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Early morning noisy neighbours in garden

31 replies

CactusHeart · 01/07/2025 10:49

IABU to be grumpy when the neighbours send their two toddlers and pet dog outside first thing in the morning?
Dad often leaves for work before 6, they have gravel driveway so we hear that, then the rest of the family are up and about.
We have tiny gardens which sort of jigsaw together, they are diagonally opposite to us. The children are on the trampoline 3m from my house, banging drums, pushing those pretend lawn mowers that click, screeching at other, chasing the dog, who barks back. Then mum comes out and yells at all of them, which just adds to the noise.
Sometimes they wait until half 7 but this week it's been before 6am, at weekends too.

As I have no intention of confrontation, I know I have to suck it up, but I'm sure I had a not outside before 9am rule when mine were little

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DownsideUpside · 01/07/2025 12:11

YANBU to be grumpy about it but YWBU to do or say anything, having toddlers on a boiling hot morning is hard work and they can use their garden as they please.
They won’t be toddlers forever and summer won’t last forever.
Hopefully after a 6am start they’ll crash out for a nap mid morning and you and the mum will get some peace.

JacquesHarlow · 01/07/2025 12:08

The problem is that most people know that British folk don’t do confrontation. So they’ll do what they want

alexalisten · 01/07/2025 12:07

BernardButlersBra · 01/07/2025 12:06

YANBU they sound like the neighbors from hell. I don't let my toddlers go out that early

Even when the house is 30 + degrees

BernardButlersBra · 01/07/2025 12:06

YANBU they sound like the neighbors from hell. I don't let my toddlers go out that early

alexalisten · 01/07/2025 11:54

I was out in the early hrs this morning because the house is just unbearable. It will be cooling down after today

FrenchandSaunders · 01/07/2025 11:51

I think in this heatwave I would put up with it ... it'll soon be raining and miserable.