AIBU in thinking that if you are waiting at the bus stop

[princesspuds]

do not open my gate to put your kids in there because you can't be arsed to keep an eye on them.

Just had some stupid bitch parent do this, she opened my gate and urged her brat child to play in my garden.

My garden has no toys or play equipment, but plants, solar lights and a few pretty windchimes and ornaments as my dd is in a wheelchair and enjoys being out there, I did approach the mum and got "he's only a baby" he was about 2ish and had managed to pull out some ornaments which had a spike attached, when I suggested she use reins she stil kept on harping on about her ds only being a baby, so I asked her if she would like it if I got my kids to come and tear around her garden.

If her child or anyone elses got injured in my garden (as this happens a lot) I bet the parent would be kicking off about it.

Bearing in mind that my garden has a gate which is always closed, am I being unreasonable in wanting my garden kept for me and my family, not every kid whose parent is at the bus stop and they feel it is an option instead of looking after them themselves

Sorry rant over

Tortoise, no it isn't unfortunately.

The bus service around here leaves a lot to be desired, so the kids tend to clamber over the walls or open the gate and come in, it was only the stupid cow today (as far as I know) who has opened the gate and encouraged her child to play in it.

I have a long ramp leading down to my house and the kids seem to like running up and down that and climbing on the walls by the side of the ramps as well as generally being little shits.

Avril, the first 3 are a no no, but the last one has potential, that looks good Cumfy

Yes, we have an open garden with no gates and children do play on it, as they do all the gardens in our street, but that's OK as they are children we know, and my DS will be joining them soon. Only time we stop them is when DH has put weedkiller down. Opening and gate is just weird!

I live in an open plan estate - its horrendos. 'Our communal garden (flats)' is around the back of our property and to walk through it you have to go through the car park and around the back through the car park at the other end. Yet it seems all the kids seem to go this way.

YANBU this woman sounds like an idiot

That's just...bizarre.

Can you get a lock you can spring from the house? Which you then helpfully unlock just as the bus is pulling away....

Oooooooo. Evil flootshoot. I like.

That is just bizarre. Really bizzare.

But then so is the woman who threatened to call the police about sc13's ds.

Top Trumps Time
Maybe the mother has some kind of ASD - might that explain her not understanding boundaries?

DOG that would anoy me, I think I would be tempted to spray something on the hedge that would stain/stink their clothes, but maybe I'm BU

Agree they are cheeky.

If it happens a lot maybe a lock on the gate as people have suggested?

Dog. they sit on your hedge? are they very small? if I sat on a hedge it would cave in! yes spray something on it. cheek.
Op I cannot believe that. Get a dog! You could have had a pitbull in your garden!
I have a bus stop outside my house and pensioners seen to like to wait on my drive for it then scowl at me if I dare want to get on or off it! when I worked nights they kept me awake with incessant chatter about the weather, state of royal mail and Easter being early this yr. I used to wish theyd use their bus pass to go to Timbuctoo

Agree they are cheeky.

If it happens a lot maybe a lock on the gate as people have suggested?

Just put a sign on your gate "Tresspasers will be eaten" lol!
Can't believe the cheek of that woman and she opened your gate!

Dog, some dirty engine oil liberally spayed in their private seating area your hedge should do the trick

sprayed

let the dog out. She wouldn't do it again!

Id get a fuck off big Beware of Dog sign and put it next to the door lock.

Can you rig a really really loud alarm to your garden gate, that goes off when it is opened? Or maybe a loud gate-activated voice recording "This is NOT your garden. I repeat, this is NOT your garden"

we lived at a house with a bus stop outside- an unofficial one but had 5 years of people standing in our garden, leaning against our car throwing fag butts etc.

what really used to make me laugh was as i left the house at 7.50 people would ask me if the bus had been yet. they would never fail to take offence when i said i didnt know- when they arrived every 20 mins of your life you failed to notice them!

never buy a house with a bus stop outside.

PMSL at Tortoise's post.

Op-YANBU.

YANBU about the being in your garden bit, that is quite unbelievable.

YABU about walking on your wall, I let dd do this to people's walls. It's only a wall.

In fact today as I got off the bus my bags were slipping out of my hands. The bus stop is on a busy main road and there is a wall along a terraced row of houses. I rested my shopping bag on the wall to get a better grip of it before it dropped and some woman putting her rubbish out gave me a filthy look as if i were pissing up it! It's a wall ffs I'm leaning a bag on it.

YABU in suggesting reins for her child.

How very dare you!

They are for dogs don't you know?

D0GS - you should coat your hedge in something that is harmless to the hedge and not so great for clothes - something like paprika (disclaimer - I have no idea if this will harm the hedge, but I have a fairly good idea that it might stop them parking their bums on your hedge!!)

Princessspuds - I need photographic evidence I'm afraid - I just cannot believe people do this? Not one twat, but several??? Where the hell do you live??? If it's true and not a Friday wind-up... why not put a box on the front of the gate - Entry by donation or get a sign 'Stay the fuck out of my garden you dim witted nobs' - but then the PIL other visitors might not come in either....