Intolerant neighbour disgusted by chalk drawings.

[Milsey13]

We've been living in a lovely community Cresent of flats where everyone knows everyone, families, couples and elderly. Our children are good natured, caring and kind. They play outside together and all neighbours are used to them and love seeing their chalk drawings, especially through lockdown. We have since had a new neighbour. On first meeting he revved his engine and sped up going very close to my son who was chalk drawing, he always moves out of the way but had very little time. My son was a little stunned. The neighbour then walked towards him glaring at him like he was a juvenile delinquent. I looked at him with raised eyebrows and the neighbour started ranting at me that the chalks are disgusting and he's sick of seeing them when he comes home and we should not be playing outside and to go to the park etc etc. He was very aggressive. I suggested he need to be more tolerant as we are a diverse community with families and those without children have always enjoyed their drawings. He said we have no respect and he will be complaining about us etc etc. My son is autistic and very gentle and kind but is now to scared to go outside incase he sees us. I feel the neighbours aggression and driving was far more disgusting than children chalk drawing. My son is known for his amazing drawings and it's been encouraged as part of his play therapy, so it was very confusing that someone would refer to art as disgusting. The irony also is, that my son has a fantastic engineering brain and it turns out the complaining neighbour is an ecologist and environmental engineer promoting a greener future! Yet, he's revving his engines and intimidating young children! I just can't get over it!

[ArmWrestlingWithChasNDave]

Crankley Quite. It's worrying that that poster (and the OP) think it's safe for a kid to play in the road.

[Crankley]

ArmWrestlingWithChasNDave

Worringly that appears to be of little or no concern to the OP.

[Inklingpot]

Given the constant drip feeds and inconsistent info, I think it’s fair to question quite a bit of this story. I don’t doubt that the OP has an ongoing dispute with her neighbour.

I do think she’s given us an extremely biased account of what actually happened in order to win sympathy and bolster her opinion that it’s fine for her kid to chalk everywhere while sitting in a parking space/road because she thinks MN will automatically agree with her. She’s then raked up the ‘driving straight at dc at speed’ to try and win more sympathy.

It’s amazing how many posters have failed to give this very thin story the tinest bit of critical thinking and just post omg ur neighbours a dick.

[oldageprancer]

oh we all love a bit of drama

[SmartCarDriver]

Another tsunami of drip feeds in a post!

[madasawethen]

OP please share some of these chalk masterpieces!

We need a diagram please.

[Johnnysgirl]

she lives in flats with none of her own outdoor space
Except they have a community garden, so playing in the path of cars is not necessary.

[PAFMO]

@madasawethen

OP please share some of these chalk masterpieces!

We need a diagram please.

I'm more curious about the road which is a crescent and a cul de sac, a dead end and pedestrianised yet has a sign saying 5mph and that cars go down but only at 5pm. And has grass on it.

I think it's one of those weird parallel universe places that comes to the top of the Faraway Tree every so often.

Because it sure as oats is oats is nowhere anybody human and normal can envisage.

Pleased to hear the whole bus clapped though. I thought they might.

[Johnnysgirl]

@Milsey13

OMG. This getting like a court case. He drove past me, I always alert with a wave and alert son further up to a dead end where my son was. He sped up steered towards where my son was then parked in his space. He got out of the car walked past my son who was stood on side and glared at him as he walked past, I was standing further down by the entrance to building which he was headed towards. I then looked at him as if to say what's your problem he then started ranting about the kids drawing chalks and that they are disgusting. It was aggressive in tone and body language. He was seen driving that way by another resident and it's not the first time. So yes he sped up and that is the bigger concern.

So your son was playing in the parking spaces... 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

[madasawethen]

With far too much time on my hands, I remember some crescent cul de sacs that are definitely a dead end unless you want to head into the water.
These are in Australia though so I imagine they don't have the same rules about pedestrians and chalk drawings.

[Zoeslatesttrope]

The poor guy. If he's throwing plates out the window, he's clearly struggling with his mental health. You say how diverse and inclusive your community is but call him "bonkers". Your autistic son may grow up to be perceived as weird and different, and be treated by others like your community has treated this man. Think about it.

[hangrylady]

I'd be drawing a massive cock and balls if I were you.

[Mostmarriedcouple]

If an anonymous poll was done at your building nobody would request further chalk drawings from young Banksy. I think you need to get over your son, you make repeated assumptions that people love his drawings, keep them to your own property. If you spy out your window a neighbour chisling off a piece of tarmac to preserve this precious piece of art for future generations, then I recind my comment.

[madasawethen]

You say how diverse and inclusive your community is but call him "bonkers".

Notice how the ones that claim this are anything but. Seems like they've done zero to be welcoming.

Also agree with PP that an anon poll, nobody would be requesting drawings from young banksy.

I also have to wonder, do any of you work? Maybe getting a job would give you something to do with all the idle time you have to police the carpark.

[KSW87]

Please help! I’ve had 3 ectopic pregnancies and now need IvF. I want to go to Lister but not sure if I should go to Lister At Chelsea ( main hospital) or the new Lister at Portland. Any thoughts of consultants or recommendations?

[EarthquakesinEastActon]

@KSW87

Please help! I’ve had 3 ectopic pregnancies and now need IvF. I want to go to Lister but not sure if I should go to Lister At Chelsea ( main hospital) or the new Lister at Portland. Any thoughts of consultants or recommendations?

Hello there! You really need to start your own thread so that people will see your question in the title and be able to offer help. Just click on the big Start New Thread button. Unfortunately people here will miss your post and just reply to the original post, which won’t get you the help you need. Good luck.

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@madasawethen

You say how diverse and inclusive your community is but call him "bonkers".

Notice how the ones that claim this are anything but. Seems like they've done zero to be welcoming.

Also agree with PP that an anon poll, nobody would be requesting drawings from young banksy.

I also have to wonder, do any of you work? Maybe getting a job would give you something to do with all the idle time you have to police the carpark.

I am going to go on record as loving chalk drawings. It's not high art, but I feel hopeful when I see kids doing creative things that don't involve screens and don't cost much.