To want the babling toddler next door to be quiet.

[DeeSeeMee]

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.

YABU but I am also unreasonable as it would annoy me too my eldest when he was a toddler talked incessantly from the moment he opened his eyes until he fell asleep, it drove me nuts. I know it’s what toddlers do but it’s still annoying.

YANBU we are not meant to live on top of other people and homes should be designed differently.

I’d much rather that than the loud rubbish music my neighbour thinks we want to listen to! Does the toddler not go to nursery and surely naps?

Also how close to their garden do you sit? Could you maybe move along abit? I say this because i have neighbours who sandwich themselves against the fence. You could try earplugs if all else fails.

Move to a field if you don't like noise.

all I've seen on here recently is people moaning about their neighbours but this one is definitley up there amongst the most ridiculous.

you're supposed to interact with toddlers and even if you tell a toddler to stop babbling, good luck with that!

we live in a country that is very populated, where most of us live on top of each other. as far as shitty neighbours go, doesnt sound like you're doing too bad.

Amazing the number of threads recently where posters seem to expect quiet in their garden.

They’re not libraries.

Interacting with a toddler is over parenting, that’s hilarious op and what you call good parenting. I’m sure your dc must have been little angels who only spoke when spoken too and you left to their own devices while you ignored them 😂
The poor parents have had lockdown and everything to contend with and I’m sure don’t need you complaining/judging them about their little child. Honestly in the nicest possible way you need a hobby.

@Donotgogentle

Amazing the number of threads recently where posters seem to expect quiet in their garden.

They’re not libraries.

Not libraries I agree but you can't deny it's nicer to be in the garden when you can't hear others shouting/ talking/ playing/ rowing/ playing music etc.

@Donotgogentle

Amazing the number of threads recently where posters seem to expect quiet in their garden.

They’re not libraries.

And as if any of those posters have had to bring a toddler up with most of its life in lockdown and normal human interaction forbidden

This is me and my just turned two year old at the moment.
My eldest didn't speak much at this age and I always blamed myself as his peers were talking much more than him and I thought it was because I didn't speak to him enough. Even though I know more about the range in development now (he was 'advanced' in other ways and speaking wonderfully by 3), the guilt stayed with me so I do tend to respond and repeat as much as possible. She's also used to me doing that so she repeats herself until I respond.
On one side I have obnoxious shouty shrieky older children as neighbours and the other reasonably quiet other than the odd loud party (pre-Covid) but smoke weed all throughout the day, so I just think everyone has their gripes and it's just part of living alongside one another. Chances are you're annoying in some way too, OP.

Have to wonder if this is my neighbour as we were talking to our toddler in the garden at around the time OP first posted and there was indeed a conversation about the potty 😅

If it somehow is my neighbour then please know that your dog yapping at a breeze or, dare I say it, my toddler (and even just us opening the door, my word that dog is annoying) will never be solved by you saying “DogsName, look at me, look at me, please use your polite voice” and it hasn’t in the 5 years we have lived here 😂

You want them to ignore their toddler speaking and tell her to be quiet? For speaking, in her own home?

If she was constantly screaming in the garden, sure. But this is beyond ridiculous. Move into the middle of nowhere if you're that bothered.

@DrunkOnOneSip

I am confused at the responses on this thread.

Where in any of OP's posts has she complained about the babbling from the toddler or expressed that the parents should shut the child up.

She has complained that the parents responses are over the top and performance level so would like them to tone it down.

It looks like another thread where reading comprehension is absent and makes this site appear to be full of over opiniated types who don't pause for two seconds before they go off on what they think they have just read.

It is very concerning that an awful lot of people on apparently six figure salaries, from their very important intellectual jobs, cannot fucking read properly. Perhaps their parents should have spent more time on assisting their education as it pertains to written communication.

Your sarcastic holier than thou reply is hilarious, based on the fact you're the one who read it wrong 😂 It literally says In the op, "I wish they'd ignore her, or tell her to shut up." How you managed to turn that into pp's poor comprehension and intellect, or inability to understand, is fantastic 😂 How embarrassing for you - off your high horse you get

Not libraries I agree but you can't deny it's nicer to be in the garden when you can't hear others shouting/ talking/ playing/ rowing/ playing music etc.

If you want your garden to be silent of anyone else's noises, move to the country without neighbours. I honestly never understand the number of threads on here where people are horrified by the fact their neighbours make noise in their own houses & gardens. Unless it's party music at 2am I just can't see how you have the right to be upset other people are daring to exist in your vicinity

Are you sure it is a toddler babbling? Could it be one of those Lion Mouth things spitting water into a pond or, worse, a replica of that little lad ('scuse the pun) of Manneken Pis in Belgium?

I hate people like this.

This could be written about my two year old.

You are not unreasonable to find it annoying.

But trying to stop a toddler talking is as easy as climbing up Mount Everest with a piano strapped to your back.

I want her to ask questions, and tell me about the worms and all the birds that fly by. I want to fuel her wonder, and keep our relationship strong, and I want her to always know I'm always there for the little conversations as well as the big ones. I'll always encourage her to ask questions and I'll always answer them to the best of my abilities.

But that doesn't mean I don't breathe a sigh of relief when she's finally asleep so I can sit in silence for a couple of hours.

You know what toddlers do if you don't answer them?

They start screaming.

And it's a high pitch scream.

I can't wait until mine goes to sleep.

Not unreasonable to be annoyed

Unreasonable to expect the parents to ignore their child or tell them to be quiet.

Reasonable to have bought headphones.

Reasonable to now just get on with your life

Interacting with a toddler isn't performance parenting ffs, it's pretty standard. MN is getting ridiculous. Let your kids play unsupervised and you're lazy, interact with them and you're over parenting. Give me strength

You want a mum to ignore her infant child?

You may find it annoying but it's part of life, just like traffic is annoying but part of life. The onus is not on them to change but for you to find a way to cope with it.

I have a toddler who starts screaming if we don’t answer him. View it as a positive. A child who is well socialised will probably listen to you if you tell them to stop doing things they shouldn’t be around your house.

crackers. clearly you know nothing about children if you think ignoring a 2 year old, or telling them to keep quiet would yield results. that's OK, just keep those headphones on.

No decent parent would ignore their 2 year old or tell them to shut it, by the way.

Oh you'd hate me. As well as talking to my small children, I play with them outside and often sing (badly) to them. And they've got ridiculous names. I'm such a performance parenting tosspot*

*Perfectly average mum interacting with her kids.