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Nosey children

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Badneighbours101 · 28/05/2017 16:50

We live in a terrace which means through access in our back garden. There's a small gate going from ours to neighbours garden.

Their small grandchildren stand on a table and look over the gate into our garden...and directly into our kitchen, which means they watch me in the kitchen. No blinds, it's a very big window and we can't afford it.

I suffer from mild anxiety and this pushes me right over the edge. I don't like being watched!!

I don't want to complain and come over as a grouch; I have small children myself. But this does my head in on a massive scale.

AIBU to be so annoyed? What can i do?

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EssentialHummus · 28/05/2017 16:53

How old are they? I'd go out there and say "It's not polite to stare, please stop looking through my window."

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Anothernewnn · 28/05/2017 16:55

Im afraid the onus is on you to put blinds or curtains on your windows. You can't stop the children from looking in.

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Trifleorbust · 28/05/2017 16:58

It's a bit unusual to feel so anxious about such small children. Are they particularly creepy or do you perhaps need to consider that it is your anxiety, not them?

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HouseOfGoldandBones · 28/05/2017 16:59

I don't think you'll be able to stop them, unfortunately.

Have you thought of the plastic/film sheets that you stick onto the inside of the window, which will give you the same light, but just makes the window "frosted"

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fabulousathome · 28/05/2017 16:59

www.purlfrost.com/frosted-window-film/

Something like this, plastic film which imitates frost glass, might help. Doesn't block the light and is fairly cheap.