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Are you still letting your DC play out with neighbours kids?

232 replies

LegoBloodyHurts · 14/04/2020 15:09

Are you still letting your kids play out with neighbours kids? Seems to be in my neighbourhood the kids are carrying on as normal, and out on the streets together. Mine are home as I won’t allow it.

OP posts:
Bluewavescrashing · 14/04/2020 15:10

No, of course not.

Original poster
LegoBloodyHurts · 14/04/2020 15:10

Ah didn’t mean to enable voting. I guess AIBU in not allowing mine out too then?

OP posts:
Insideout99 · 14/04/2020 15:10

No. Mine can go in the garden and are instructed to stay aware from the fence. Most neighbours seem to be doing the same

MrsRaab · 14/04/2020 15:11

Absolutely not.

Spidey66 · 14/04/2020 15:11

Your neighbours should not be doing this under the guidelines. Don't worry about them, look after your own children in the safe knowledge you're doing the right thing.

namechangenumber2 · 14/04/2020 15:11

Nope!

Blueuggboots · 14/04/2020 15:11

No, of course not!!!! there aren't any other kids round here as we live in the middle of nowhere but it would still be a no if there were!

Teddypops · 14/04/2020 15:11

No, dd is an only child, her best friend lives opposite who is also an only child. They are both gutted. But no.

They had one day last week where they were both on on the pavement (DD this side, friend the other side - quiet cup de sac) and they both drew on the driveway and pavement with chalk whilst chatting.

They play on Roblox together too.

8by8 · 14/04/2020 15:13

Wtf. Of course not. Anybody who does this is breaking lockdown rules and should get a police visit.

Snowflakes1122 · 14/04/2020 15:14

We have this too. My dc cannot understand why they can’t join everyone else out to play on the road. She is upset and cross at me because I am clearly in the wrong of all the other kids are allowed out Sad

Yanbu-these parents are being irresponsible

RightOnTheEdge · 14/04/2020 15:15

No, I haven't seen any other kids playing together either and I live on a housing estate where there are usually lots of kids playing out in the street every day.

Mia1415 · 14/04/2020 15:16

No absolutely not!

HoffiCoffi13 · 14/04/2020 15:16

No kids round here are playing out.

inwood · 14/04/2020 15:16

FFS of course not.

ReallyLoveChickens · 14/04/2020 15:16

Obviously not.

AteAllTheAfterEights · 14/04/2020 15:17

No, because I’m not a moron

CoronaIsComing · 14/04/2020 15:18

Absolutely not. I mean, there aren’t any other children on the street but if there were, he wouldn’t be playing out with them. Poor DS is an only child and hasn’t played with another child in over 3 weeks!

implantsandaDyson · 14/04/2020 15:18

No and our street/estate has quite a lot of kids and a couple of areas where they congregate - courtyard, carpark, green etc. There's no mixing going on. My 9 year old's best friend lives round the corner and they're having a few chats a week via video what's App on my phone but no actual physical playing at all.

DefConOne · 14/04/2020 15:19

Absolutely not. The neighbours kids are usually in and out of our place and vice versa and treating both gardens as one. Not even going up to the wall now.

CrowCat · 14/04/2020 15:23

Same on my street. No one can be bothered parenting it seems. My 9yo DD was initially annoyed that 'everyone else is still playing out', but she seems to have reached the conclusion that there's no point complaining. We all have gardens in this area, so there's no excuse. I'm not the reporting type, I have been known to buy wine and hair dye as an essential, but at least I don't let my kid play with half the neighbourhood!

MinervaVause · 14/04/2020 15:24

No, they are staying in and they understand why.

Doesn’t make it any easier for them though when they look out of their bedroom window and see all the neighbourhood kids in a big group playing out & having fun. Which is every single day at the moment.

TruJay · 14/04/2020 15:29

No way! Next doors youngest is doing all he can to play though, driving me nuts!

‘Go get your toys and let me have them for a bit’

‘Can I come and play?’

‘Let me on your trampoline!’

Poor ds is being hounded, so annoying as we’ve told him no every time and parents also in the garden don’t say a thing!

Most recent was ‘tell your dad I’ll have to come over if my ball comes in your garden!’

He’s 8 too so not a toddler that doesn’t understand.

TwoZeroTwoZero · 14/04/2020 15:29

They're talking across the gardens but that's it. They haven't been near each other or played on the street with their bikes or scooters.

Watertorture · 14/04/2020 15:33

I have not seen this at all

ArriettyJones · 14/04/2020 15:35

DD came back from her daily walk yesterday saying that there were lots of kids about playing together and generally hanging around. I noticed a bit of the same when taking the bins out.

There is a certain demographic slant to it, which makes sense, but still doesn’t make it okay.