AIBU?
To want the babling toddler next door to be quiet.
DeeSeeMee · 25/04/2021 16:44
Next doors toddler talks constantly in the garden - that in itself would not be so bad but her parents constantly answer her! So it just a contant stream of nonsense loud chatter coming from the garden next door. I'm not going to say anything, but surely I'm not BU to find this annoying?
I appreciate little ones chatter but surely the parents must be aware they are being really noisy. I wish they would just ignore her or tell her to be quiet. I've resorted to headphones.
Am I being unreasonable?
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Hopdathelf · 25/04/2021 16:46
YANBU but someone will be along in a minute to say you’re a misery guts, the sound of children chattering is the most beautiful sound of all, it takes a village, etc.
But I get you. When it’s just a stream of consciousness babble all day it goes right through you.
Needcoffeecoffeecoffee · 25/04/2021 16:49
I'm sure the mum probably feels the same and has this all day and half the night in my case. If I stop and ignore I just get a very loud "mummy mummy mummy mummy" so I'm not sure which is more annoying?
Hopefully now more places are open they will spend time in different places for everyone's sanity
jellybeans44 · 25/04/2021 16:50
@Scottishskifun
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Glad your not my neighbour with that ridiculous antics and thought processing!
I think the whole point is that they don't interact with the child...
Hadjab · 25/04/2021 16:52
@Hopdathelf
But I get you. When it’s just a stream of consciousness babble all day it goes right through you.
Yep, OP is all that and a bag of chips
VodkaSlimline · 25/04/2021 16:52
YANBU. The "finding their voice" stage is very annoying. Especially when it involves SHRIEKING with no attempt on the part of parents to teach/model quiet voices! Also over-keen parenting - the sort where they give a constant running commentary on everything. No need for it. As long as a child lives a normal life with other people speaking to/around them at least some of the time, they are not going to grow up mute!
Spiderplantwidow · 25/04/2021 16:55
You can't stop a small child talking in their own garden 
Personally I find the sound of my neighbours yakking away having a wine party with friends incredibly annoying but, unless it goes on until 2am, I would be incredibly unreasonable to tell them they weren't allowed to converse in their garden.
YABVU.
TheNorthWind · 25/04/2021 16:56
YANBU, constant, repetitive noise is irritating. The sound of happy children playing is often irritating. It's not as bad as the sound of unhappy children crying, obviously. It also doesn't mean the child is doing anything wrong or should stop. It's fine to dislike it though.
It doesn't mean you're a misery. It doesn't mean you hate children. It just means you dislike the noise. And modelling speech is good parenting, but if the parents are simpering, that's worse for you.
(Just wait till they're older and get bought a bloody trampoline though.)
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