Nosey fucking NDN.

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AIBU to want to go in my garden, jump on the trampoline with my kids, play football or whatever without twitching fucking curtains and a live audience.

I’m sick to fucking death of them. I can’t afford tall bamboos or something to create a screen so they can’t look into our garden.

Just jumped on the trampoline for literally 1 minute (jiggling body and all) and I can see the little shit moving their net curtains to catch an eye ful of me in my jiggling glory. Gave them a death stare and walked off inside pissed off now because the parents do it too, so I won’t expect them to tell their little shits to stop being nosey.

It doesn’t sound very nice for those kids if they can’t play in their own garden. Maybe they’re a bit jealous of your kids because they aren’t very happy cooped up indoors? Would explain why they’re interested in everything yours do.

Those children sound like they are severely lacking attention. Your reaction is unkind and weird quite frankly. I would feel sad for them.

Why are you being so bitchy about kids? I'm sure they're not interested in a mum bouncing on a trampoline, sounds boring.

Our ndn do this when we put the bins out, he quietly opens the front door and peers out the quietly closes it again like I can’t see him! It’s so annoying, especially as it’s obvious we are putting the bins out not breaking in!

How many years am I supposed to feel sorry for them? It’s not like they’re deprived; 2 parents working full time well paid jobs, 3/4 holidays a year (that’s 3/4 more than us).

They’re brats. They don’t just look out the window with sad faces. They open the window and start annoying us with their stupid shouting and questions.

Money doesn't equal happiness to children, the questions seem the typical annoying ones children ask. Have you spoken to the parents?

And you can be deprived when you have material things and holidays.

Christ they’re still children after all. They don’t deserve so much vitriol for daring to look out windows and ask questions.

Why do you care? Ignore.

We had some neighbouring children that used to chat with anyone in our garden as they bounced on the trampoline. Some children are extremely social, and don't get enough to satisfy them at home. We found after we gave fairly slow, boring answers they lost interest.

Just say you're too busy to talk when they start asking questions. Then put some music on, not too loud because you don't want to be antisocial but enough so you can pretend you can't hear them. 😂

Have you a high line? Peg old cutains or duvet covers ( from charity shops) could block the view.

Asking questions is bratty? You’re a nut job op.

Well to be fair, trampolines are the worst thing ever. (Apart from constantly barking dogs).

Are they really such a necessity for kid's enjoyment in an urban area next door to another neighbour, or does anyone care anymore who they disrupt?

I would just ask if people with trampolines ever consider the impact on their neighbours, probably not.

Same applies to constantly barking dogs. Just to mention. It is all me me me. Dog dog dog. And no thought for anyone else in the immediate vicinity.

Sorry now.

it’s shocking that people should look out their windows in the way they’re designed for! I’m sure the kids chose to put the windows overlooking your garden on purpose.

I can't see my neighbours garden but I always know when the girls are on the trampoline because of the constant squeak squeak squeak of the springs. I wish I could see them because watching them enjoy themselves would be far nicer for me than just having the noise.

Whilst I don't enjoy the noise I really don't want them to stop enjoying their play. They're kids, they're having fun and they're being active.
I'm not unreasonable to find the noise irritating because it is. I would be if I thought they should stop.

I'm jealous of your pelvic floor misses point of post

Do you have one of those trampolines where as you jump up YOU are looking into their garden or have you got one that is has a pit beneath and is at ground level.

Do they think you're looking at them?

How often are trampolines used?

They are such an eyesore anyway. But there we are.

You sound ridiculous sorry OP but I have an image of you bouncing up and staring into neighbours window then jumping off the trampoline in a huff & storming inside because you couldn't bounce in peace. Save up & get some fencing or fake hedge put up.

I'm jealous of your pelvic floor

Don’t be. I still leak with every jump, but bunged in a pad and thought I’d spend some time with my son because he really wanted me to jump.

If you think trampolines are eyesores...well they have fricking TWO. TWO trampolines. Because one isn’t enough. But left there unused and rusting away. They just don’t venture outside. Maybe if they did, their garden would be cleaner and they’d find more things to do rather than watch what we’re doing.

I don’t see why people can’t understand that constantly having people/kids watch you in your safe space is rude and intimidating. It’s actually bad manners. Surely you’d tell your own children to stop looking at people and shouting out the window if they were doing it every day countless times a day? It’s so rude.

I’m not buying this “they’re kids” malarkey. They have bad manners staring and spying on people. They’re not deprived or hard done by. They’ve just been taught bad manners by their parents who also enjoy spying through their windows.

Op: AIBU?
Mumsnet: yes you are
Op: well I’m not because ....