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To think kids should not be out at 8am

127 replies

MozzchopsThirty · 21/03/2015 11:17

Screaming and shouting in the street, riding fucking scooters past my bedroom window, not even outside their own house!!!!

Would it kill people to amuse their children until 9am
I don't have my dcs this weekend, and even if I did they wouldn't be out in the street at 8am

AIBU to want a lie in until 9am, I get up for work every bloody day!!

Or am I turning into grumpy old woman?

OP posts:
Joyfulldeathsquad · 21/03/2015 19:06

My dd was up at 5:30 this morning, if she carries on waking at that time when she is old enough she too will be kicked out at 8:00am.

AliceMcGee · 21/03/2015 19:11

are you all unemployed? being I'm bed at 8 am on a saturday is plain lazy

squoosh · 21/03/2015 19:19

Aww, no one wants to stay in bed with you on Saturday morning? Shame.

Never mind, you've always got the hoovering.

gamerchick · 21/03/2015 19:21

Not everybody works weekends. I certainly don't.

Not that I get to lie in bed till 8 at any time Grin

EveBoswell · 21/03/2015 19:41

The best time of day is very early in the morning.

MyHaloIsChokingMe · 21/03/2015 20:16

Add message | Report | Message poster AliceMcGee Sat 21-Mar-15 19:11:17 are you all unemployed? being I'm bed at 8 am on a saturday is plain lazy

Or simply having a long lie as thousands of people do after being up early all week to go to work? I must be lazy as I love to sleep to until at least 10am at the weekend as I work. You are extremely rude IMO. You contradict yourself as you say you're in bed at 8am on a Saturday therefore you must be a lazy arse too! As for your question are you all unemployed what the fuck has it to do with you if people who don't or can't work choose to lie in bed?

Quadrophonic · 21/03/2015 20:26

Yanbu

Our next door neighbours regularly turfed their three grandchildren out into the garden at 6.30 am last summer, most Sunday mornings as I asssume they were babysitting. They would then shriek and scream all morning, waking us all up.

Midday the parents would come to collect them and we'd have a few hours respite until 4pm would come and you could set your watch by the firepit being lit and noxious smoke would pour over the fence into our house. I would then have to run around shutting windows and getting the washing in whilst they sat outside until 11pm laughing and drinking. This is a couple in their late sixties.

I spent most of last summer being fed up and wanting to move. Shame that I actually enjoy the winter more now as its a bit more peaceful

Roussette · 21/03/2015 20:58

8am? Fucking inconsiderate. I would be absolutely steaming if that was outside my house. I stopped my LO's doing this and it is just selfish selfish selfish. Shove them out outside your front door and let them disturb everyone else as it's not your problem. No!

calmexterior · 21/03/2015 21:07

Jeez! YABU. 8am is not early. Before 8am, yes probably a bit early. But still, it's only children playing! Better than being on their tablets all day. People have different timetables, but after 8am some people have been up for a couple of hours already.

Roussette · 21/03/2015 21:11

Some people have been up but some have done a night duty or some people have kept their DC's inside so as not to disturb others. On a weekend it's really inconsiderate, it's not warm outside, it's a way of chucking the kids outside so as not to disturb you but to inconvenience others.

AliceMcGee · 21/03/2015 21:15

halo 'being I'm bedâ?? is an auto correct of 'being in bed' I certainly wouldn't be lounging on bed at eight o clock!

squoosh · 21/03/2015 21:24

God forbid, when there's a doorstep to scrub.

Only slatterns have a lie in on a Saturday.

MyHaloIsChokingMe · 21/03/2015 21:33

Add message | Report | Message poster AliceMcGee Sat 21-Mar-15 21:15:13halo 'being I'm bed’ is an auto correct of 'being in bed' I certainly wouldn't be lounging on bed at eight o clock!

That's YOUR choice. Others prefer to sleep later. That doesn't make them lazy! Your comment about the unemployed was bang out of order. People may not work for many reasons. You are one rude individual.

Harverina · 21/03/2015 21:45

I wouldn't have a huge issue with kids being out at 8am. But then I am never in bed at 8am anymore since having kids so it wouldn't disturb us.

It's not so early that you could reasonably complain I don't think. It's a time of day when most people are up by, lots of people are in work by, and lots of businesses are open, so even on the weekend it isn't particularly early.

Frikadellen · 21/03/2015 21:49

I have never allowed mine out at 8 am in the morning at the weekend . 9 is the acceptable time imo.

PatioPonderer · 21/03/2015 21:55

Just to chip in, its possible to get fan noise on a CD, so don't need an actual fan/blanket combo

LifeIsBetterInFlipFlops · 21/03/2015 21:59

YANBU

Littlefish · 21/03/2015 22:03

8am is too early at weekends.

Many people are still sleeping for a variety of reasons.

9am is reasonable.

Cookiesallforme · 21/03/2015 22:04

Agree that 9am is much more of a reasonable time to be playing outside.

Wouldn't let my DC out before then.

Cookiesallforme · 21/03/2015 22:07

Oh that must have been a nightmare Quadrophonic.

That really is taking the piss and being utterly selfish.

MyHaloIsChokingMe · 21/03/2015 22:08

I wonder if all those with kids remember the pre kids days when they did sleep late on a weekend? I was up at 5.30am or earlier with mine however they were never allowed to disturb other people at the weekends.

HammerOfTheGods · 21/03/2015 22:09

i agree with op its too early

mine wouldn't be allowed out that early

5madthings · 21/03/2015 22:11

I don't let the madthings out til 9am on weekends and I would be telling them to stop screaming and shouting whatever time of day. Playing and laughing etc fine but screaming and shouting not Ok.

Maryann1975 · 21/03/2015 22:18

8am at the weekend is too early. I wouldn't let mine in the garden during the holidays that early either. There are a lot of retired people round here and they might not want to hear a lot of noise that early. By 9 I think it's fair for them to be outside playing. It works both ways, our neighbour doesn't cut his front lawn on summer mornings if he knows DH has done a night shift, so he doesn't disturb his sleep. I thought that was very considerate of him.

Morelikeguidelines · 21/03/2015 22:28

I think 8 am is about the beginning of ok. Tbh I would have more issue with people being noisy outside at 8 pm.