Wwyd? Neighbours

[NoRoomInBed]

So everyone loves a neighbours thread. My issue is we have a trampoline in the garden. I keep finding next doors kids on it. They are 6 and 4. They open the gate and jump on.

My kids are not using it atm. its lockdown. Should I let them use it. They are probably going crazy from boredom.
It's slightly annoying me but at the same time I kinda understand.

If your kids are bored of it, have you considered lending it to the neighbours for a few months? They can have it in their garden, then they will be responsible for anything that happens on it and you don’t encourage their kids to think of your garden as a playground they can use at will. You’ll get a bit of garden back for a while but if you put a date on it it should be easy to get it back if your children change their mind or you want to try and sell it.

Posts like this make me think is there no common sense left in the world.

Lock your gate its simple

So go out in your garden and say to them they need to get off your trampoline and go back in their own garden. I can't believe you're just quietly stewing whilst little kids are playing in your garden on your equipment whilst their CF er parents watch on fondly knowing full well they haven't even had the decency to ask. They are not nice neighbours at all they are taking the piss.

Lock the gate. And talk to the neighbours. This is not OK wether your kids are or aren't using the trampoline this is a privacy invasion plus, fudge off, they didn't even have the decency to ask. How rude

At 6 and 4 I'm inclined to believe they've been instructed by an adult to go and use it. If they were doing this pre covid, I understand though if the parents have continued it but I think in light of the situation, you should be telling them to stop for the meantime

There's no why our 6 year old would be off into next doors garden on her own accord especially as her dad and I are always in view.

put it this way if those same neighbours kids suddenly got a new toy would u just let your kids go into their garden and not even bother to ask their parents it not like all the kids are playing together is it? so just rude that the neighours kids can think it ok to come into your garden without permission, agree u need to knock on parents door and ask them if they know what their kids are upto ? and u would rather they stop incase they hurt themselves as there is no one right there in the garden watching them.

Lock the gate and speak to the parents. Should have done that the first time they went on it.
They are 4 and 6 so why are they not being watched by their parents ? Are they even aware that their children are wandering into other peoples gardens or are they fully aware and cf’s ?

I would lock the gate. Maybe you could suggest a pre-arranged time [30 mins max] for them, if you want them to have a play on it? You need to agree it with their parents though and ensure that they supervise. And ask them to sign a disclaimer in respect of any injuries.

What I wouldn't want is them just turning up and demanding a play on it whenever they want.

Plan it !

How long has this been going on? Maybe the parents think you don't mind seeing as you haven't said anything! Tell them to get off it and not come into your garden without being invited

Lock the gate and be done with it. If you 'lend' it to them, the likelihood of you ever seeing it again are slim.

*is slim.

I think 'lock the gate' has become the new 'cancel the cheque'

Apart from anything it’s an infection risk right now. You are doing neither then nor yourselves a favour in allowing it.

The problem with little children on trampolines is the likelihood of them knocking heads. Whether you get it in writing or not the responsibility lies with you.

It's really cheeky and dangerous! It's not ok if the parents know about it and are letting it happen as you are social distancing and they are in your private space. So it's even more out of order right now than it would be usually. Also, I've sat in the garden with my lovely neighbour whilst our kids played on her trampoline and on different occasions my 3 year old and six year old have fallen off. They have a net. The 3 year old came off face first whilst getting off and my 6 year old went off backwards whilst the net was open as someone had just come out. I would personally put a stop to it completely by asking the parents to not let their kids into your garden.

I'd knock that shit on the head and padlock it and go to your parents who are probably unaware