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AIBU?

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Aibu neighbours kids!!

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Greysparkles · 30/06/2019 12:01

So, OK I might be being a grumpy asshole because of all the wine I drank last night, and the fact I didn't get home till 3am but.....neighbours kids were out in the garden this morning at just got 8o clock! Screaming, shouting and squealing in that loud squealy way little girls have.

Is this not a tad early for a Sunday morning?! Or am I just being a moody hungover prick

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GertrudeCB · 30/06/2019 12:03

Sorry, but it's you. Kids out at 8 on a nice sunny morning is fine.
Did the same to myself last week with gin.
Carbs, caffeine and ibuprofen and the world will seem a better place

akmum18 · 30/06/2019 12:04

We were woken at 7.30 by the neighbours letting their dogs bark for 30 minutes as usual I’d rather be woken by playing children personally! But any noise on a Sunday morning is unreasonable

Nautiloid · 30/06/2019 12:05

I think it's too early.

Todaythiscouldbe · 30/06/2019 12:06

YANBU. Playing outside is lovely, I enjoy hearing children playing, screaming and shouting is not ok. I have a screamer opposite me, 7.15 this morning, which is slightly more considerate than last weekend.

MumApr18 · 30/06/2019 12:07

We were out with our noisy toddler at 7am this morning in his sand pit. I did have a thought for the neighbours but it's a nice day!!

HandsUpHere · 30/06/2019 12:07

Too early here. I'm not a morning person.

AbbyHammond · 30/06/2019 12:08

I kept mine in until almost 9 this morning, but it's not really their fault you stayed out til 3am is it?

stephstrops · 30/06/2019 12:08

My DD is a teen now but when she was younger I didn’t allow her outside until 9 regardless of the weather. I didn’t see why others shouldn’t be allowed a lie in on a weekend even if I wasn’t getting one

S1naidSucks · 30/06/2019 12:09

Your neighbours are selfish pricks. You’ll have people come in and say that staying in bed any later than that is lazy, bla bla. But I don’t give a shit if other people get up early (I’m usually up from 7 am), it’s just good manners to consider other people. Just because I’m up early that doesn’t mean I have the right to dictate when others should be awake.

Oysterbabe · 30/06/2019 12:10

I keep mine in until 9.

Disfordarkchocolate · 30/06/2019 12:10

We have a shouty family near me, their child really gets on my nerves but I remind myself she is just copying her parents. 8 am is fine by me I'm afraid, hopefully, they will be worn out early and you can have a nap.

OnlyFoolsnMothers · 30/06/2019 12:10

My LO has been up since 5.30am- I don’t think 8am in the summer is too early to use ones garden!

S1naidSucks · 30/06/2019 12:10

I did have a thought for the neighbours but it's a nice day!

You don’t give a shit about your neighbours, or you wouldn’t be out at 7am with a noisy toddler. That’s incredibly selfish behaviour.

Contraceptionismyfriend · 30/06/2019 12:11

I have...not overly quiet kids.
I don't let them out before 9am. It's not that hard.

Jaxhog · 30/06/2019 12:13

YABU. 8am is fine. It's much better for kids than being outside in the midday sun.

Maybe you woke them up as you came bumbling in drunk at 3am?

MollysMummy2010 · 30/06/2019 12:13

We had kids screaming at 7.15 and then someone mowing the lawn.
Totally unreasonable and annoying. I don't let my nine year old out until 9 and she is not a screamer.

donkir · 30/06/2019 12:14

We have a 3yr old 2 doors down who was out at 6.30 this morning. She's squealing while dad is shushing her. Once everyone was awake the pissed off back inside.
I have a 4yr old who's not allowed in the garden until 8.

motheroftinydragons · 30/06/2019 12:14

YANBU, but I allowed (encouraged) my three year old to go in the garden on Sunday a few weeks ago and play with very noisy toys (which I don't normally do) at 7am because despite me asking the neighbours nicely to keep their children's din down to a dull roar, they'd allowed their little girls to run around the garden screaming at the top of their lungs until 10:30pm the last few nights despite seeing that our windows were open because it was so warm and knowing that we were all in bed, including 3 year old, baby and shift worker. Could it be that you were crashing around at 3am and woke them all up?

I've no problem with children playing in gardens in evenings, it's warm and it's nice to hear playing and fun. But little girls screaming at high volume is not ok at 10:30pm. Adults around here get no time to enjoy their gardens in the evenings because of these children (or rather, the parents not telling them to just pipe down a little bit at a decent hour) and we all get kept awake!

I think my point was made anyway because it hasn't happened again! I'm not even a little bit sorry.

user1493413286 · 30/06/2019 12:14

I think 8 is fine to be honest; they’ve probably been holding them off since 6.30

passthestraws · 30/06/2019 12:15

I think 9am is a good rule of thumb for anything noisy at the weekend, be it kids, dogs, or gardening tools.

Cath2907 · 30/06/2019 12:16

Mine were out about 8:30 and are always pretty noisy! I only have the 3 of them (DD, DN and DN) once in a blue moon so it isn’t every weekend. Next door were out until at least midnight laughing and talking. The nice weather encourages people out, I can’t see the issue.

Napqueen1234 · 30/06/2019 12:17

Sorry YABU. Neighbour noise is part of life. I can’t moan when neighbours are having a jolly time drinking and bbq-Ing late at night on a sunny Saturday. Equally they have to get on with it when my kids are playing in the garden in the morning. If you don’t like neighbours by a detached house in the middle of nowhere!

Aprillygirl · 30/06/2019 12:19

Kids in my neighbourhood are out playing from 8am too. I figure that we don't have that many nice days in the UK overall, so let them have their fun while they can. Plenty of time for us adults to have Sunday lie-ins on all those dark winter mornings.

moonpiggle · 30/06/2019 12:20

I would be annoyed to be honest, especially so early on a sun morning. All my neighbours kids do in their garden is squabble over anything and it really fuckin annoys me! Wouldnt mind but they have everything to play with...slides, swings, nets etc.

Mummyofboysx · 30/06/2019 12:24

8:30 is the time I let my super noisy boys out. One diagnosed ADD and autism so it can get rather loud. I do let him make noise but out of respect for neighbours if he gets too loud he comes in to calm down. Even I cant stand the noise of my own kids before 10am and 5 coffees.

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