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To still be fucking fuming over these kids?

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thefroggy · 04/02/2012 19:30

Short version. A family moved in the street attached to ours (new build) about two years ago. Since then the brothers (about five of them) have made our life a fucking misery. One of the middle sons was so bloody awful to my son he didn't go out to play ever again with friends he'd grown up with. Two years ago. One of the younger sons I saw threatening to punch my daughter in the face when she was playing on her own garden, last summer.

They often stand in the road playing chicken. They dont move, they give us abuse.

If I go to the shop (walking with my kids, they swear at us, spit at us etc)

My mum has been driving for over thirty years. Today we came back from the weekly shop. We rounded the corner, these kids stood in the road as normal. Except today we had snow, lots of. One in particular, He ran in front of us, grabbed a snowball and pelted it at the windscreen. My mum swerved to avoid him, the car skidded, we ended up on the pavement, nearly hit another car, any further we would have been down a bank and through someone's front window. Then the car got stuck. My mum was almost crying.

I called him a stupid boy, he pissed himself laughing and told me to fuck off. He's probably younger than my dd (8).

I reported them to the police, our road is very dangerous without snow/ice. But what good will it do? Nothing. These kids dont care.

Like the police dont have enough to do, but in fairness, they did send community officers down.

I've had enough of this family, I really have.

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manticlimactic · 05/02/2012 15:10

Isn't there some new anti social behaviour plans coming in where if they have 5 separate complaints or 3 from one person the police are involved. Or hasn't that come into force yet?

I agree with everyone about keeping records. Also if someone spat at me and it was an ongoing thing I'd be reporting that to the police.

We had some awful neighbours and it was really hard to get the HA to do anything at first. It was a bloody misery living here. Then we involved the police and they finally took us seriously. We also had the playing chicken thing with other neighbours which some of the kids thought it was hilarious. Until I passed my test and got a car. Driving into the street, I stopped the car, got out and said I've just passed my test and really haven't the experience to stop so next time they may just be under my wheels. Got back in the car, started moving and knocked my wheelie bin over Blush. They never played chicken after that.

thefroggy · 05/02/2012 15:49

I don't think it's in force yet but i'll be glad when it is. I'm going to do as suggested, keep a diary of events from now on and i'm making a complaint to their HA. I just don't know why nothing has been done about them yet.

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candr · 09/02/2012 14:24

I also spoke to the local school so they knew what their pupils were up to and PCO's went into the school and talked about behaviour. When the rest of the school heard what happened it took away their bragging rights as their behaviour was so bad and unnacceptable, nearly causing an 'elderly' woman to crash and playing chicken is not something they should be able to show off about. Sounds like the mum prob doesn't care as long as they are not in her way which makes things harder for you. The CCTV on our house seems to be a good deterant.

PrincessTeacake · 09/02/2012 19:25

Get a little bit evil yourself. Sometimes the only way to handle a nasty person is to get even more nasty back.

I remember a guy telling me how he sorted out his awful neighbours, he had these gigantic speakers and a lot of hardcore rave music with plenty of bass. He propped them up against the wall and turned down the volume but upped the bass so it pounded into next door's place all night while he himself had a lovely night's rest. The neighbours moved out soon after.

Likewise, I know a guy whose neighbours kept him up all night by throwing constant parties. He retaliated by sending them gay porn. When any yobs shout at me in the street I shout back in the loudest, strongest gypsy accent I can manage and they back right off. These people don't understand anything but strongarm tactics, even better if you can outsmart them.

boobiebrain · 09/02/2012 20:04

When they are nasty to you or your children, do you say anything back to them? Because if any child (over the age of 5) said anything to my daughter, I'd give them a few choice words. Do you actually stick up for yourself and your kids?

Also, you say another neighbour has complained to the parents, have YOU actually knocked on their door and said anything? Have YOU complained to the HA?

hiddenhome · 09/02/2012 20:54

Why did your mum bother swerving? Hmm Anybody plays chicken in front of my car and they get hit.

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