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Teenager sat outside window!

29 replies

butterfly245 · 25/10/2024 02:47

wide awake disturbed and upset…

my toddler came running into our bedroom about an hour ago, and to take him back to his own room he needed some settling down he was quite upset.

in his room I saw flashing lights from outside. Not sure if that’s what woke him but it was similar to flashes of lightening. When I looked out the window, two people were sat right underneath his window on their phones! We have a shed roof underneath which is shared with the neighbour as it’s a terraced house. I’m guessing they sat on our side because there’s bushes on theirs.

OH went out to tell them they’d woken up a toddler and they apologised and moved. Looked like teenagers and their window was wide open so clearly they’d climbed out of there.

Would I be acting OTT to talk to the neighbour again about it or even seek some legal advice? I’m so disturbed at the idea of a stranger sat outside my child’s window, I can’t sleep 😢 I do have some past trauma around an ex partner who used to loiter outside my house and bang on the windows so this may be clouding my judgement. OH moving them on may be enough?

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DaftyLass · 25/10/2024 04:20

He asked them to move, they did, I'm not sure what further needs doing?

MumChp · 25/10/2024 03:34

Let it go.
If it happens again talk to parents.

TheSilkWorm · 25/10/2024 03:33

Is it a public road or were they in your garden? If public then YABU. If your garden then have a word with their parents if you know them, that's not ok. But legal advice? What??

EvvyLannis · 25/10/2024 03:32

I’m not sure I understand the set-up, are these kids from your neighbours house? Or just randoms sitting there?
I can see how it would be discomfiting but I’d probably not go as far as legal advice, they probably just didn’t realise they were being so intrusive.
I get a bunch of students talking outside my house really late quite often- I honestly don’t think it occurs to them that anyone might be able to hear them🙄