, let's see you again.

01:28So, but it's been several minutes and I look and she's still staring at me.

01:32And I'm like, okay, I don't think it's my imagination.

01:35I have, like, one more reel to do.

01:37So, a couple minutes go by and I look up again and she's still staring at me.

01:42I think she was thinking, like, if I give her the evil eye, she'll just,

01:47she'll be uncomfortable and she'll go inside.

01:49So, I went inside because I'm done.

01:52Like, that was my purpose.

01:53I needed to make some cute reels, take a couple pics on my deck.

01:56I'm going back inside.

01:57So, I did and I'm in a bikini.

02:00Take my bikini top off and I'm in my dining room in my house.

02:07I take it off and I set something down and I looked over.

02:12And she's still staring at me.

02:15And she's like, she's like this on her counter.

02:18And she's like, I mean, it's kind of hard to see because there's a glare.

02:22I can definitely tell she's staring at me.

02:25And so, of course, I'm like, now I'm staring at you.

02:28Because I'm thinking, wait, why are we staring right now?

02:31Is that what you would be thinking?

02:32Wait, why is this going up?

02:34What's going on?

02:34I went in my house.

02:36Yeah, yeah.

02:37And then she grabs her phone.

02:39Come to find out, she called the neighbors to say that I'm, like, to complain that I made eye contact over the fence line at her.

02:49And that I went in my house and took my top off for her.

02:52Like, wanting her to watch me that I, like, seductively took it off.

02:57And that I'm basically, like—

02:58Well, maybe she shouldn't be sitting there staring at you.

03:00Right?

03:00Yes.

03:01You're the peeping Tom.

03:04Yeah, so she—

03:05I'm so sorry, officer, but I had my nose pressed against her window in the middle of the night.

03:10And then she got undressed in front of me.

03:13And, you know, but she's the perpetrator.

03:16Yes.

03:16Yeah, you're the peeping Tom.

03:18I know.

03:20And I don't know who she's blown in the neighborhood that they all, like, oh, you know, like, think she's the victim because she saw me naked.

03:28You're looking in my window.

03:30Yeah.

03:30Yeah, yeah.

03:31So she's talking crap to all the neighbors about how, like, I'm this pervert.

03:35And she called—someone called the HOA and made complaints that I'm outside in my bikini.

03:42And, I mean, it doesn't bother me.

03:44It's just—

03:46So did the HOA call you?

03:48No, they didn't.

03:49That would be insane.

03:49Because what are they going to do?

03:50I know.

03:51Isn't that crazy?

03:53Like, what do you think they're the morality police for the neighborhood?

03:55Like, what do you think they're going to do?

03:57Oh, no, she's in a bikini.

03:58So are you.

03:59You have a pool.

04:00You lunatic.

04:00Yeah.

04:01Yeah.

04:02So how is that?

04:03We just, like, no one talks to—no one.

04:06Yeah.

04:06I'm just, like, no one wants to talk to me.

04:09I'll drive through the neighborhood or walk, and people are like, they're, like, so uncomfortable.

04:16It's so weird.

04:17Does it make you feel like you want to move?

04:19I'll do whatever.

04:20Like, I'm not uncomfortable.

04:22And I have zero shame.

04:24But I have to, for the sake of my kids, I have to go to our neighborhood pool, like, at, like, 7 a.m.

04:31Because my kids, there will be consequences for them if I cause a stir.

04:37So I have to keep a low profile.

04:38Gotcha.

04:39And, like, I only want to move because I'm like, okay, I just need my own pool so that I don't have to get up at 7 a.m. to make reels.

04:46If it's at noon or, you know, whatever I want to do at my pool, I can do.

04:51But I have to just keep a low-key profile because of the kids.

04:55So because of that reason, yes.

04:57But not because I, like, care what they think or my—like, you know what?

05:00You're boring.

05:01Like, you don't have a life.

05:02You think I want to hang out with you anyways?

05:04No.

05:04We have nothing in common.

05:06Has this affected your, like, anything with your kids?

05:11Do they have struggles at school or anything like that?

05:15Does anyone, like—

05:15There's just been a couple of uncomfortable, like, tough conversations.

05:18Like, why do you have to do this, mom?

05:21I'm like, you like those shoes?

05:23You like this house?

05:24You like the vacation?

05:25That's why.

05:26Right.

05:26Yeah.

05:26Right.

05:27I can take it back.

05:29We change things.

05:31But overall, like, they haven't had trouble, like, you know, like, it hasn't caused them—they haven't had issues themselves.

05:38Prior to moving, yes.

05:39My older daughter was bullied.

05:42I popped up on TikTok.

05:44I was live on TikTok, and one of her friends did see, and then, of course, they went to my Instagram, and then it was all bad from there.

05:53They can't get on to OnlyFans, but they can see the link.

05:56They can see what I do.

05:57Yeah.

05:57And so, they did give her a hard time, and that was during middle school, and that was awful.

06:03Since moving, though, we really haven't had those issues.

06:07But she knows about the neighbor thing, and I think there is one other kid in the neighborhood, and, like, he saw me with a tripod in my front door, and he put two and two together.

06:17And he didn't razz her about it.

06:19He just asked about it.

06:21So, thankfully, that's been okay.

06:23Mm-hmm.

06:23Yeah.

06:24So, it's okay.

06:25But there have been a couple conversations, like I said, like, why do you have to do this, Mom?

06:29Yeah.

06:29Because you like money as much as I do.

06:32Yeah.

