Neighbours - mum, dad and three girls (16, 13 ish and 8). We get on with them very well. They don’t throw wild parties or have music blaring all the time. But it’s like they have zero volume button and don’t turn down the noise level of talking and the girls screaming
and the two younger ones seem to bounce their basket ball as loudly as can be on their patio which is directly below my 2 year old’s bedroom. It’s so frigging hot and I’d like to be able to keep her window open when getting her to sleep at night, but the bouncing of the ball plus the raucous screaming makes it impossible to be able to have window open at bedtime. Resulting in her sweating and waking up. She’s a hot sweaty child. I’m not going to say anything to them as we otherwise have a good relationship. That’s not my question. But it’s actually driving me mental that people can be so inconsiderate. As kids, my sister and I were never allowed to be loud outside, even during the day, and would literally NEVER have been allowed to bounce a basket ball loudly outside at 9/10pm. Out of consideration for others. I can hear my dad saying, “girls, keep it down, no one else wants to hear your noise, people are trying to relax in their gardens”. My neighbours know that that’s her room, they know she has always been a nightmare sleeper, I’m just wondering if no one considers anyone else these days? Feel like I should stop trying to consider others and let my child scream as loud as she likes at all hours of the day if no one else cares.
Hmph.
Sorry if loads of typos and if that didn’t come
out very well. I’m venting really.