To hate the big garden pool trend, and my neighbour who has one

[Bringbackwinter]

We live in a terrace so very close proximity to each other. The neighbour next door has a big pool crammed into the backyard. She’s been practically living in the garden all week. She has the one toddler, a boy, who seems to be quite naughty.

All I hear all day through my open windows is happy screaming, angry screaming, crying, lots of splashing, “wooooo”, “one two three go!” “High five!”. Must have heard the child’s name about 100 times today. They finally went inside at about 7, but not before I heard her say they’ll come back out tomorrow. I’m cursing that pool. Before she got it they never went in the garden. They’ve lived next door 2 years and I never heard a peep from them. I don’t think the pool is even safe. It’s quite deep and she’s set up a slide going onto it. And then there’s the environmental impact of filling it up everyday.

So she's adjusted his bedtime to be later.... because it's too bloody hot to sleep? It won't be midnight next, it'll be back to normal when this heatwave ends.

And she can't bloody win, can she? If she's paying attention to him it's wrong, if she's telling him to play by himself for a bit when she's on the phone it's wrong. Sympathy? With every post you are repeating your request for further roasting.

I'm loving this thread! I've returned to it several times throughout the day 🤣

Booooring

Oh Do Get a Life

People don’t tend to be sympathetic to po faced, nosey neighbours who sit and listen in on conversations and sift through someone’s every actions and purchases with a fine tooth comb. Especially ones who’s admit their neighbour has been silent for two years, and you expect them not to use their garden for normal activities to appease your need for silence. I’d actually go as far as to say expecting a toddler to stay confined indoors and not his use own back yard (and calling him naughty, he’s 3!) is grim and uou should get some earplugs if it’s triggering you so much.

@Bringbackwinter are you in fact my mums middle aged neighbour? We had 3 small dc in 2 PADDLING POOLS earlier and he was stood at the fence tutting at the audacity the garden was being used.
The sheer horror the toddlers laughed outside proved too much and he stormed off muttering about calling 101 about 'the noise'. Next step for you maybe?

Christ are children not allowed to play outside anymore? You've got a judgy woman on another thread complaining about people giving tablets to kids in restaurants so they don't disturb others and another here moaning about the kids playing outside because they are disturbing her.

We have a big pool and I have an autistic DS. I keep him quiet in restaurants by giving him his tablet (it's magic!) and I let him play (noisily) in the garden pool as he is a noisy child. I clearly can't win no matter what I do!

None of you people even know what it’s like. You’d change your tune if you lived here

And where is your sympathy for the neighbour? She may be a struggling mum just doing her best, might not have enough money for a day out but wants her DC to enjoy the sunshine. Do you have any sympathy for that?

If you don't like the sound of other people then a terraced house is not for you. Why don't you move? I lived in a terraced house with constant noise and parking problems and hated it so much I now live in a lovely detached with a drive. Would never go back.

No one knows what it's like to live next to other people? People who dare to use their own home and garden to live?

Have you tried am-dram?

People have given multiple examples of neighbours who are way noisier way later, often drinking and playing music in to the early hours and they just accept it because you know, that's what it's like having neighbours. One small toddler in by 7 is a treat! My dc Jane just come in, neighbours across have kit got home and are drunken giggling and don't appear to be going in. Good for them, the weather is nice. I'm glad they are making the most of it'

No one knows what it's like living next door to you!

You said yourself that "Before she got it they never went in the garden. They’ve lived next door 2 years and I never heard a peep from them."

You really think nobody on the thread has ever lived in a terraced house with noisy neighbours?

You only have very recently noisy ones who aren't even noisy 24/7.

I'm not saying it's a race to the bottom but you yourself said that for the last two years you've 'not heard a peep' from them.

Which is incredibly unusual in terraced homes so you've been very lucky (if you don't like hearing kids playing out etc which I appreciate not everyone does) to have had such a long period of quiet, no?

Grinch

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Sorry, I was busy playing the world’s smallest violin for you 🎻 🎻 🎻

We don't know what it's like?

For the last 6 years I have lived next door to people who got out in the garden with their kids every time the sun peeked out. Footballs, screaming, laughter. And worst of all - Heart FM playing loudly, the same shitty half dozen pop songs, over and over and over. I mean, they couldn't even choose a good classic rock station!

I now have a temporary reprieve because I have new neighbours. Their baby is 5 months. But he will grow up to be a toddler, a child, he will play and make noise. Good for him, I say.

I've finally come back inside from my terraced garden. There were people 2 doors down playing some music (that I quite enjoyed). Some people one house over from the back who have some friends round for dinner and a few drinks. Sounds like they're having a good laugh. I was sat out there reading my book with our two cats for company. I can't imagine being annoyed by either of them. It's summer, it's hot and they're making the most of it.

It's a bloody heatwave and you are complaining that a kid is outside having fun. You sound like a nightmare

None of you people even know what it’s like. You’d change your tune if you lived here

You're being really silly OP.

Loads of people live in terraces with a lot worse than a toddler and a paddling pool going on. Get over yourself please.

I can't really believe you're so wound up about it.

None of you people even know what it’s like. You’d change your tune if you lived here

Does this mean you think you're the only person who has a neighbour with a toddler who is spending hot summer days splashing in a pool?

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Shes been wrestling him around to put sun cream on. Loads of screaming from him.

Lol.
Ever since DD3 was a toddler my family has called sun cream 'sun scream'.

She was what you would have called 'naughty'.

We do. Many of us do. On both sides of that equation.

You're being ridiculous, you really are.