Community Chat

[KingstonsMom]

From the way the note is folded, it appears that the neighbor stuck it in her door or somewhere on her property.

If it were me and she did call the police, I would tell her that I'm going to have her charged with littering on my property!

And if she stuck it in the mailbox, that's a Federal offense.

[jaxs mom]

I'd ignore it completely. Neighbor should have moved into a senior neighborhood if they didn't want to have children playing in their own yards. What a grinch. 

[KingstonsMom]

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@SilleeMee wrote:

When you don't hear the children playing is when you should be concerned. Not the other way around.

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@SilleeMee

I agree, and if they're screaming (like pain, not fun) & crying instead of giggling.

[Qgirl26]

Wow, how rude of that neighbor! With my personality, I'd confront them and tell them to go ahead and call the police. They would probably just laugh at her/him. How ridiculous and petty to complain because your child is doing what children do, running and playing in their own backyard! Boy oh boy, what is the world coming to?

[Qgirl26]

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@GIJane wrote:

Just to clarify: This topic/article was found on Good Housekeeping Magazine. I read it this morning.

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Oh, I see. I thought this happened to you. I still think it's terrible if it really happened. I've heard some of those notes people share are fake though. But if it happened, shame on that person!

[GIJane]

I read it this morning on Good Housekeeping. It was shared on their site 10 hrs. ago. No mention of it being a hoax.  First time I saw it.

Hope it's okay to discuss.

[KarenQVC]

I would ignore the note.  However, I would first check to see if my child was screaming while he is outside.  Screaming socks.

[libbyannE]

I would do one of two things:

1. Ignore the note.

2. Make an attempt to see the neighbor in person, smile whether you want to or not, and  say that you can understand how the neighbor might feel but that the young child needs to play and exercise. Explain that you will try to keep the volume of any yelling down,  because kids do need to learn not to yell all the time.  Say that you appreciate the neighbor's honesty because you really want to get along with the neighbors. You might talk about how you love dogs, you once had a bird yourself or whatever applies. Ask about the pets and their named.  Thank your neighbor for taking time to contact you and say that you hope  the two of you will be able to chat when you see each other out in the yard. Take the woman some cookies or something every once in a while. And let the child run but do as my parents did and try to curb the volume of any screaming that may go along with normal play. 

[Moonchilde]

I just don't believe the "note" is genuine. It reads like an eyeroll, OTT reaction calculated to outrage people, but really, it's overdone, as are most of this type of thing. It doesn't bother me because I din't believe it's real.