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Child coming over the fence to play at 7.35 am

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Wantmorenachosbutcant · 25/07/2025 18:41

This morning as I was just coming into the kitchen to make coffee and breakfast for Dd, I opened the kitchen door to the garden and Dd was already out there (have told her not to go in the garden unless one of us is up and there in the morning) with her friend climbing over our fence to play (low fence, then climbs onto our garden bench-not dangerous)
Behind our house is her friends grandparents house, the mum had dropped her off at her mums, so she could presumably go early to work and her mum then takes her to a kids club later on, on her way to work (they leave around 9am)
and this friend had come to play
Aibu to think this is far too early?!
I like to sit quietly in the garden with my coffee in summer and just wake up..basically! They were on the trampoline, then I was having to tell her not to climb on the top step of the slide and jump off etc.
They weren’t particularly noisy, but I was aware that some people would still be in bed and so on
As I was washing up, I heard her shouting to her grandma about something and her shouting back that she could just stay for a bit until they had to go to the kids club place.
All the toys were everywhere and by 9 I felt really stressed, plus we were going out and I was trying to get Dd to get ready. I said to her afterwards it’s fine at weekends or a day after kids club/school, but not this early in the mornings again.

Aibu and a grumpy sod spoiling the fun or would this be as annoying to you as it was to me?

OP posts:
missb10 · 25/07/2025 19:57

It's not so much about the noise IMO, it's more that the children are playing out unsupervised when there aren't many adults around. I know it's in your garden, but what if one of them got injured? How old are they? I would have different solutions depending whether they are under or over ten. When my young children went out of the house to see their friends who were knocking for them at 7 in the morning I had to hide the keys and tell their friends not to come round until after 10.

Featherruffler · 25/07/2025 19:55

You need some kind of child-safety lock on the garden door so your daughter can’t just go out early morning into the garden as she pleases when both of you are still in bed. What happens if she goes out early one morning and there’s a strange man or burgler there?
And wtf does the neighbour’s grandchild doing climbing into your garden? You need to talk to her grandparents and mum. WTF?

legoplaybook · 25/07/2025 19:45

Velmy · 25/07/2025 19:25

It's hardly naughty is it? Especially if they haven't been told so.

I'd be furious if one of my kids was going out in the garden (and inviting others over) at 7.30am when no adults were awake/aware and they had been told not to.
That's dangerous behaviour and very naughty.

Jennyathemall · 25/07/2025 19:27

legoplaybook · 25/07/2025 18:56

I'm always baffled by these threads where people can't bring themselves to talk to/say no to children. How does it happen???

In my house it would be a simple "DD, get back inside you're not allowed in the garden til 9" (and also a real bollocking about going outside when no one is up!)
"Neighbour kid, don't climb over the fence again. And don't call for DD before 10".

The end. Set some boundaries!

Exactly. Adults scared to adult.

Velmy · 25/07/2025 19:25

legoplaybook · 25/07/2025 19:05

But why on earth did you reward such naughty behaviour by letting them play?
Your DD needed an immediate telling off and the other kid needed telling immediately to get off the fence and never climb over again.
Then go and have your coffee in peace!

It's hardly naughty is it? Especially if they haven't been told so.

Nanny0gg · 25/07/2025 19:25

Wantmorenachosbutcant · 25/07/2025 18:51

Yes, I’ve told Dd as have a feeling she encouraged it, which she would if her friend was asking to come and play. If it happens again i’ll have to tell the gran/mum, which i’m not massively keen on doing

Keep the back door locked?

godmum56 · 25/07/2025 19:21

You are not free childcare. You should have taken Next Door child home and delivered her to grandmother and taken your child back indoors. I know you say its safe to climb over but what if the child did hurt themselves in your garden?

legoplaybook · 25/07/2025 19:13

Screamingabdabz · 25/07/2025 19:10

Nobody should assume that. And even if the op was up ‘anyway’ at that God forsaken time, it doesn’t mean she would want randoms there! 🙄

True but from the neighbours' perspective, neighbour kid is already playing the the garden at 7.30, encouraging the grandchild to climb over and play, and the mother is allowing them to play.

Rainbowshine · 25/07/2025 19:12

Yes at that age you need to deal with it straight away and clearly.

DD you know you are not allowed to play in the garden at this time.

