A woman has reached the end of her rope with her neighbors’ noisy children, who she says are making life unbearable with their constant screaming, screeching, and crying. The fed-up mom took to Mumsnet to vent her frustrations, revealing that the children next door, aged six to fifteen, take to the garden late into the evening and engage in a cacophony of noise. She explained that the children play football, but they often target the youngest child, winding him up and causing him to scream and cry. When the screeching isn’t going on, the children resort to football chants at full volume and constant fighting. The noise has become unbearable for the woman and her family, affecting her son’s bedtime and making it impossible for them to enjoy their own garden in the summer months, especially with the need to keep windows open for ventilation. She wonders if it would be unreasonable to ask the parents to get their children to keep the noise down, particularly in consideration of her son’s sleep and the fact that the noise makes their garden unusable. The question divided opinion among the forum members. Some believed that the children should be allowed to play outside without restriction, while others sided with the original poster, arguing that it was possible to have fun outdoors without creating excessive noise and that the neighbors had a responsibility to be considerate of those around them. A few commenters suggested a friendly chat might resolve the issue, while others were more cynical, predicting that the parents would be dismissive or even hostile. Ultimately, the woman is left with a dilemma: should she confront her neighbors about the noise, or should she endure the disruption in the hope that it will eventually subside?
Neighbours From Hell: Mom’s Plea for Quiet Amidst Constant Noise
