Reasonable request or out of order?

Crazy, we had the same problem in our street when growing up but it was ok for there children to play out years before we did. They are very hypocritical, its ok when its there children but the boot is on the other foot.

Tell them to do one, they are normally unsocial neighbors in the first place.
 
I think that you should look at how your children behave when outside and then decide what to do.

Sometimes because they are your children it is easy to overlook how much of a nuisance they can be to other people, try and be objective and if your children are being excessively noisy in the days then quiet them down but don't lock them inside.

Case in point, we have neighbours 2 doors down with two children who will be out all day when its warm, except they spend most of their time screaming. After several weeks of this another neighbour politely asked them if it were possible that they could sort this out because playing does not mean they need to scream constantly. I spent a large amount of my childhoold in the garden but I didn't find the need to scream constantly.
 
M0T said:
I think that you should look at how your children behave when outside and then decide what to do.

Sometimes because they are your children it is easy to overlook how much of a nuisance they can be to other people, try and be objective and if your children are being excessively noisy in the days then quiet them down but don't lock them inside.
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If it was not fo the fact that our daughter would normally be with the child minder I could see your point.
 
Slinwagh said:
If it was not fo the fact that our daughter would normally be with the child minder I could see your point.
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Well as long as you know your children are not being particularly noisey then tell her to shove it up her cake hole.
 
The silly thing is that if your daughter was at school, she would be out before 5 pm anyway.

This woman is completey mad. Who on earth would even think of making a request like this? We have kids playing outside all the time in the summer and it's a really good way of fostering good behaviour and their respect for when they are teenagers.

Tell her that you've consulted Brussels and it would be an infringement of your daughter's human rights and runs contrary to current healthy living advice.
 
Ah I remember those summer holidays spent locked up inside while all the other kids were out having fun. Great days. :rolleyes:

Tell her to get ****ed. Hard.
 
To be honest, i'd be telling her to Foxtrot Oscar.

Sounds a bit like our neighbour, she has a go at us because the cat goes in her front yard and occasionally on the fence, but it's okay for her to leave her 9 year old son at home alone and set fire to our garden and expecting US to fork out for the insurance.
 
I hate kids. But if they want to play outside then fine. Just as long as they dont stand around shouting and or screaming. As much as I dislike children I'd rather see them playing and kicking a football round or whatever it is they do than sat indoors.

Tell your neighbour to FO about the DIY first of all.

Then see for yourself on a nice day whether your neighbour has any point whatsoever. If it's with a childminder or you and is not shouting or screaming/wailing/crying loud more than other kids do then its the next doors problem not yours.

Do a wee wee through her letterbox :)
 
I can sort of (sort of) understand her. There are two kids in our neighbourhood which have slight case of ADHD to put it mildly, and the whole 16 houses are literally being terrorized from dusk to dawn during holiday. They are everywhere, back garden, front garden, making racket, pulling bits of fences, climbing walls, throwing apples on roofs, what have you. The whole warfare, which already forced various neighbours further up the street call police twice (mostly tresspassing) is considered by parents as "normal play". I suppose they had that for 5 years non stop, to them this just mild case of "out and about". Besides, they are slightly odd and in their opinion the little ones are some sort of gift and everyone in the world should participate in their kids upbringing and be thankful.

I'm not saying OP's kid is like that, BUT because I went through something remotely similar I can partially understand - if I worked from home, spent quarter of a mil on a quiet end of terrace to live my life, paid council extra tax for business premisses, had some buttocks numbing job that requires a lot patience and focus, don't know - like cobol coding or financial market analysis - and in the same time had two months ripped out of my calendar, in the middle of summer heat because local kids are refurbishing the street outside... probably wouldn't like it either. Especially if these were kids I don't like - the type that wake you up when you sunbath after long day of going through someone's taxes, peacefully stretched on your lounger until neighbours kid decide to randomly pour water over the fence.... ;)

I'm just saying - coin, two sides.
 
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That's another side of a different coin though, of course it's ok to have a word if the kids are vandalising the surrounding area.
 
she's being completly unreasonable we have kids down our street playing all the time and no-one cares because most of us played down the same street when we were young. to be honest just refuse and if she makes a big deal say okay then i'll keep my daughter in and send you the medical bills when she becomes obese and unhealthy hows that sound. with the DIY well nough said next time you need to take a dump go next door and politly ask permission as you don't wanna hurt obviously superhuman hearing when you drop one.
 
West said:
To be honest, i'd be telling her to Foxtrot Oscar.
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Completely unreasonable, she cannont CANNONT tell you how to raise your child/ren if you want your daughter to go outside and generally have fun like most kids want to do then thats your call she cannont deprive them of that.
 
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