School kids walking on my front garden wall

[Randomo]

Why do parents think its okay to have their kids walk on my front garden wall (2 foot high)....

Whats worse are the kids that sit on the 'pillar' at the entrance to my drive. (A 3 foot high brick pillar with a flat top).

When I was a kid I was taught not to walk or sit on others property. I dont blame the kids so much as the parents. Its drives me nuts. I used to call them out on it, but given up now....too many different/new parents each year.

Or am I the one with a problem?

Me too. But apparently we’re the bad guys for not minding. The world gets weirder every day.

Nothing wrong with you not minding children climbing on your wall as there is nothing wrong with people minding someone climbing on their wall.

It sure if you’d be liable if one of the little buggers fell off it or if the wall collapsed.
Kids will be kids though.

@NickD87

It sure if you’d be liable if one of the little buggers fell off it or if the wall collapsed. Kids will be kids though.

Of course you wouldn’t. Any more than you’d be liable if someone drove into it.

@NickD87 what makes you so sure?

The thing is that there could be lots of people doing this every day. She's on a school route; I'm sure if only one child did it every month or so, the OP wouldn't be as bothered.

I’m not sure! Was asking generally if they would be.

Paint the top of it with that anti vandal paint that never dries, gets on their shoes and their parents won't want to have that all over their floors :0)

[quote SadieCow]@StillCoughingandLaughing it's you calling children brats, how do you know they're brats, you don't know them?

So why call them brats in the first place ..... not necessary at all to make a nasty comment about children who walk on walls!

Nasty [/quote]
And you don’t know me either, but it hasn’t stopped you coming back for dig after dig, days on from my original posts. You call me nasty, but clearly haven’t taken a close look at your own behaviour.

You’re trying to make out you’re all sweetness and light because you’re sticking up for the innocent little children. But you can’t do it without making some snide, bitter comment about me. Well I doubt I’m the only one who’s see through you.

@Biancadelrioisback

Coughing how do you know the children are badly behaved? Because they walk on the wall? The majority of kids walking on walls are accompanied by their parents and often smaller than waist height... If you desperately need to blame anyone, it's the parents, not the children.

Who says I don’t blame the parents?

@phoenixrosehere

Me too. But apparently we’re the bad guys for not minding. The world gets weirder every day.

Nothing wrong with you not minding children climbing on your wall as there is nothing wrong with people minding someone climbing on their wall.

Absolutely. If you’re happy for Geoff Capes and Bella Emberg to tap dance on your wall, that’s up to you. The only thing that makes you ‘the bad guys’ is criticising the OP for not wanting the same thing.

Bloody hell Geoff Capes and Bella Emberg are those two even alive? I am not sure if they are if they would have the ability to walk on walls, let alone tap dance on them!

There are lots of things it would be fun for a kid to do, but you can't always let them.
I pity school teachers when parents dont instill in children respect for other people and their property. It must be pretty obvious which parents don't care

Not sure what's meant by kids being dragged up these days. We used to walk on walls back in the 1960s and get shouted at by the householder (which made it all the more fun) and we were far from dragged up. We didn't drop litter either. We were out on our own a lot more of course.

Bloody hell, have people on this thread ever heard of the phrase ‘live and let live’. Obviously not. Sour and bitter.

My gc walk on walls, and pick flowers etc. I make a point of stopping them if it's someone's garden though. Teaching them good manners and respect for other people. The youngest is pre school and she knows the difference between a random council wall and a garden wall. It isn't difficult. I think your answer is to replace the wall with a fence tbh. A single brick wall probably isn't very stable anyway. Or plant a hedge. Holly is nice

@StillCoughingandLaughing

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@gingganggooleywotsit

Bloody hell, have people on this thread ever heard of the phrase ‘live and let live’. Obviously not. Sour and bitter.

Why does that only apply in one direction? Why can’t people let the OP say who does and doesn’t get to use her garden?

Short railings on top can look really nice - if the wall can cope with it. Can you not get something safely attached to the top of the pillar? A stone ball ( or a wonderfully pretentious statue or gargoyle, which I scoff at but secretly envy).

@gingganggooleywotsit

Bloody hell, have people on this thread ever heard of the phrase ‘live and let live’. Obviously not. Sour and bitter.

Bloody hell, have people on this thread ever heard of the phrase 'respect other people's property & don't touch what isn't yours' Obviously not

Entitled, selfish and inconsiderate