Good neighbours are priceless. However, it’s not necessary to be pals but the most essential thing is to maintain a polite relationship with your neighbours. Having a child requires some caution. However, we live in a loud society where hearing things is inescapable, therefore expectations must be moderated to some level. Scroll down to read the entire article, and don’t forget to leave your thoughts on how you would deal with such a situation.
Source: Mumsnet
New neighbour must have moved in opposite me. We live in flats so no garden. Her two children are outside pretty much constantly. I’m half working in the office and the other half at home. I get in at 1.30pm and until around 8pm they are outside all day every day playing/shouting/screaming/making any loud noise that they can manage and I’ve had enough. My husband is the most patient person ever and it’s even annoying him.
I don’t even know what to think because they have every right to play outside… I don’t even know what the solution is. I’m not exaggerating, every 2 seconds one child or the other or both are screaming at the top of their lungs or trying to scare the other one. They are running around like wild animals and I am also slightly concerned about why they never seem to be in their home. Surely they would need to go in for dinner, homework, bath etc. the mum just lets them play out for hours. I’m sure one of the other neighbours next door to her will say something soon enough.
I don’t even know what can be done. Just really getting upset now as it feels like I have no chance to relax. It’s so loud that I couldn’t hear my TV last night. The sound of the washing machine wouldn’t even cover their noise. Has anyone been through this? We don’t share a landlord so I can’t ask him. They are opposite us in a separate building but we are raised up and they play on the landing running up and down. Like I said I know they have the right to play it’s just the loud screaming that’s annoying. I genuinely love children but these children are something else. Should I buy some ear plugs, would they even help?