Neighbour child you have to go back to your GP as we’re not able to play this morning. Bye

You need to tell your daughter not to let people play without asking you first as well

nomas · 25/07/2025 19:12

legoplaybook · 25/07/2025 19:00

Mad isn't it. Can you imagine sitting in your garden at 8am against your will, stressing about shushing the neighbours grandchild 😂

Yep and then moaning about it afterwards to people who can’t do anything about it.

I think OP has posted about this grandma and grandchild a few times before.

IhadaStripeyDeckchair · 25/07/2025 19:10

Oh no, that child woukd be back over the fence as soon as i saw her.
No visitors without an invitation or before 10am.

Screamingabdabz · 25/07/2025 19:10

Soonenough · 25/07/2025 19:03

Maybe grandparent assumed you are up and about anyway . Some people are up at 6am . If your DD encouraged her and you didn't send her back gran might have thought you are OK with it .
Just find a polite way to tell the kid to bugger off home .

Nobody should assume that. And even if the op was up ‘anyway’ at that God forsaken time, it doesn’t mean she would want randoms there! 🙄

BreakfastClubBlues · 25/07/2025 19:06

Never in a million years would I allow that to happen.

She would have been sent straight back over the fence!

legoplaybook · 25/07/2025 19:05

Wantmorenachosbutcant · 25/07/2025 19:02

I did send her back, but she’d already arrived, was just there and I’d just woken up. I let them have a short play, sent her back and said not in the morning again

But why on earth did you reward such naughty behaviour by letting them play?
Your DD needed an immediate telling off and the other kid needed telling immediately to get off the fence and never climb over again.
Then go and have your coffee in peace!

Soonenough · 25/07/2025 19:03

Maybe grandparent assumed you are up and about anyway . Some people are up at 6am . If your DD encouraged her and you didn't send her back gran might have thought you are OK with it .
Just find a polite way to tell the kid to bugger off home .

PrincessHoneysuckle · 25/07/2025 19:02

legoplaybook · 25/07/2025 18:56

I'm always baffled by these threads where people can't bring themselves to talk to/say no to children. How does it happen???

In my house it would be a simple "DD, get back inside you're not allowed in the garden til 9" (and also a real bollocking about going outside when no one is up!)
"Neighbour kid, don't climb over the fence again. And don't call for DD before 10".

The end. Set some boundaries!

Exactly this

Wantmorenachosbutcant · 25/07/2025 19:02

legoplaybook · 25/07/2025 19:00

Mad isn't it. Can you imagine sitting in your garden at 8am against your will, stressing about shushing the neighbours grandchild 😂

I did send her back, but she’d already arrived, was just there and I’d just woken up. I let them have a short play, sent her back and said not in the morning again

OP posts:
PrincessHoneysuckle · 25/07/2025 19:01

Kids playing on a trampoline before 9am is a no no

Smartiepants79 · 25/07/2025 19:00

You don’t say how old they are but I’d start with a firm word with my own child about going outside before 9 and making it very clear to her that it’s not happening again. And then , yes, a conversation with the grandma - 7:30 is not an acceptable time in anyone’s book.

CoralOP · 25/07/2025 19:00

Jeez I would of sent her straight back, no one would think its ok to send their child into someone elses garden at 7.30am!

legoplaybook · 25/07/2025 19:00

nomas · 25/07/2025 18:58

Why did you just not send her back?

Mad isn't it. Can you imagine sitting in your garden at 8am against your will, stressing about shushing the neighbours grandchild 😂

Sassybooklover · 25/07/2025 18:59

Having a child climb over your fence at 7.35 am to play with your daughter is unacceptable. The Grandparents of the other child should have stopped their granddaughter. A neighbour of mine, who's house backed onto our garden used to let her son play in the garden from 7 am onwards. He'd shout, scream and be generally noisy, it was bloody awful. Not once did she have the consideration to tell her son off. Thankfully they've moved, so peace has been restored! If this happens again, go with the child back to her grandparents, tell them it's much too early and give them an acceptable time and day of the week. Oh and tell them, their granddaughter needs to knock on the front door, not climb over the fence. You aren't being unreasonable, you just needs to put boundaries in place.

FloofyBird · 25/07/2025 18:58

Have you posted about this GM fobbing her GC off on you before ?

howshouldibehave · 25/07/2025 18:58

I would nip this in the bud now and would have taken the daughter straight back home with an 'we will have to arrange a play date at some point, but X arriving over the fence at 7am doesn't work for us'

If you think your daughter has encouraged it, I would tell her off and tell her not to do this and to tell her friend this can't happen again.

nomas · 25/07/2025 18:58

Why did you just not send her back?

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