To expect neighbour's DC not to

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play football or other ball games against the side of my house.

Got in from work today and yet again found the DC from next door playing ball in their drive, this wouldn't be a problem except that my house has a lovely low wall and then the whole side of the house with no windows on it so it is great to play against. So they do and if they hit/kick the ball well all my pictures rattle plus even on the low wall there is the constant thump.

Each time I ask them to stop they do, but it doesn't mean they won't be doing it again tomorrow or as soon as I go out again.

My AIBU is more directed at the parents, so AIBU to expect the parents to stop their DC from doing this when both the DC and parents have been asked very politely before to do so.

sorry @ Indith, no implication of your using the term intended. Appears I have sole rights to that one.....

I have had experience of it however, in a previous life, and I'm afraid that is how we ended up referring to them. It is the most irritating thing in the world, incessant noise from somebody else... Didn't help that the parents didn't bother to help out, no matter how carefully we approached them.

This is why I live in the middle of nowhere, I guess... Sheep. That's about it. Suits me. (Thread hi-jack, stopping now, sorry...)

Indith - my 'they probably don't have a wall' was in reply to Hecate - sorry that wasn't clear! & yes, I'd be with you on that too - the ones on the cycle path are bastards!

Ds yelled "stupid idiots" and blew a raspberry at a motorbike today. The boy is well trained. One of these days I'm just going burst and yell at them but I'm a little bit scared as I don't think they are from my lovely village, they are from the village with some slightly debatable bits down the road and they are bigger than me. With they had number plates.

Sheep sound good Lost. I live in a little, quiet village now, much nicer than the thudding.

open your door and tell them to move, not their parents..Them! and do it every single time , they will soon take the hint :-)

haha says me who quietly moans when next door play on my half of the garden

Sorry been out but back again now will clarify some points in a mo

Sorry been out but back again now will clarify some points in a mo

OK i'll try again as my last post failed :(

Kids are secondary age so no issue with going elsewhere
They do not live mid terrace, we are fortunate to all live on a middle-class modern 4-5 bed housing development in a quiet cul-de-sac
The fields, including a football pitch are about 100m down the road
I like the idea in general of kids playing out and our road is often busy with them on their bikes etc.
When they are kicking a heavy leather football, reasonable hard the noise and apparent shaking is quite pronounced, when it is a tennis ball it is just annoying
I will try and talk to the mother again, but whenever I see her she always looks so miserable and is generally on her phone I just don't want to approach her. See the Dad very rarely as he works strange hours.
It is definitely my wall and house side, but their drive due to the strange way new estates are planned.

Just hope that the rumour I heard about them moving soon is true

Would it be unreasonable to put a "No Ball Games" sign up on the side of your house?