To ask what my neighbours are up to?

[numberonecook]

Background - my lovely neighbours who lived in their house for 40 years moved to live with their daughter. They sold the house to a family, a couple with 2 boys (11 and 14)

Since moving in we have discovered that the mum likes to smoke cannabis every night with 14 year old. The mum dad and 14 year old take great pleasure in picking on 11 year old. To the point they are all laughing at him or shouting at him so we can hear next door (not attached we both have drives spreading our houses). We have also noticed the 11 year old doesn’t go to school most days and is in the house by himself. Other than this the boys seem to be well dressed, fed and have toys, phones devices etc. I’ve never seen or heard any evidence of physical violence.

For the past two weeks a car has come and parked outside their house. It has our local council logo on the side. They pull up, take out a clip board, write something then drive away. I initially thought truent officer but DH said the school would probs be involved first? What I’m earth are they upto now? They (mum and dad) always have large parcels delivered (which they never fucking come and collect) and they are really heavy. AIBU to think they are dodgy? And what is this bloody car?

Report to SS

Id report to SS.

I can't believe you haven't already reported to SS, that should be your priority here. Please do.

I’d do as Social Worker above has advised, asap. But, I’d carry on with the parcels for now as otherwise the NDN may link the two situations - and you don’t know who you are dealing with yet.

A few months down the line I’d start rejecting the parcels too.

Just don't answer the door to the parcel delivery people. They will go on to the next neighbour.
And report to SS. Poor boy : (

The story does sound very Matilda. Without the weed.

I'd report them to SS. I'd also "accidentally" open the next parcel that arrives... "oops, sorry, thought it was for us!"

The car - they're speedboat salesmen.

Report to SS. Pronto. Based on your OP, it sounds like the son is being bullied.

Don't take in parcels but help the young boy.

I have reported the son smoking situation I can’t go into too much detail as it maybe outing. Dds school came today as my DD1 has been off three days Poorly and they have to send someone out to check she’s not on holiday. I asked them if someone doesn’t answer the door what happens? They said they have to report it back to school. I mentioned the younger boy next door and she said as far as I’m aware he isn’t one of ours. I know for a fact older boy is at their school so younger one can’t be registered there.

If he is registered as home schooled he’s not. The parents are both at work from really early until about 7.30pm. The curtains are closed all day and elder son lets himself in with a key. When younger son isn’t at home he is taken by dad in the car at about 7am. But this is only once per week at the most.

It’s all very strange. I think I am nosier than I thought haha

I will look out for speedboat salesmen

I would be the same OP . In fact by now I would have approached the council car for an exchange of info .

Sounds like they're growing week tbh

Weed*

yeah I reckon growing weed as well

Lady directly opposite me said the same about weed growing but unless it’s for personal use or they sell it at work I don’t see that being the case. Nobody comes to the house that’s for sure.

Another package arrived today and DH bloody signed for it!

I'd open it and then say it wasn't me

You sound really,really nosy.
No,it's called being concerned.

Packages could be counterfeit goods hence the council taking an interest?

(off subject) when we moved into a old house many moons ago we received a Anne Summers parcel (which listed interesting contents dh thought it was hilarious!) as we didn't have their new address but knew where mrs worked (neighbour told us - before mobile phones!!!) dh delivered said parcel to her work place.... truly evil - but she was difficult when we purchased property!

We had dodgy neighbours next door to us at our old house, nobody worked but they all had the latest designer clothes, they had cctv & security lights all round the house, you couldn't drive past before the lights came on, always having parcels delivered. My then 6 year old answered our door to someone leaving a parcel for next door, I got to the door before he left, took the parcel off ds, it was a padded envelope, felt unusually heavy & gave it back to the youth delivering it. Found out later that the family had been moved by the police as the father had been shot whilst living at the other side of the city, they were drug dealers, what had been handed to my son was most likely a bag of coke ready for cutting & dealing.

You sound really, really nosy**@vilanelle love your username, I adore that series! I think the OP is more concerned. If I saw my neighbour’s 11 year old playing out all day and not attending school, I’d be ‘nosy’ too.

It’s a deep fat fryer. I didn’t open it lol. I took it round and she was talking to me about the cash machine being broken at the shop, she had keys in the porch and she opened the box whilst talking to me and opened the lid.

Maybe she’s a mumsnetter and recognised herself in the thread?

@Cherrysoup I understand the concern for the child, it's the need to know what the Council Van was doing outside which I find strange

Are you living next door to the Wormwoods?