Teenagers on the Street at Midnight

[Monty100]

To be getting annoyed. I live in a quiet residential part of town (in London). Lately the quiet children on the road have morphed into teenagers . I have two of my own, tucked up in bed, or at least in their rooms and dp is in bed.

It's well gone midnight, next door's dd is out there, her voice is so loud, and 2/3 boys that also live on the street who are on roller blades. I've asked them nicely to keep the noise down as people in here (and I didn't say about the rest of the street) are trying to sleep. They are getting louder and louder.

I suppose this is more of a wwyd??

I heard next door's dd saying 'she should shut her windows innit'. Grr

If you've already asked them personally to be quiet, I would knock on the parents door and ask them to keep their children quiet.

Yes, the parents are probably asleep, so you will have to wake them...and they will be very cross with their DC.

a short term result.

The last time I went out to next door's dd she gave me a right mouthful and I said to her I was going to speak to her mum (who has always been lovely), so I got 'well, she in New York innit'!

I despair.

This is a bit close to home for me (not that im in London )- I live opposite a park,and every year there are kids that seemed 2 minutes ago to be riding scooters .......well this year 2 of my dc are said children/teens .....my neighbour a nasty vicious child hating cow who actually assaulted me on my doorstep 2 years ago cos she thought my eldest dc was stood on her car the night before (he wasnt obviously hes my ds and wouldnt do that but the night before he was with me and lots of other adults celebrating my bday)the police came and wouldve arrested her had i not took pity and thought shes an old woman driven mad by the noise of the park(incidentally the police man told her that no-one had stood on her car as there was no visible damage).....well this year she has gone mad as a hatter shes phoning the police at least 6 times a day as a result the council may well be spending money they dont have to move an access - when theres no money available for signs to warn motorists the park is there ......and the police spend hours and hours with her and it may well und up as a park with a dispersal order on it after 8 pm so really its not a park at all.

Id say live and let live but perhaps you could speak to the teens in a non threatening way and hopefully theyd be receptive.

Lynette - I didn't say thanks for replying, but I am grateful.

Nicks - thanks for reply, when I went out I suggested they roller blade in the park (2m away). They said 'it's dark up there, but we'll keep the noise down'. Then next door's joined them 5 mins after, I think she just happened along, she didn't come out of the house. OMG they are so noisy.

I don't want to be the mad miserable old bag that lives on the corner, I love teenagers (having two of my own), but it's late and me and dp get up early.

Next door's dd's voice is horrendous!

Get some earmuffs then/ or noise cancelling headphones.

Or start playing some old music at them. I'm alternating between Start Me Up and Arcade Fire.

I speak as a 17yo who is uop too late...

Breath - lol but at least you're indoors .

I was really pleased last night when it rained because they were out there.

I am turning into the mad old bag that lives on the corner.

They've gone now.