Neighbours hate children!

babyshoes

I would find it terribly tempting to do something that would shock her, like sunbathing topless or in a really skimpy bikini (bearing in mind that I am not a svelte young model - size 20 in a size 16 bikini anyone? *shudder*). That wouldn't help the situation though, but it might be funny! I would also be tempted to either play loud music and/or make comments that she could hear, like 'that silly old woman next door is complaining about the kids laughing again, how sad'... But again, that probably wouldn't help, tempting as it may be. The 'fun' options are never the sensible, grown up ones, are they?

MiserlyMartin

I hate bloody noisy kids. I can see the neighbours point but you don't seem like you are that noisy, there has to be a bit of give and take.

mrsr

This makes me feel like a right old misery,I live next door to a young family they have there own twins of 6mnths and a five year old they also childmind and is currently fostering two little girls .These children are a nightmare while i feel there life must have been awful ,living nextdoor to constant noise of these children is really starting to affect me.I'm sure nextdoor would say the same sort of things about me ,I think she is finding it hard looking after them it's easy to send them out in the garden where there out from under her feet.I'm not saying ops children are like this.I don't dislike children and i have had my own and have grandchildren but i find it hard living nextdoor to them its driving me mad. theres not a minutes piece.

DKLS

Gingham_Ribbon wrote: »

I can understand someone not liking noise and I can understand to a point someone not liking living nextdoor to an ordinary, well behaved family. I can't understand bad behaviour because of it though.

I so wish they were an ordinary well behaved family, sadly they are not, he is a wife beating scumbag, she is a doormat and as for the poor kid. I wouldnt call "get your arris in here u little (See you next tuesday)" as quality parenting

Fingers crossed we should be out of here in september ish to a house that is detached by a quarter of a mile in all directions.

BigBlackcat

Yesterday, my neighbour blasted out Billy Joel's greatest hits for what seemed like an eternity. All together now, *Uptown girrrll...*

Give me the sound of children playing happily anyday..

mrsr

BigBlackcat wrote: »

Yesterday, my neighbour blasted out Billy Joel's greatest hits for what seemed like an eternity. All together now, *Uptown girrrll...*

Give me the sound of children playing happily anyday..

I'll do a swap with you i would rather have Up town Girl ,mind you next door to me don't play happily you might prefer the music instead :cool:

shellsuit

kittiej wrote: »

I would like to say a big thank you to everyone on this thread because it's really lifted my spirits.

I honestly thought I was the only person in the world to have Norman Bates' mother living next door to me :rotfl:

My neighbour does all the curtain twitching stuff and more - she assaulted me - well punched me in the face as it went - a couple of weeks ago. I wasn't hurt but did report her to the Police but they couldn't do anything due to the minor nature of my injuries and no witnesses lol.

Oh well she did get banged up for 6 hours and the race hate Police Officer is coming out to see me this week so I don't know what angle they're trying now - but hey if it gets her warned off by the Housing association then all the better.

Good luck OP

She punched you?? :eek::mad::mad:

You mention a race hate Police Officer ~ do you think maybe that's part of the problem ~ sheer ignorance?

It sounds dreadful for you ~ I'd go with the idea also of planting something that will grow high enough where she can't overlook your garden.

I wouldn't stop doing anything ~ do your normal things, let the kids play, hang your washing out, listen to the radio, have a BBQ etc..

Please do NOT let this wicked moaning witch stop you from doing any of those things just because she doesn't like it. It's HER problem, so let her deal with it.

And every time she moans or complains, write it down and when you have a few things listed, report her for harrassing you xx

nearlyrich

We have a similar next door neighbour, she has mental health issues and she thinks everyone should do things her way. My children were 5 and 7 when we moved here and we are detatched so no noise issues but she has knocked on the door and whinged about some trivial stuff over the years or sent her nasty bullying OH round to be obnoxious.

We have had visits from the council about some building work we did, we sent them the plans before we started even though it didn't effect their views etc and we didn't need planning permission. We also had a visit because she told the council we were putting our washer waste into a land drain, not true and proved not true. She was ranting at the council guy because he proved her wrong so they no longer take her seriously when she calls them out to investigate our badness LOL.
I told her to put any future complaints in writing and not to knock on my door again after she came round screaming about parking during a family party once. We have a large close family and we do get together, her grown up children visit once or twice per year. The parking was not causing her any inconvenience at all as a she doesn't drive and b they have made it impossible for anyone to park outside their house even though there is no legal reason why you can't ( no lines etc)

We just ignore them and other neighbours agree they are nasty and miserable.

OP enjoy your children enjoy your garden and don't let some bitter old bat get you down.

paddy's_mum

As it's (hopefully) the beginning of summer and your children ought to be able to enjoy their own garden, you might want to spend a few hours getting privacy very cheaply.

Shove in a couple of posts, and then string a washing line right along the boundary where Mrs Malevolent overlooks you, the whole length of the garden if needs be.

To it, tie a couple of old sheets (50p each from a charity shop) weighted down with old house bricks and block out her prying, vindictive eyes.

Cheap, simple, effective and very much to the point!

We had a nightmare of a time with a former neighbour and I am convinced to this day that he had the beginnings of dementia since nothing else accounts for such irrational, spiteful behaviour.

The fact that the neighbours own child keeps well away says it all, in my opinion.

starjumper

I'm 33 and do love well behaved kids, I live next to a really horrible noisy family with 6 kids and they make everyone's life hell in our street, swearing, kicking balls at windows generally being horrible, I live in a nice area, or it used to be anyway.

I don't mind a bit of noise, I used to love it in the summer when the other kids in the street had water fights etc, it was so funny and a joy to see them.

However I must make the point that everyone has the right to enjoy their garden and their homes. We have them screaming and fighting and banging about up to 2am in the house, playing outside and being really noisy until up to 11pm and the trampoline is right next to our fence, they are always on it and are very noisy and shout and heckle us when we go outside, if it's not the trampoline they are kicking balls at our house and fence and at our elderly dog, it's awful, I don't hate children but everyone has the right to a bit of peace and quiet for a few hours a day at least. If they went to bed at a decent hour and didn't fight all night or if their parents took them to the park occasionally to burn off some of their energy but it is hell round our way. We're going to move later this year as I'm pregnant and I don't want my child being brought up around them.