Bloody loud kids in the communal pool all day, everyday.

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We've recently moved into a new house on a small development - 20 houses, at present only 10 sold, of those 10 only 5 of us are permanent residents.
Not in the UK.
Up until about 3 weeks ago everything was peaceful, harmonious, pretty idyllic. Then the "holiday homers" arrived.
Now, out of the 5 nonresident households, 3 have lots of children ranging in ages of about 1 to 13 years old. Approx' 9 children between them but every day there are friends arriving to spend the day (and sometime night) at the pool.
Now I'm all for kids enjoying themselves and its lovely to see them doing something other than sitting indoors in front of a tv/tablet/phone/games console but AIBU in thinking that the parents (who are rarely at the pool) should A) be keeping an eye on them and B) be telling them to hush down a bit?
All we can hear from morning 'til night (up to 12.15am this morning) is the children shouting, screaming, jumping in the pool etc.
It's incredibly hot here (40c+ in the day, never dips below 32c at night) so all doors and windows are open therefore the noise carries everywhere.
If we want to use the pool we have to dodge bombing children/passing li-los/random balls and floats along with said 'DC'.
We would just like to enjoy our downtime and relax. Is that too much to ask?

Hopefully it’ll be quiet for you when they’re all at school. No matter where you live you can never guarantee that there won’t be noise unless you’re in a retirement home

Kids are noisy.

If you have a home that is close to holidayers, children and a pool expect noise.

You can’t seriously expect kids in a pool to whisper?

I think it's sad and worrying that so many people don't see the need to teach their children to be considerate of the people around them.

Even then it can get alittle rowdy...my grandmother’s little group used to get to cause quite a ruckus

There should be a sign up saying kids should be accompanied by adults at all times. Have a word with the residents committee.

If they're not abiding by the rules then I think you need to be a bit more forthright.

We have holidayed in a mainly residential area for the past 2 years. We have use of a outside communal pool. It's mostly residents and a few holiday makers from what I can gather. There are a strict list of rules and everyone abides by them. If we didn't I would expect to be pulled up on it.

We have a great time without spoiling it for others.

YANBU

I second the sign and it would go some way in enhancing child safety as well, you could also use that angle.

You can’t seriously expect kids in a pool to whisper?

She can reasonably expect parents to actually parent their kids and not allow them to be a nuisance to other residents.

OP YANBU, hope the residents' committee can help.

You can’t seriously expect kids in a pool to whisper?
No, of course not.
You can't seriously not see the issue here though?
Consideration, manners, respect for others. Are these all just old fashioned values now or are all children born entitled?

I didn't mean to sound so rude btw. :)

Some signs and maybe a mailshot is needed maybe.

TheOrigRightsofwomen exactly my point, thank you

LoveInTokyo

I think it's sad and worrying that so many people don't see the need to teach their children to be considerate of the people around them I should have worded it like that

Sorry, that's part of condo/apartment/house complex living - if they have communal facilities like pools, gyms and gardens then they are available to be used by all the residents be they renters, holiday and second homers, as well as owners who live there all year round have to suck it up. If they are breaking the homeowners' association rules (and you MUST have an HOA if you live in that kind of community) contact them and complain about the late nights or any contraventions of pool etiquette and safety conditions.

9.30pm - 8.30am the pool shouldn't be used

Thus rules needs to be enforced. Could the pool cleaner or someone else go there at 9:30pm each night and say 'everyone out please, I need to start cleaning/ the chlorination process'.

And there should be a rule re: kids under a certain age being accompanied by an adult at the pool (for safety reasons more than to keep the noise down but it probably would hekpnkeep the noise down a bit).

The other 13 hours of the day you're probably going to have to put up with it until the summer holidays end.

Why do certain people here seem to think the only alternative to screaming is whispering?

Is that how you all act in real life?

Ahhh poor op

You’ve fallen foul of contrary mary syndrome whereby you will always get told yabu no matter what

If you had posted ‘aibu to let my dc play in the pool till midnight yelling their arses off, they’re only kids and they’re excited to be on holiday and the other residents should just suck it up because what did they expect’ then you would also have been told yabu.

It’s why people end up doing reverses, because of the people who sit on here all day waiting to tell people all about themselves

Of course yanbu to expect them to be a bit more considerate

I don't actually think there is anything in the rules about unaccompanied children at the pool and it probably is only us bothered by it as much as we are but my DH works bloody long hours and I'm not in the best of health so rest and relaxation is important. We do go out to when we can, when we know the pool could be busy but really, why should we have to?
After last night I just wanted to sit in the garden and relax this afternoon. Fat chance of that!

The commity head put a post out on the residents WhatsApp group this morning after my complaint about last night and the family involved did apologise and say it won't happen again, so

It’s funny you say that ShotsFired I’ve heard more than one parent yell to their child ‘don’t shout just whisper!!’ Great example they were to their child too

Op let’s hope the family stick to their word and it doesn’t happen again after about a week of their closer supervision.

Could the pool cleaner or someone else go there at 9:30pm each night and say 'everyone out please, I need to start cleaning/ the chlorination process'. He did, then they were back in the pool, adults as well at around 11pm until gone 12am. When we talked to the pool guy this morning he said he is as asleep by then so didn't hear. To be honest, his day is long enough, its not his job to enforce that rule once his working day is over

They apologised so that is a start, complain every time the rules are broken is the way forward.

If you had posted ‘aibu to let my dc play in the pool till midnight yelling their arses off, they’re only kids and they’re excited to be on holiday and the other residents should just suck it up because what did they expect’ then you would also have been told yabu Oh, I was expecting this, that's why I'm not biting

I hate it when children scream in pools. Unfortunately, my kids do it too. Something about water turns them into monsters. Seriously. Your only hope is to enforce the pool curfew.

I’m more shocked you bought a house where the temperature is 40+ degrees where you’re not allowed to install air con!

That's my way forward now but there's a language barrier that I need to overcome and not just resort to a loud "Shut Up, FFS" like last night. It worked then though