Are you letting your kids roam the streets?

[EyUpBoro]

Please stop. Call them in. I swear I'm about to go over the edge.
I've had an idiot group of kids ringing the doorbell, banging the door and banging the window at my cat all evening.
I've had to shut the poor fucking cat in the kitchen away from the window. I have a sick child trying to sleep and an angry partner who is going through some serious mental health issues atm and I'm struggling as it is, these kids are about to send me over the edge.
If your kids are roaming around unsupervised please bring them in otherwise someone's daughter will be coming home in fucking tears tonight and possibly covered in 🥚

It sounds like you are having a difficult time.

The bad behaviour of one bunch does not mean all young people act like this, though.

Call the police on the little c*s

Sorry you're struggling , most people won't be behaving like this but I understand your frustrations. Hope you can find some peace later and that people in your neighbourhood find a bit of consideration.

Well the problem is if you aren't supervising your kids you don't know what they're up to. Or who they're pudding off.

DH and I were discussing this the other night, I think we will see a huge rise in anti social behavior now schools are shut.

This is a worry of mine (among others!) with the schools shutting. Gangs of teenagers not in school but their parents having to work, and them being old enough to be left alone. Bored and restless.
I hope it's not too bad.

Thanks for the replies. I'm starting to wonder if this sort of behaviour is going to be more common now the kids are off school. I just hope their parents start taking some more responsibility 🙏

They’re running riot where I live too.

We’re in a touristy place with lots of second homes and families have been arriving daily for the past week.

The kids are out all day through to the evening. Some think it’s funny to hide in the gardens of the elderly residents (retirement complex) and try to coax them out. Some have even spat through their letterboxes.

Of course everyone will be thinking ‘my kids would never do that’ but why take the risk?

It's like an early Easter holiday! I walked to the shops earlier and saw group after group of teens, spitting, littering and generally being a nuisance, cycling in front of prams etc.
Do they not have work to be doing??

Of course everyone will be thinking ‘my kids would never do that’ but why take the risk?

That's the thing isn't it no one thinks it's their kids...but it probably is.
Just keep them in, they don't need to be out roaming the streets.

This is why I was praying they wouldn't close the schools. The little bastards next door to me are already running riot, screaming, banging the walls, kicking my fence etc. I almost lost my mind during the Xmas holidays listening to them until 2am every day then having to go to work at 5am.

There's no way I can put up with them for weeks/months when I have a newborn who won't sleep.
I live in a relatively quiet area yet there are kids all over the streets. There's no way people will keep their kids inside so they might as well be in school seeing as they are interacting with the same kids outside.

Other people's kids are the worst aren't they! And I'm not someone who hates kids in general. I have a son who I adore..but he's my responsibility and I wouldn't dream of making him other peoples problem or allow him to disrupt other people.

 @stuckinthemiddlewithtwats it's so stressful with a newborn without having selfish twats as neighbours disturbing your sleep. Remember you aren't alone in this, and if you eat to chat or bitch about selfish twats then I'm here.

Need to chat not eat

The problem is, if parents of older kids still have to work, they might have to leave their kids to look after themselves all day. Then they don't know what they're getting up to.

Just said this on another thread we need a lockdown makes no sense shutting school

Sorry
Without a lockdown

I agree @miss43 that's what needs to happen.

My upstairs neighbours - adult - appear to be taking on Joe Wick's PE sessions (see youtube) and doing on the spot exercises. I've not watched the video but I think star jumps are included......

I strongly suspect there may be a rise in violence against the neighbours.

@catwithnohat I feel your pain! I used to live in a flat and the people above used to make an incredible amount of noise. Sometimes it was like they were dragging very heavy furniture around all through the night. Very weird.

I think it won’t be long before they get escorted home by a police officer if they do. The school safeguarding teams have all got contingency plans for this.

That's reassuring @Dogsaresomucheasier I hope it's the case.
Btw the banging and doorbell ringing stopped shortly after my post so I'm wondering if my rant worked 🤔🤣

There was a huge gang of them in a back garden across from me at 930 am. Alcohol, loud music, parents no doubt out at work.