06:32It's what we have to do.

06:33And I like it.

06:34My daughter starts public school this year, and I'm, like, I don't know.

06:40I just, it's funny, because, so, you know, with public school, they ask for all kinds of volunteer help from their parents and stuff like that.

06:47And one of the positions was a photographer, like, class photographer.

06:52Yeah.

06:52And, you know, I'm a photographer.

06:54I'm a very good photographer, and I know a lot about photography.

06:57Yeah.

06:57And I, you know, and so, my husband was like, oh, you should do that.

07:03Like, because he was also like, if you're not the photographer, all you're going to do is criticize whoever becomes the photographer.

07:09Right.

07:09And I was like, that's true.

07:10Yeah.

07:11But then I was thinking about it.

07:12I was like, the problem is, is that at some point, someone's going to eventually find out what I do.

07:18Yes.

07:19And it's going to be weird.

07:20Right.

07:21And a parent's going to complain, and then a teacher's going to have to come to me and be like, hey, sorry, we found out that you shoot porn.

07:28We cannot allow you to, you know, be the class photographer for, like, the preschool, which is, like, insane to me.

07:37Insane, insane.

07:37Like, what do you think I'm going to do?

07:39Do you show them my work?

07:40Yeah.

07:40I mean, it's like, first of all, it's all in a public space.

07:44It's at the school.

07:45Yeah.

07:45Right?

07:46Right.

07:46And second of all, to think that I'm, like, some sexual deviant is bananas.

07:50It is.

07:51Like, it's, you know, I mean, and if anything, I was thinking about this the other day, if anybody understands consent and bodily autonomy, it's me.

08:00Yeah.

08:01You know, like, people don't, like, the adult industry is, we are very, especially, like, you know, at the level that I work at, we're very concerned with consent and, like, you know, autonomy.

08:13And I'm very, like, I'm very aware of those things.

08:16And, like, they're fucking children.

08:18Right.

08:19Like, Jesus Christ.

08:20Yeah, exactly.

08:21As if suddenly you don't have a brain and, like, can't, you know, be professional, right?

08:27It's just because of what you do, right?

08:29Yeah.

08:29And it's just, like, and it's sad because I knew I was going to come up against this at some point.

08:33And it hasn't happened yet.

08:34This is, like, this imaginary thing that's coming up in my head.

08:37But I'm just, like, I know if I put myself in that position, I feel like it's going to backfire on me and then it's going to be really hurtful.

08:45Yeah.

08:46You know?

08:46Yeah, it can be.

08:47And I just, like, I don't want to put myself in that position.

08:50So I think I'm going to have to let somebody else take shitty photos of the kids.

08:54And I'll just have to judge from back here and be like, okay.

08:57Yeah.

08:58Not where you put that light, lady.

08:59Right?

09:00Yeah.

09:01You could just say, you could just say to her, I mean, two things.

09:04One, you could take the chance.

09:06Or two, you could go to her and be like, hey, I couldn't, I was too busy to take this on.

09:11But, hey, I took some photography classes and I can give you some tips.

09:16Yeah.

09:18Yeah, but it's going to be an interesting world to navigate.

09:21But, I mean, you know, I do live in L.A.

09:23People are a lot more open here.

09:24They are.

09:25They're very relaxed.

09:26It's different.

09:26Yeah.

09:27I haven't really, like, faced too much vitriol for what I do.

09:31It just, I've never, I've never navigated this road as a mom.

09:36Yeah.

09:37You know?

09:37Right.

09:38And it's like, I grew up in this industry as the daughter of pornographers.

09:42I mean, that's what my parents did.

09:43And there was no backlash there.

09:44Well, but the internet didn't exist.

09:46Oh, you're right.

09:47You're right.

09:47So people like.

09:47You could have lied about, yeah.

09:49You know, I mean, if somebody, first of all, if you knew who Suze Randall was, then you

09:53were, like, a big fan of porn.

09:56Like, to know who the photographer was.

09:58Of course, they'll be cool about it then.

10:00Yeah.

10:00So that was, like, not common.

10:02But to recognize her, like, you know, at an event, like, then you're, like, crazy super

10:09fan.

10:09Like, that's so uncommon.

10:10But now, you know, everybody's on the internet.

10:11I mean, you found me because I popped up on your Instagram.

10:14Absolutely, yeah.

10:15You know?

10:16Yeah.

10:16And the way phones talk to each other.

10:18I know.

10:18Who knows if I'm just going to be, like, next to a mom and then just, like.

10:23It does recommend, yeah.

10:25People that are near you.

10:26Yes, it does.

10:26When you first post something, it pushes out to those in your local area.

10:30It does well, then it goes further.

10:32Yeah.

10:33So, yeah, your neighbors are seeing your stuff, you know?

10:36My neighbors are cool.

10:37Like, the neighborhood that I live in, it's, like, this eclectic kind of, like, art community

10:42full of a lot of people in the entertainment business.

10:44They are totally fine.

10:46They are awesome.

10:46I have no worries about that.

10:48It's just.

10:48Maybe those moms.

10:49It's the school environment that I'm concerned about.

10:51Yeah.

10:52Maybe I'm just, I don't know.

10:53Maybe I'm just worrying.

10:55We'll find out.

10:56Yeah.

10:58I'm normal, I swear.

10:59I know.

11:00We're normal.

11:00I know.

11:01I just talk about dicks a lot.

11:02But I won't do that at school.

11:04Right.

11:05I promise.

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