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[chickenbutt]

I'm admittedly not much of a kid-person, but wow! If this is true, even I would find it beyond ridiculous.

The truly hilarious part is about calling the cops.  Really?  And I wonder what that nut would expect that the police would do about a child laughing and playing in his own backyard.   

It's just so bizarre.

[meem120]

Put up a fence!!

[Zenyoga]

If that note is true I feel sorry for the unhappy person that wrote it, because in my opinion nothing like hearing the laughter of children it's one of the best sounds around. 

[SahmIam]

Ignore. The outside air space is owned by NO ONE and this is exactly WHERE we are supposed to laugh, yell, make noise. Encourage your child to enjoy life; laughter is a HUGE part of it. Don't stifle a single element of her being a child.

The Wicked Witch, however... needs a HUGE attitude adjustment. 

[hckynut]

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@GIJane wrote:

How would you handle this situation? Would you confront the neighbor? Ignore her? Increase the noise level? Respect her wishes? Call her bluff? 

Apparently the neighbor is sensitive to noise or doesn't like children or both. Or maybe she's just a nasty Mrs. Kravitz type? Thoughts please.

@GIJane

I would not use any of the choices you offered above.  I do not like words like "confront/increase noise level and call her bluff".

I prefer face to face conversation, unless you have already taken that step. Police? Unless it violates the hour of the morning or excepted decibel level, they will do nothing.

I worked midnight to 8am, but do you think my neighbors mowed their lawns will I was working? Of course not. If talking with her doesn't satisfy her wishes? I would go on with my life.

hckynut(john)

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[alliswell]

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@Zenyoga wrote:

If that note is true I feel sorry for the unhappy person that wrote it, because in my opinion nothing like hearing the laughter of children it's one of the best sounds around. 

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ITA!  However, I have heard children playing when they make loud, blood curdling, hair-raising screams that have me running to a window to see if they're OK.    Fortunately, they are OK.

[dooBdoo]

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@Moonchilde wrote:

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.

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          I know, @Moonchilde!   I thought it was a "creative story" when I saw it over a year ago, as you said designed to get attention and make waves and go viral.   Just a quick check...  I don't see any updates so I guess it hasn't ever been verified or debunked.

[Sooner]

Maybe the kid is outside screaming all day.  Yeah, that would bug a lot of people.  Maybe the kid needs some quiet time in the house now and then.  Or maybe if the kid is in the house, it drives the mother nuts, so she puts her out in the yard to drive the neighbors nuts. . . 

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[dooBdoo]

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@GIJane wrote:

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.

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          Welcome to the Community, @GIJane!   Of course it's okay to discuss.   (As a side note, though, for any questions you might have, it helps to take a look at the Standards for Participation -- there's a link in the column on the left side of the page here.   But there's nothing in your thread that even comes close to being against the policies.)   It's usually helpful to add a link to the source, maybe a date, but you'll get the hang of it here.   Hope you have a great afternoon/evening!

[nomless]

It also went viral last year...April, 2015.