Walking on walls - AIBU?

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Do you let your children walk on walls? I do sometimes (depending on the wall) but always kind of feel like I shouldn't - but they love doing it. AIBU? Do you object to children walking on the wall outside your house? My children are only 4 and 2....

I wouldn't object

Walk away :)

Yes, I object to anyone walking on my wall. It's my wall. It's only held together by cement.

Oh, those types of walls - I thought you meant the indoor type room divider thingies.

Public walls are ok. Private walls notsomuch.

I probably would mind a bit. I never let the kids walk on people's/ garden walls but I do let them walk on "public" walls. The teachers at DS1's school said it helps their balance which helps their brains develip!

I let them when they were small, IMO a toddler walkinng along a wall won't do much damage but once they are school age they are too big.

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No, I wouldn't mind. It would make me smile to see children walking on my wall.

I wouldn't let my dcdo it though because I know it would piss people off.

I let them walk on public walls.

I don't mind kids walking on it - i do mind people sitting on it though!

My wall is the top of the coal vault really so it is deeper than your average wall and lower. We had a family of 4 using it for seating while the younger kids scooted up and down the pavement and my front path. It was quite obtrusive because my living room window is only 2m away. Luckily I have a 6 year old who likes to sit in the window and stare. After a few days they stopped and haven't been seen since!

I don't mind, if you are looking after your child.

I did object to the man who let his DD (who looked about two)walk along the edge of the infinity pool on holiday, as there was a 30ft drop on the other side and she did not look steady on her feet.

Really pisses me off actually. Quite a few near us have/are falling down because they are old and often get walked on (school route). I once told an adult to get off it. Won't be cheap to repair.

I don't mind personally. I normally let my toddler do it in the middle of the day if there's noone around, but neither her nor reception age daughter are allowed to do it on the way from school becasue that would mean everyone else would, and that would be annoying.

I secretly think people are a bit grumpy if they do mind!

I used to love doing that and when he's older I'll no doubt let my baby too. Not on other people's though!

Wouldn't mind children walking on our walls (if I had them).

Would make me smile remembering doing it myself when I was young and lived on an estate where everyone had low front garden walls.

I don't let mine walk in other people's garden walls. Public walls are ok. Our low front garden wall has just been knocked down. Or should I say kicked over. We noticed that it was quite wobbly. DH gave it a bit if a kick and the wall fell into the flower bed. I'm really glad that it wasn't one of the local little ones on the way to school sitting or walking on the wall that made it go.

it depends if they were twitching the curtains. Some larger walls are safe with a hand held and great fun jumping off. If they embarrass you, you could pretend not to notice.

Grumpy person here. You shouldn't allow children to walk on people's private walls,nor their gardens. I always told my children not to do it because they belong to someone.

A couple of days ago, my eldest son (21) came in saying he had just said to a woman outside our house, "Thanks for letting her (her child) walk all over our front garden" to which she replied " She's a f*ing child, you moron!"

I always let my 6 year old walk on walls. I didnt realise it was bad manners! I always did it and now she always does it. They're the same walls I walked on 30 years ago so must be made of sturdier stuff than some posters walls

I dont mind children on my walls scooter tricks included

I allow DD to walk on public ones but never private.

My garden wall is too high for walking on but I did move the fence from the inside edge of the wall to the outside to prevent local teenagers sitting on it in the evening. I hated that.

Not acceptable on private walls. A random selection of people on the internet may not mind, some individuals you know may not mind, but if you don't know the owner you shouldn't assume. It is their property and they are responsible for the upkeep.

I think it's ignorant to let your children walk on other people's walls. It's private property. Unless you know they don't mind, you shouldn't assume it's OK

I walk on walls, (well I did when my knees would let me jump off). It worried my exBF, where as DH just used to hold my hand and kiss me as I jumped off.

DD1 was a great walker on walls too. DD2 didn't used too, but now turns them into gym beams.

I agree that it must be strong public walls, not peoples garden walls.

Am so sleep deprived that I temporarily imagined children doing Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon style moves on internal walls, parallel to the ground, and was impressed.

For exterior walls, I'd agree not to do it on other people's, and not in parks etc unless it looks enormously sturdy.

Me too Sunny, I thought I was missing something! My first thought was I didn't want shoe prints on my paintwork!!!