Neighbour's Household Has Too Many Children? 29 April 2021 at 7:53PM edited 29 April 2021 at 7:55PM in Marriage, relationships & families 42 replies 6.8K views

Robin_TBW

I'm not sure if this is the right place to put this or anything but I have a question I would like a bit of opinion on really.

The neighbours in question live in a two bedroom flat in the same block as me. The bedrooms are a fine size, not massive but not box rooms and they are a couple and have three kids living there as well. Probably around the ages of 7, 8 and 11 I'd say? Obviously because of this the kids generate a fair bit of noise, different ones are in and out of the block and living on-top of one another then means lots of crying fits and arguments which I can hear through a wall. It's really annoying having to listen to them so much. I've no doubt there's nothing... "bad" going on in the home, but should this be their home? Outside of the kids, the parents are absolutely fine neighbours.

Am I stepping over a line and this is none of my business? One of the kids is coming up to being a teenager and the five of them share two rooms. It's just... bad... right?

wannabe_a_saver

What are you expecting them to do about it? 

pramsay13

You could maybe offer them your spare room. 

SaverRate

Think YOU should move out! 

maman

I'm sure they'd like more space but probably all they can afford. It's sadly very common. ☹️

Grumpy_chap

Two children can share a bedroom.  Very common.

Nothing to see here.

bouicca21

 Robin_TBW said:

Am I stepping over a line and this is none of my business? 

Yes.

sassyblue

You said yourself you believe nothing bad going on and the noise isn’t bothering you so anything else is not your concern.

Some people live in cramped conditions, as long as the children are loved and cared for that’s all that matters.

Caz3121

do you know the sleeping arrangements or are you assuming?
not unheard of, in cases where family cannot afford larger property for parents to have sofa bed in living room and kids have the bedrooms

Robin_TBW

Grumpy_chap said:

Two children can share a bedroom.  Very common.

Nothing to see here.

They have three... and one is approaching teen years. Just seems a bit much.

Robin_TBW

sassyblue said:

You said yourself you believe nothing bad going on and the noise isn’t bothering you so anything else is not your concern.

Some people live in cramped conditions, as long as the children are loved and cared for that’s all that matters.

I actually said the noise does bother me. I don't know how me saying I hear crying fits and arguments is taken as not being bothered... or the constant in/out slamming of doors.