When dcs were younger ours Was in use everyday, would have been ok if it was only our kids but problem was all their friends wanted to use it as well, actually had random kids known to, but not friends of dcs turn up as well!
Got fed up with the arguments, constantly having to tell them to stop screaming and shouting. Complaints when someone got hurt because they were ignoring rules, ie no more than 3 at a time, no going underneath when someone is jumping on top, yes this happened several times then having to deal with complaints and tears because someone jumped on their head! 🤔
Got fed up of the whinging as someone was taking too long and it was thier turn. Trampoline net got wrecked and torn as they were hanging off the top of it and bent poles. Resulting in one kid falling through it and hitting head on patio. Also used to find random kids on trampoline when dcs were not here after letting themselves in locked gate!
Neighbours also pissed off at the noise, and various kids gawping into garden, they also broke fence adjoining their garden
Drew line when Both ds’s were about 10 and 12 at the time jumped out of the bedroom window that was directly above onto trampoline.
In the end I got totally fed up sounding like a broken record telling them to behave, it didn’t matter whether I was supervising or not.
Took it down for the winter told my dcs there was a storm coming and didn’t want it blowing away.....slashed the fecking thing with a knife and told them that the bad weather that winter had split it ...So couldn’t put it back up!
Best thing I ever did. Was glad to see the back of it, And it was great to have my garden back again!
Used responsibly By only my 3 it would have been fine but they seemed to turn utterly feral when their friends were in.