Boys playing football in the street

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I haven't said anything as I don't know if I am being unreasonable.

Two boys, aged around 10 are kicking a ball around on the street.

It makes me a bit twitchy as I'm worried they will kick it through a window, or into our brand new car. My brother broke several windows playing football as a child so that's where this worry comes from.

At 9pm I think they should probably be in too.

What do you think?

YABU

Although, with all these things, we all picture our own streets, and if it would be safe / appropriate there. It's difficult to be 100% without knowing what it's like.
It would be U where I currently live as they'd have been run over by now - it's a very busy road - but in my last house, it was lovely to see all the dc on the front, playing out with other dc from the neighbourhood.

Agree with whoever said it would be pretty difficult to smash a window now - the glass is a lot tougher than in the older days of single glazed panes everywhere, combined with the fact that footballs are a lot less heavy than they used to be.

Whoever said to call the police is just being ridiculous.

Call the police and get these kids moved

Two young boys having a kick about on a street, on a warm summer evening, having finished a week at school?

FFS.

YANBU

Esp if there's a park up the road

I missed 'call the police' first time round. Yeah give them a good laugh.

Hardly a police matter

OP for Generations now kids have played football in the road of the street they usually live . For Generations its been a risk of broken glass etc .. cross that bridge when and if it comes to it and remember being young yourself. We likely pissed people off in hindsight If it becomes nightly through Summer I would likely change my position but hopefully it won't come to that for you.

Agree with whoever said it would be pretty difficult to smash a window now - the glass is a lot tougher than in the older days of single glazed panes everywhere, combined with the fact that footballs are a lot less heavy than they used to be

It is indeed difficult to smash a window these days - but by gum, it nearly gives you a heart attack as you're happily MNing reading and the ball suddenly crashes into the glass a couple of feet away from you...
This has happened to me twice recently and - daft as it sounds - it's taken me a good 15 mins to stop shaking and for my heart to stop pounding each time, so I'm now always on edge when I can hear the sound of the football being kicked in the street... OP, YANBU

I told two young boys to stop playing football right in front of my house, the ball was bouncing off my fence but I didn't say anything until it came over the fence narrowly missing the car on the drive. I told them nicely to take it somewhere else and they did. We have a school playing field at the end of the street and a park a few minutes walk away so god knows why they wanted to play in the street anyway.

I tried to tell 3 primary school aged dc to stop shrieking and squealing in the play park outside my house last night at 11pm!

Parents pipe up from then darkness, it's "ok, we're here..."

It's not ok, it's 11pm, I said. They argued with me and refused to quieten their kids or leave the park. I was horrified at the entitlement, rudeness and ridiculousness. They stayed for another 20 minutes of squealing before squealing down the road on their scooters.

2 boys Playing footy at 9pm op, is the least of your worries!

Even teenagers basket balling at midnight realise they are out of order and apologise when you ask them to move on/be quiet

hissy - what you describe happened to us a few nights last summer. I remember watching in great delight when, after the family in question refused to be quiet at 11.30pm one time, a group of about 20 drunk lads came staggering and whooping down the street and the family ran indoors in disgust.

the parents were actually organising a running race on the pavement with mum and dad marking each end, 3 toddlers and much shrieking. It started about 11.10 I think. I wouldn't have thought much of it in the day either to be honest - the nearest park is literally down the road, 5 mins walk with a very slow toddler?

I was

Proper

Utterly shamelessly awful parenting

I'll call police and ss if I see them here again.

And drugs squad, because to think this was appropriate parenting, they HAVE to be on crack.

Op, YABU.